19 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1940 on.
- 2007Castle Pines Village is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Home to 4,436 people, the town was settled in 2007.
Castle Pines Village does the important things well, at a cost. Its strongest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. The trade-off is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $1.5 million, 13.7 years of the Denver metro’s $106K median household income. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of 29th of 158 in Colorado. Set against the rest, it does better than 84% of U.S. towns. The town has 2 places on the National Register. Four in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally, where Colorado’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 15 of Colorado’s 218 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Castle Pines Village beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Castle Pines Village is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1940 on.
Castle Pines Village is unincorporated, so Douglas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Castle Pines Village.
Castle Pines Village trades workers with Denver and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Colorado.
The trail network density for Castle Pines Village comes to 2.6 miles per square mile.
| Castle Pines Village | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.6 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.45M.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightmont Academy - Castle Pines PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 37 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Against the 436 U.S. towns with household incomes like Castle Pines Village’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among 159 Colorado towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Castle Pines Village. 13% of Castle Pines Village adults say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 26 in all: Castle Pines Village beats Colorado on 12 and trails on 6.
| Castle Pines Village | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 71% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Castle Pines Village | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 11.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with 73% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Castle Pines Village is lower. FEMA puts 40% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 19°, with about 58 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Castle Pines Village has about as many jobs (1,688) as working residents, but only 74 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 616 in 2013 to 1,688.
3.7% of working residents work locally in Castle Pines Village. This Colorado town had 1,688 jobs in 2023, up 1,072 from 2013. The top destinations are Denver (23%), Castle Rock (8%) and Aurora (8%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Castle Pines Village | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 7.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 13.7 years of the Denver metro’s $106K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 95% of Colorado towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $9,287, against $2,602 across Colorado, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The share of households in Castle Pines Village who own their home: 100%. On the market in the town: a median 26 days to sell. In Castle Pines Village, the typical sale closed at 95.3% of the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Castle Pines Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
22 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
22 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
15 mi LandmarkColumbine Memorial
22 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme ParkRed Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Castle Pines Village
About 4 of every 100 Castle Pines Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
City in Colorado, US
The City of Castle Pines is a home rule municipality located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 11,036 at the 2020 United States census. Castle Pines is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is located north of Castle Rock and south of Lone Tree.
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2 towns share a border with Castle Pines Village.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Pines Village | #29 | A− | D | — | A | A+ |
| Castle Pines | #6 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Castle Rock | #17 | A | C− | B+ | A | A+ |
Castle Pines Village and Castle Pines report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Castle Pines Village with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Castle Pines Village grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #29 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,453,000, 175% above the Colorado typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.