01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Colorado exempts most middle-income retirees from Social Security taxes and keeps its state sales tax low at 2.9%, making the state relatively retiree-friendly on the tax front.
Source · Tax Foundation
0
3
Fact text
- Castle Rock is named for a real butte near the center of town that actually looks like a castle, nature did the branding work for them.
- Settlers originally rushed to Castle Rock hunting for gold, but it was humble rhyolite stone that actually built the town.
- A giant star has been lit atop the castle-shaped butte every holiday season since 1945, briefly converted to a V-for-victory shape right after WWII ended.
- Despite its name, Castle Rock is officially a "town," not a city, making it the most populous town in all of Colorado.
Your
Castle Rock
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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65176
+
Total Population
$
113585
Median Income
$
444800
Median Home
10
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Castle Rock
ranks for retirees?
42
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
0
Affordability
46
Healthcare
95
Climate
11
Results
Castle Rock
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
46
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
4
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
5
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
5
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
82
°F, winters dip to about
18
°F, with roughly
62
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate
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