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Golden vs Wheat Ridge

Golden and Wheat Ridge are both in Jefferson County. There are 246 homes for sale in Golden and 105 in Wheat Ridge as this page loaded. Golden is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $832,450 against $545,000 in Wheat Ridge, about 53% higher. Homes are moving faster in Wheat Ridge — a median of 56 days on market against 69 in Golden. On months of supply both are a balanced market right now.

Side by side

MeasureGoldenWheat Ridge
Homes for sale246105
New in last 30 days6131
Median asking price$832,450$545,000
Median price per sq ft$372$343
Median size (sq ft)2,2421,487
Median bedrooms33
Median days on market6956
Months of supply3.93.0
Sold, last 12 months765427
Median sold price$930,000$640,000
Median days to sell5349
Sold vs asking price99.0%100.0%

The darker figure in each row is the lower price, the shorter wait or the larger number — which of those is the good news depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling.

What each market is doing

Golden is a balanced marketBetween three and six months of supply is the range where neither side has the upper hand - well-priced homes sell and buyers still have room to negotiate.
Wheat Ridge is a balanced marketBetween three and six months of supply is the range where neither side has the upper hand - well-priced homes sell and buyers still have room to negotiate.

Golden

246
Homes for sale
$832,450
Median asking price
$372
Median per sq ft
69
Median days on market

Wheat Ridge

105
Homes for sale
$545,000
Median asking price
$343
Median per sq ft
56
Median days on market

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Questions people ask

Is Golden or Wheat Ridge more expensive?

Golden is more expensive. The median asking price is $832,450 in Golden against $545,000 in Wheat Ridge. By price per square foot, Golden runs $372 and Wheat Ridge $343.

Which moves faster, Golden or Wheat Ridge?

Homes for sale in Wheat Ridge have been on the market a median of 56 days, against 69 days in Golden. Of the homes that actually closed in the last twelve months, Golden took a median of 53 days and Wheat Ridge 49.

Is Golden or Wheat Ridge the better market for a buyer?

Golden is a balanced market and Wheat Ridge is a balanced market, measured on months of supply — 3.9 months in Golden and 3.0 in Wheat Ridge. More months of supply means more choice and more room to negotiate, so on that measure Golden is the easier of the two to buy in today. That is the arithmetic, not advice — the right town is the one you want to live in.

How many homes are for sale in Golden and Wheat Ridge?

There are 246 homes for sale in Golden and 105 in Wheat Ridge as this page loaded, 61 and 31 of them new in the last 30 days.

How current are these figures?

They are not published on a schedule and they are not a monthly snapshot. Both towns are read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.

Both sides of this comparison are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment the page loads - neither is a monthly snapshot, and the two are read at the same instant so they are always comparable. Figures cover residential homes for sale; rentals, land and commercial are excluded, as are fractional co-ownership shares, which are priced per share and would distort the medians. Sold figures cover the last twelve complete calendar months. Market data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed - talk to us before making a decision on it.

The listings these figures are drawn from were last changed at the MLS on September 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM Mountain time. The figures themselves are worked out again from scratch every time this page is opened.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers