Denver vs Castle Rock
Denver, CO compared with Castle Rock, CO · 27 miles apart
Denver has 740,613 residents to Castle Rock’s 83,815. Denver comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Castle Rock does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Denver, CO | Castle Rock, CO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 740,613 | 83,815 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,838 | 2,412 |
| Median household income | $94,718 | $145,197 |
| Median home value | $616,000 | $652,900 |
| Median rent | $1,831 | $2,000 |
| Homeownership | 48.8% | 78.8% |
| Average commute | 24.9 min | 28.6 min |
| Median age | 35.3 | 36.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 56.5% | 55.9% |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 3.8% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Price to income | 6.5× | 4.5× |
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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