| | Johnston, IA | Castle Rock, CO | United States |
| Overall | 86.6 | 143.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 101.7 | 102.2 | 100 |
| Health | 102.4 | 83.1 | 100 |
| Housing | 111.2 | 206.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $347,700 | $684,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,020.0% | 9,710.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 75.7 | 118.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 112.9 | 157.0 | 100 |
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Reviews for Johnston 
2 Reviews
Strong National Guard presence and very family-friendly. The library is the best one that I've ever visited. We moved here for the Army two years ago and will be leaving More
Everyone here is rich.
Really, really, More
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Reviews for Castle Rock 
12 Reviews
My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only More
I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every More
we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been
or seen it is hard to More
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