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Living here
Average rent in Castle Rock
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Castle Rock compares with Colorado and the US.
Median rent
$1,946/mo
44% above US
1 bedroom
$1,681/mo
42% above US
2 bedrooms
$1,860/mo
39% above US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
62%
US 50%
Renter households
5,717
Rent by number of bedrooms
Studio$1,717a month45% above USIncome needed: $68,680/yr
1 bedroom$1,681a month42% above USIncome needed: $67,240/yr
2 bedrooms$1,860a month39% above USIncome needed: $74,400/yr
3 bedrooms$2,481a month65% above USIncome needed: $99,240/yr
4 bedrooms$2,859a month54% above USIncome needed: $114,360/yr
5+ bedrooms$3,501a month77% above USIncome needed: $140,040/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Castle Rock compares
- Castle Rock$1,717
- Colorado$1,395
- United States$1,185
- Castle Rock$1,681
- Colorado$1,478
- United States$1,180
- Castle Rock$1,860
- Colorado$1,713
- United States$1,338
- Castle Rock$2,481
- Colorado$1,969
- United States$1,500
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,860 a month.
- Studio $1,717
- 1 bedroom $1,681
- 2 bedrooms $1,860
- 3 bedrooms $2,481
- 4 bedrooms $2,859
- 5+ bedrooms $3,501
Green means the median Castle Rock rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
62% of Castle Rock renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 28% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 34.8% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
Rent by zip code
Median gross rent for each ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Castle Rock.
HUD fair market rents
Studio$1,751
1 bedroom$1,831
2 bedrooms$2,169
3 bedrooms$2,846
4 bedrooms$3,183
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
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Questions
What is the average rent in Castle Rock?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,946 a month, 15% above the Colorado median and 44% above the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Castle Rock?
The median one-bedroom rents for $1,681 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Castle Rock?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,860 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Castle Rock?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,860) takes a household income of about $74,400 a year, and a one-bedroom about $67,240.
Is rent affordable in Castle Rock?
About 62% of Castle Rock renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 28% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.