Castlewood Ranch and Founders Village are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 20 homes for sale in Castlewood Ranch and 24 in Founders Village as this page loaded. Castlewood Ranch is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $642,500 against $559,400 in Founders Village, about 15% higher. By the foot it is $276 in Castlewood Ranch against $273 in Founders Village. A typical home is 2,912 square feet in Castlewood Ranch and 1,994 in Founders Village, built around 2005 and 2000 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Founders Village: a median of 42 days on the market against 44 in Castlewood Ranch. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Castlewood Ranch | Founders Village |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 20 | 24 |
| Median asking price | $642,500 | $559,400 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $460,000 | $440,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $2,600,000 | $775,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $276 | $273 |
| Median days on market | 44 | 42 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,912 | 1,994 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2005 | 2000 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 61 | 143 |
| Median sold price | $628,942 | $525,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | Flagstone | Rock Ridge |
| Middle | Mesa | Mesa |
| High school | Douglas County | Douglas County |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 7/10 |
The darker figure in each row is the lower price, the shorter wait, the bigger number or the higher score — which of those is good news depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling, and on what you want from a street.
Castlewood Ranch is a master-planned community in Castle Rock offering a suburban feel with modern amenities and family-friendly living. The neighborhood features well-maintained homes, parks, and recreational trails, with convenient access to Castle Rock's growing retail and dining scene.
Founders Village is a master-planned community in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering a blend of suburban convenience and planned amenities. Located south of Denver, the neighborhood features well-maintained streets, parks, and community facilities designed for families. Residents enjoy proximity to I-25 for commuting while maintaining a quieter residential feel.
Castlewood Ranch is more expensive. The median asking price is $642,500 in Castlewood Ranch against $559,400 in Founders Village. By price per square foot they run $276 in Castlewood Ranch and $273 in Founders Village, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,912 square feet in Castlewood Ranch and 1,994 square feet in Founders Village, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Founders Village is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2000, against 2005 in Castlewood Ranch.
Homes for sale in Founders Village have been listed a median of 42 days, against 44 days in Castlewood Ranch. Over the last twelve months 61 homes sold in Castlewood Ranch and 143 in Founders Village, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Castlewood Ranch are most often assigned to Flagstone Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School; in Founders Village it is Rock Ridge Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Founders Village 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Castlewood Ranch. On transit they score 2 and 2.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.
Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at the same instant, so the two sides are always comparable. Figures cover residential homes; rentals, land and commercial are excluded, as are fractional co-ownership shares, which are priced per share and would distort the medians. Sold figures cover the last twelve months. Schools shown are the ones the homes for sale today are assigned to and can change - check with the district before relying on them. Market data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.