Castle Pines and Castle Pines Village
Pine-covered ridges between Lone Tree and Castle Rock, with gated golf communities and newer family neighborhoods.
Pricing trends
Castle Pines Village sits among the most expensive addresses in the south metro, while the City of Castle Pines prices above Highlands Ranch and roughly alongside Lone Tree. New construction in the Canyons and Lagae Ranch sets the current benchmark. The city-level table below carries the current numbers.
| Castle Pines, August 2026 | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $999,000+14.8% vs August 2025 | 21 | 58average days | 61 |
| Townhome / condo | $519,950−9.6% vs August 2025 | 2 | 73average days | 13 |
Citywide figures for Castle Pines. Source: Local Market Update, August 2026, REcolorado data compiled by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Neighborhood-level figures vary; ask me for comparables on any specific home. See all area tables.
About Castle Pines
Castle Pines is the hilly, ponderosa-covered stretch of Douglas County along Interstate 25 between Lone Tree and Castle Rock. The gated Castle Pines Village, with two private golf courses and estate homes, sits west of the highway in unincorporated county; the City of Castle Pines, incorporated in 2008, holds the family neighborhoods east of it along Castle Pines Parkway. Both trade on their scenery, their schools and their open space.
Location
Castle Pines lies on both sides of I-25 south of the Douglas County open space that separates it from Lone Tree, with Castle Rock to the south and Daniels Park and the Backcountry to the west. The Castle Pines Parkway and Happy Canyon exits connect it to the highway; the RidgeGate Parkway station is the nearest rail.
History and background
Castle Pines
Where it sits. Castle Pines is a city in Douglas County about 20 miles south of downtown Denver along Interstate 25, with Castle Rock to its south.
Castle Pines is one of the newer cities in the metro. Before cityhood this was ranch and farmland that grew into unincorporated Douglas County neighborhoods. Neighbors started a committee in 2006 to look at cityhood, and voters approved incorporation in November 2007 by about four to one. The first elected officials took office in early 2008.
It started out as the City of Castle Pines North, and in 2010 residents voted to shorten it to Castle Pines. In 2019 voters approved home rule.
Why people like it. People like Castle Pines for its parks and paved trails, its foothill setting along I-25, and its closeness to Castle Rock and Lone Tree.
Fun fact. At incorporation the city was Douglas County's first new city since 1995 and Colorado's 271st municipality.
Market snapshot, August 2026
| Home type | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $999,000 | 21 | 58 |
| Townhome / condo (small sample) | $519,950 | 2 | 73 |
Castle Pines Village
Where it sits. Castle Pines Village is a gated, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, on the ponderosa-covered ridges west of Interstate 25 between Castle Rock and the City of Castle Pines, which sits across the highway.
The oilman Jack Vickers assembled the land in the 1970s and opened the Castle Pines Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus design, in 1981 as the centerpiece of a private residential community. The club hosted The International, a PGA Tour event, every year from 1986 to 2006, which made Castle Pines known well beyond Colorado. A second course, the Country Club at Castle Pines, followed.
The community grew through the 1980s and 1990s with custom homes on wooded lots of half an acre and larger, and it has stayed unincorporated and gated while the neighborhoods east of the highway incorporated as the City of Castle Pines in 2008.
Why people like it. Castle Pines Village offers privacy behind gates, two private golf courses, pine forest and ridge views, and Daniels Park and the Backcountry trails nearby, among the highest-priced addresses in the south metro.
Sources and caveats for this history
Housing and architecture
Castle Pines Village holds 1980s to current custom homes on half-acre to multi-acre wooded lots behind gates. The City of Castle Pines has 1990s to 2010s two-story homes in neighborhoods like Castle Pines North and Forest Park, plus the newer Lagae Ranch and Canyons sections where construction continues. Townhomes and paired homes are limited and mostly recent.
Parks and recreation
Daniels Park's bison and mesa-top views, the Elk Ridge and Coyote Ridge parks, the Castle Pines trail network and the Ridge at Castle Pines North golf course serve the area, with Castle Pines Village's two courses private. The Cherry Creek Trail and the Happy Canyon trails connect north.
Dining, shopping and daily life
The Village Square and the Castle Pines Parkway centers carry a King Soopers, restaurants and services; larger shopping is at Park Meadows to the north or Castle Rock's outlets to the south. The Douglas County School District serves the area, with Rock Canyon High School nearby.
Nearby
Other nearby communities
Douglas and Elbert Counties Lone Tree Park Meadows, the end of the light rail line, golf-course neighborhoods and the newest homes at RidgeGate. 
Douglas and Elbert Counties Castle Rock The county seat under its namesake butte, with a historic downtown, the outlets and the metro's fastest-growing new neighborhoods. 
Douglas and Elbert Counties Highlands Ranch The metro's largest master-planned community: four recreation centers, 70 miles of trails and a backcountry. 
Douglas and Elbert Counties Elizabeth and Elbert County Acreage, pines and quiet, forty minutes from the Tech Center. 
Douglas and Elbert Counties Parker A western main street, Cherry Creek's trail, and new neighborhoods spreading across the Douglas County hills. 
Douglas and Elbert Counties Sedalia and Roxborough Park Red-rock fins, a state park next door and acreage living on the western edge of Douglas County. Let’s talk about Castle Pines
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