The median home in Golden Valley, Minnesota is valued at $417,718, up 3.3% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,876, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 18.6x — near the national average of 18x. Golden Valley is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$417,718

+3.3%

Rent$1,876/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$83,544 on $417,718

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Out of reach42.4% of income

Need $113,657/yr to afford.

PITI$2,652

P/I42.4%

Afford$276K

Gap-$142K

P&I $2,112Tax $390Ins $150

Renting $776/mo cheaper ($1,876 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MN ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Minnesota

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Minnetonka Beach$2.22M Woodland$1.62M Greenwood$1.6M Sunfish Lake$1.16M Orono$1.08M Medicine Lake$1.08M Tonka Bay$1.06M Deephaven$1.02M

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