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.

Home Value$833,389

-0.4%

Rent$2,085/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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$166,678 on $833,389

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Out of reach76.3% 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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Aspen$3.41M Cherry Hills Village$3.11M Snowmass Village$2.44M Telluride$2.22M Bow Mar$2.22M Mountain Village$2.03M Vail$1.72M Edwards$1.7M

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