According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Castle Rock has an overall cost of living index of 120 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Colorado, Castle Rock has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Colorado's index of 112.
The standard of living in Castle Rock ranks as #4,800 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Colorado. By definition, that implies Castle Rock ranks as the #1,619 most expensive place in the Centennial State.
Living Expense | Castle Rock | Colorado | National Average | |
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Overall | 120 | 112 | 100 | |
Services | 113 | 104 | 100 | |
Groceries | 95 | 103 | 100 | |
Health | 98 | 103 | 100 | |
Housing | 164 | 133 | 100 | |
Transportation | 115 | 108 | 100 | |
Utilities | 78 | 87 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Colorado, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Castle Rock | Colorado | United States |
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Median Home Value | $444,800 | $369,900 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,630 | $1,335 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $113,585 | $75,231 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.9x | 4.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.17x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Castle Rock | Colorado |
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Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.9 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.78 | $14.67 |
Item | Castle Rock | Colorado |
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Ground Beef | $4.11 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.76 | $2.05 |
Item | Castle Rock | Colorado |
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Haircut | $21.67 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $44.29 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.89 | $2.34 |
Item | Castle Rock | Colorado |
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Potatoes | $3.05 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $12.49 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.98 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $104.86 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $111.77 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $105.51 | $99.13 |
Item | Castle Rock | Colorado |
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Gasoline | $2.49 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $57.16 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $105.51 | $167.67 |
Phone | $186.48 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Castle Rock |
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Centennial, CO | 111,331 | 126 | 1.1x |
Parker, CO | 55,460 | 123 | 1.0x |
Littleton, CO | 46,208 | 118 | 1.0x |
Lone Tree, CO | 13,381 | 145 | 1.2x |
Cherry Creek, CO | 11,503 | 143 | 1.2x |
Castle Pines, CO | 10,977 | 145 | 1.2x |
The Pinery, CO | 10,033 | 139 | 1.2x |
Roxborough Park, CO | 9,004 | 128 | 1.1x |
Woodmoor, CO | 8,474 | 130 | 1.1x |