Home values, rents and more in Golden, CO
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Golden compares
The typical home in Golden, CO is worth about $847,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Golden are 1.5 times the typical value in the Denver metro area ($555,000) and 2.3 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Golden rose 0.5%, compared with −1.8% in the Denver metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,100 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 11% above the Denver metro area ($1,900) and 9% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 0.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $98,582, against $105,762 in the Denver metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 20,417 people live in Golden (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Golden has the 15th-highest typical home value of the 64 cities in the Denver metro area and the 36th-highest of 282 in Colorado with Zillow figures.
Part of: Jefferson County, CO · Denver metro area · Colorado
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.