The median home in Golden, Colorado is valued at $833,389, down 0.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,085, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 33.3x — well above the national average of 18x. Golden is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$833,389

-0.4%

Rent$2,085/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$166,678 on $833,389

Out of reach — 76.3% of income

Need $204,343/yr to afford.

PITI$4,768

P/I76.3%

Afford$306K

Gap-$528K

P&I $4,214Tax $354Ins $200

Renting $2,683/mo cheaper ($2,085 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CO ins. 28% per HUD.

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