
$2,495,000
Modern Luxury Estate in The Village at Castle Pines
Castle Rock, CO · The Village at Castle Pines

Justin's home base. Castle Rock pairs Douglas County schools and open space with a genuine downtown — and enough variety in housing stock that first-time buyers and move-up families are shopping the same town.
Castle Rock sits at the south end of the Denver metro along I-25, roughly halfway to Colorado Springs. That position is the whole story: you get a real small-town center — the Rock itself, a walkable Wilcox Street, the outlets — while still being a manageable commute to the Denver Tech Center.
Housing runs a wide range. The Meadows and Founders Village deliver newer production homes on tidy lots; Castle Pines Village and the Village at Castle Pines to the north hold the luxury and gated inventory; and the older streets near downtown offer character homes on larger, mature lots that rarely stay listed long.
Douglas County School District is the reason a lot of families land here, and it shows up in demand: well-located homes near the better-regarded feeder schools move faster and hold value more stubbornly than the raw price-per-square-foot would suggest.
If you're weighing Castle Rock against Parker or Highlands Ranch, the honest trade is space and town character versus commute minutes. Castle Rock buys you more of the first and costs you some of the second.

$2,495,000
Castle Rock, CO · The Village at Castle Pines

$720,000
Is Castle Rock a good commute to Denver?
To the Denver Tech Center, it's reasonable outside of peak I-25 congestion. To downtown Denver it's a genuine commute, and you should drive it at your actual departure time before committing.
New build or resale in Castle Rock?
New build gives you warranty and current layouts; resale in the established neighborhoods gives you mature trees, larger lots, and no metro-district surprises. Check the special-district tax load on any new build before you compare monthly payments.
What should I know about metro districts here?
Many newer Douglas County subdivisions carry metropolitan-district debt repaid through your property tax bill. It's normal and disclosed — but it can change your effective monthly cost meaningfully, so it belongs in the comparison from day one.
Justin Grimm will send you what's actually available — including listings before they hit the portals.