The Pinery vs Castle Pines

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The Pinery, CO

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Castle Pines, CO

Area Score

Top 18% nationally

Signals

The Pinery

Castle Pines

Opportunity

64 · Top 34%

64 · Top 33%

Climate

62 · Bottom 23%

Physical resilience

54 · Bottom 46%

Housing affordability

88 · Top 36%

81 · Top 50%

Access

100 · Top 1%

Economic stability

88 · Top 1%

80 · Top 8%

Measured values

Metric	The Pinery	Castle Pines	Source period
Population	11,871	13,388	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$194,446	$191,229	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$80,224	$79,845	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,144/sq mi	1,396/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$791,100	$895,500	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,910	$2,211	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	95.6%	80.7%	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	60.6%	69.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	1.0%	6.9%	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	10 mi	8 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	33.7 min	28.3 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	43.5	43.6	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

The Pinery

Elevated or high exposure: hail, wildfire, tornado.

Castle Pines

Elevated or high exposure: hail, wildfire, tornado.

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