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Colorado Springs vs Castle Rock

Colorado Springs, CO compared with Castle Rock, CO · 36 miles apart

Colorado Springs has 494,743 residents to Castle Rock’s 83,815. Colorado Springs comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Castle Rock does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Colorado Springs, CO Castle Rock, CO
Population 494,743 83,815
Density (per sq mi) 2,446 2,412
Median household income $84,818 $145,197
Median home value $452,600 $652,900
Median rent $1,648 $2,000
Homeownership 60.9% 78.8%
Average commute 22.7 min 28.6 min
Median age 35.7 36.5
Bachelor's degree + 42.7% 55.9%
Poverty rate 9% 3.8%
Unemployment 5.6% 4.4%
Price to income 5.3× 4.5×
Clear days a year 41 37
Days above 90°F 23 11

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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