Cost of Living
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How Castle Rock's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Castle Rock?
Your $100,000 in Castle Rock has the same purchasing power as $83,438 in the average US city. You'd need $16,562 more here to maintain that standard of living.
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Within 10 points of Castle Rock's cost index of 120, sorted by closest match.
Castle Rock, Colorado has a cost-of-living index of 120, which is 20% above the national average. The typical renter pays $1,810 per month. The median household earns $135,985 per year.
To match the lifestyle of a $70,000 earner in the average US city, you'd need about $83,895 per year in Castle Rock. Single renters typically want at least three times the $21,720 threshold to cover housing comfortably.
Castle Rock is more expensive than most US cities. Overall prices are 20% above the national average.