Living here
Cost of living in Castle Rock
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,946/mo
44% above US
Median home value
$621,700
105% above US
Median household income
$143,031
82% above US
Rent as share of income
16%
US 21%
Home price to income
4.3×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.1%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Castle Rock compares
- Castle Rock$1,946
- Colorado$1,693
- United States$1,348
- Breckenridge$1,438
- Fort Collins$1,661
- Castle Rock$621,700
- Colorado$502,200
- United States$303,400
- Breckenridge$757,100
- Fort Collins$548,400
Taxes
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Questions
Is Castle Rock expensive to live in?
Housing in Castle Rock is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,946 (44% above US) and the median home value is $621,700 (105% above US).
How much is rent in Castle Rock?
The median gross rent is $1,946 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,751, 1 bedroom $1,831, 2 bedrooms $2,169, 3 bedrooms $2,846, 4 bedrooms $3,183.
How much of their income do renters spend in Castle Rock?
At the median, a year’s rent ($23,352) equals about 16% of the median household income ($143,031); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Castle Rock?
Sales tax is 8.1% and property taxes run about 0.56% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Colorado DOR, DR 1002 Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates, July 2026 edition.