Castle Rock grew up on stone, not gold. The town was founded in 1874 around rhyolite quarries that drew immigrant workers, and it incorporated in 1881. It is the county seat of Douglas County and the county's largest town. The 2020 census counted 73,158 residents, and the Census Bureau's estimate for mid-2023 was 81,415.
If you own a trade or service company here and are ready to think about selling, Kent & Tamarack can help you do it privately and on terms you understand. The founder answers (983) 900-6537.
Between Denver and the Springs
Castle Rock sits where I-25 meets State Highway 86, about 28 miles south of downtown Denver and 37 miles north of Colorado Springs. That position shapes everything about the local economy.
The Castle Rock Economic Development Council has said about 80 percent of the town's workforce travels outside the community for work. They come home to a town where recent Census survey figures put the median household income near $145,000 and the median home value above $650,000. Those households spend on their homes: new air conditioners, finished basements, landscaping, roofs after hail, water treatment, solar.
For a trade company, the location means two markets in reach. A Castle Rock shop can cover the town itself, Castle Pines, Larkspur, Franktown and Sedalia, and still reach Parker and the south metro to the north or Monument to the south.
A town that grew fast and wants to grow steadily
Castle Rock grew 5.1 percent in a single year between 2016 and 2017, which made it the seventh fastest growing city of its size in the country that year. Douglas County as a whole grew by about a quarter between 2010 and 2020. Growth kept going after that: between 2020 and 2022, Castle Rock grew faster than any other Colorado city of 50,000 or more people.
Large projects have kept coming. The Meadows has kept building out, and the large Dawson Trails development has been moving forward as well. The town has also invested in parks and open space such as Philip S. Miller Park, along with a long network of trails.
That mix matters to a buyer. A town that keeps adding homes at a steady clip brings new customers every year. A town that is not swinging from boom to bust gives a buyer more confidence about the next ten years.
What sells well here
Service to homes built in the last few decades
A large share of Castle Rock's homes went up during its fast growth of the last few decades. That means their first furnaces, air conditioners, water heaters and roofs are wearing out now or will soon. A company with a list of homeowners who call it first for those replacements has income that grows with the town.
Storm and seasonal work
The town sits higher than Denver and gets its share of hail and snow. Roofers, gutter companies, window companies and snow removal crews can have big years after a bad storm. A buyer will want to see more than one year, so storm spikes do not look like the normal. We lay out three years or more, month by month.
Work in both directions
A company that already serves both the south metro and the Castle Rock area has a wider reach than one that stays in town. Buyers from either side may value that.
Buyers who want to live here
Castle Rock still feels like a town. The star on the butte was first lit in 1936 and still glows over the holidays, the old railway depot is now the town's history museum, and open space and trails are a big part of daily life. Some private buyers want a company in a place where they would like to raise a family, as long as the numbers also work.
That kind of buyer cares a great deal about keeping your name, your crew and your customers. They may also need a bank loan, so clean records and a realistic price matter even more. We help you judge whether a buyer like that is the right fit, and we compare their offer fairly with offers from larger companies.
Who buys in Douglas County
Interest often comes from two directions. A Denver area company may want to push south into Castle Rock and Castle Pines without opening a new shop. A Colorado Springs company may want to push north. Beyond those, a private buyer may want to own one sound company in a town where they would like to live. A key employee may want to step up. Groups that buy several companies in one trade may also look.
We reach out to each kind quietly and explain each offer in plain terms: how much you get at closing, what depends on the next few years and what you agree to do after.
A quiet sale in a close-knit town
In a town of this size, the people who would notice a sale are close by: your crew, your supply counter, the builders you work for, the homeowners who wave at your trucks. So we keep your name out of everything until a buyer has signed a confidentiality agreement and shown they are serious. We meet where it suits you, often after hours. You choose when your crew and your best customers hear the news, and we help you plan what to say.
Getting your company ready
A few things make a Castle Rock company easier to sell:
- Customer records in software a buyer can take over, not just in your phone.
- Maintenance plans and service agreements written down, with renewal dates.
- A lead tech or office manager who can run a normal day without you.
- Trucks and equipment listed, with what is owned and what is financed.
- Books that match your tax returns, kept by an accountant who can answer a buyer's questions.
Missing some of these is normal. We help you decide what is worth fixing before a sale and what can be handled in the deal.
How a sale goes
Four steps: a private first call, an honest range for what the company is worth, a careful search for the right buyer, and a clean close with your accountant and attorney. The home page walks through them.
Owners nearby may want our pages for Castle Pines, Parker and Colorado Springs, or the Denver page.
If you want to sell your business in Castle Rock, or simply want a clear view of your options, call (983) 900-6537 or email hello@kentandtamarack.com.