Castle Rock, CO Cost of Living


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Castle Rock cost of living score
143.6
More expensive
43.6% higher
than the US average
19.2% higher
than the Colorado average
Castle Rock, Colorado gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 143.6, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 43.6% higher than the U.S. average and 19.2% lower than the average for Colorado.

Castle Rock, CO

Housing costs in Castle Rock?
A typical home costs $684,000, which is 102.3% more expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 29.7% more expensive than the average Colorado home, at $527,200. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Castle Rock costs $2,240 per month, which is 56.6% more than the national average of $1,430 and 26.3% more than the state average of $1,650.

Can I afford Castle Rock?
To live comfortably in Castle Rock, Colorado, a minimum annual income of $131,040 for a family, and $74,000 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Castle Rock?
The cost of living in Castle Rock, CO is 37.8% higher than the US average Cost of Living. This is due to the fact that Castle Rock has a much higher median house value than the US average of $338,100. The median house value in Castle Rock is $684,000, which means more money needs to be spent on housing alone in order to live in this city. Overall, this makes it more expensive to live and do business in Castle Rock than the US average Cost of Living.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesCastle RockColoradoUnited States
  143.6120.5100.0
  102.2100.7100
  83.183.8100.0
  206.6167.5100.0
  $684,000$527,200$338,100
  97.1%98.4%100.0%
  118.9106.7100.0
  157.0120.4100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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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

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Over 6 years ago

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

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Over 10 years ago

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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