New Castle, Colorado

Town in Garfield County · population 4,923 (2020 Census)

Median home: $454,300
Household income: $80,084
Jan low / Jul high: 10° / 88°
Snow a year: 32 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 0
Median age: 38.7

New Castle is a town of 4,923 people in Garfield County, Colorado. The median home is worth $454,300, close to the typical Colorado town ($471,100). It ranks hipper than 74% of Colorado towns.

New Castle in our rankings:

#9 in 25 Small Towns in Colorado With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950

How New Castle ranks

Percentile among Colorado towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Colorado towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in New Castle is worth $454,300, close to the typical Colorado town ($471,100). Homes cost about 5.7 times the median household income of $80,084, which is more affordable than 35% of Colorado towns. Median rent is $1,393 a month. 73.1% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Colorado towns with 500+ people.

Housing	New Castle	Typical Colorado town
Median home value	$454,300	$471,100
Median rent	$1,393	$1,582
Median household income	$80,084	$86,246
Home value ÷ income	5.7×	5.1×
Homeownership	73.1%	72.7%
Median year built	2002	1982
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.7%	—

Who lives in New Castle

People	New Castle	Typical Colorado town
Median age	38.7	40.1
Age 65 and over	15.9%	16.9%
Under 18	26.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	37.8%
Below the poverty line	6.2%	8.8%
Veterans	5.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	13.4%	—
Work from home	14.9%	15.3%
Average commute	33.7 min	24.2 min
Homes with broadband	100.0%	92.9%

Weather in New Castle

July highs average 88.2°F and January lows 9.7°F. About 12.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 32.2 inches of snow (typical Colorado town: 47.4 in). Expect about 37 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 202 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Rifle 3Ene station (10.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 2 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

NOAA's Storm Events Database has no tornado within 10 miles of New Castle since 1950.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 4 times; the largest was 1.00 inches on September 11, 2019.

Severe weather in Garfield County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Garfield County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 47 deaths recorded.

Garfield County has been included in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
August 19, 2020	Fire	FM-5334: Grizzly Creek Fire
August 19, 2020	Fire	FM-5335: Pine Gulch Fire
March 28, 2020	Biological	DR-4498: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3436: Covid-19
June 19, 2007	Fire	FM-2698: Newcastle Fire

Jobs and pay in Garfield County

Garfield County had 27,766 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $64,549 a year. Unemployment was 2.9% in 2023; in New Castle itself the ACS puts it at 0.8%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in New Castle

4 public schools with 1,621 students, about 16.0 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Coal Ridge High School	9-12	629	23.3
Riverside School	6-8	440	13.3
Kathryn Senor Elementary School	PK-5	286	13.0
Elk Creek Elementary	PK-5	266	14.0

Towns near New Castle

Silt, CO
7.0 mi · 3,536 people · home $446,900
Glenwood Springs, CO
10.0 mi · 9,963 people · home $619,000
Rifle, CO
13.3 mi · 10,437 people · home $413,500
Carbondale, CO
20.8 mi · 6,434 people · home $900,600
El Jebel, CO
25.9 mi · 4,130 people · home $912,200
Battlement Mesa, CO
26.9 mi · 5,438 people · home $312,700
Basalt, CO
29.3 mi · 3,984 people · home $1,180,300

New Castle questions

Is New Castle, Colorado a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, New Castle scores better for retirees than 52% of Colorado towns and quieter than 56%. 15.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 38.7).

How much does a house cost in New Castle?

The median owner-occupied home in New Castle is valued at $454,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $80,084, so homes cost about 5.7 times income. Median rent is $1,393 a month.

What is the weather like in New Castle?

July highs average 88.2°F and January lows 9.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 12.8 inches of precipitation a year and 32.2 inches of snow.

Does New Castle get tornadoes?

No tornado has been recorded within 10 miles of New Castle in NOAA's Storm Events Database since 1950.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to New Castle's Census boundary (GEOID 0853395). Comparisons use the median of Colorado towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.