Castle Pines vs The Pinery

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Castle Pines, CO

Area Score

Top 18% nationally

The Pinery, CO

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Castle Pines

The Pinery

Opportunity

64 · Top 33%

64 · Top 34%

Climate

62 · Bottom 23%

Physical resilience

54 · Bottom 46%

Housing affordability

81 · Top 50%

88 · Top 36%

Access

100 · Top 1%

Economic stability

80 · Top 8%

88 · Top 1%

Measured values

Metric	Castle Pines	The Pinery	Source period
Population	13,388	11,871	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$191,229	$194,446	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$79,845	$80,224	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,396/sq mi	1,144/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$895,500	$791,100	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,211	$2,910	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	80.7%	95.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.6%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-2.9%	-2.9%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.7%	60.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	6.9%	1.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	87°F	87°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	19°F	19°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	15.0"	15.0"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	8 mi	10 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	28.3 min	33.7 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	43.6	43.5	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Castle Pines

Elevated or high exposure: hail, wildfire, tornado.

The Pinery

Elevated or high exposure: hail, wildfire, tornado.

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