With 21 city parks, Golden Valley is an ideal city for outdoor enthusiasts. With hiking trails, ski slopes and dog parks, there are plenty of opportunities to get outside. Once an agricultural town, Golden Valley experienced a population and housing boom to become a premier city in the Minneapolis metro with luxury golf courses and excellent schools. An industry hub and home to companies like General Mills and Honeywell, Golden Valley provides more employment than anywhere else in the metropolitan area, with 30,000 full-time jobs. Being a “first ring” suburban city, it is also one of the most convenient places to live local to the area, with easy access to expressways, downtown Minneapolis and more than enough exciting things to explore without even leaving town.
Golden Valley is just minutes west of Minneapolis.
Hike through the Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary located in Golden Valley.
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Theodore Wirth Regional Park and Golden Valley golfing
The Theodore Wirth Regional Park is the largest in the Minneapolis park system, with a 759-acre preserve by a lake where nature partitions the hustle and bustle of downtown Minneapolis from the quiet suburban streets of Golden Valley. Athletes who prefer winter sports can visit Wirth Park for cross-country skiing or snow tubing when the snow piles up. At Wirth Lake, residents can enjoy a sunny day on the beach, fish from the well-maintained pier or kayak on the water. Wirth also offers activities like archery, disc golf, tennis, soccer and a playground for kids. Mountain biking is one of the most popular activities at Wirth Park, with eight off-road cycling trails of varying difficulty. Schaper Park is one of the more popular parks, and it provides families with a large obstacle course playground for all ages with trails, baseball and softball diamonds and a 40-yard dash.
Concerts in the Park is a summer concert series at Brookview Park, where residents can gather to listen to live music. Residents can find farm-fresh berries, locally sourced produce, and hand-made art at Market in the Valley every Sunday morning at City Hall off Golden Valley Road.
Take a stroll across Wirth Lake's beautiful dock.
The City of Lakes Ski Loppet is a cross-country skiing race.
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Golden Valley Country Club and Wirth Golf Course
Golf is commonplace here. The Golden Valley Country Club has a private 18-hole course available at a monthly membership price of $716 per individual, occasionally used for professional tournaments, and it was designed by A.W. Tillinghast, a prominent golf course architect in the 19th century. Connected to the Theodore Wirth Park, the Wirth Golf Course is a public, 18-hole course with scenic views of the Minneapolis skyline, and the fee to play the course with a golf cart is $69.
Tee off at the Golden Valley neighborhood golf course.
Come take a swing at Theodore Wirth's golf courses.
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Easy access from a convenient locale
This city is known for having an easy commute compared to other suburbs, only five miles east of downtown Minneapolis. Golden Valley has access to Route 100, which runs north to Interstate 94 and south to Interstate 394, providing a quick route west toward Minneapolis. Though not very walkable, the streets are somewhat bike-friendly. The Metro Transit bus system takes passengers around the Minneapolis metropolitan area and makes 19 stops along Golden Valley Road. In 2018, the city authorized using electric scooters to share bike lanes as a quick and sustainable way around town. Golden Valley is located 18 miles northwest of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
Highway 100 is a major thoroughfare in Golden Valley.
Golden Valley and the surrounding area is only minutes from downtown Minneapolis.
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Shopping centers and restaurants
The main retail centers are Spring Gate Shopping Center, Golden Valley Commons and Golden Valley Shopping Center. Centrally located, Lunds & Byerly’s Golden Valley in the Spring Gate Shopping Center is a supermarket with vast customer options, like produce and organic food or a salad bar and ready-to-eat meals. Residents can dine in restaurants along the Olsen Memorial Highway at Golden Valley Commons or on Wayzata Boulevard further south.
Fetch some goods and groceries at Spring Gates Shopping Center.
Lunds & Byerlys is located in the Spring Gate Shopping Center.
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Homes and real estate in Golden Valley
Homes span from mid-century modern homes to split-levels and cape cods. The average price for a single-family home is $516,150, up 9% from the average home sale price over the previous 12 months. Homes typically stay on the market for 31 days, ten days less than the national average. Offices and industrial space make up a combined 43% of the property mix, while owned single-family homes dominate the residential housing market in Golden Valley. Apartment buildings make up 14% of the property mix, and the average rent is $1,463. The median household income is $102,638, significantly above the national average. Average prices and figures may be inflated by the presence of larger estates selling for over $1 million, primarily on the south side of town. With all the residential housing options available, there's something here for everyone.
Uniquely updated cottage-style home located in Golden Valley.
Golden Valley offers newly renovated traditional homes.
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Wide-ranging education for kids
The public school district primarily serving Golden Valley is Robbinsdale Area Schools, which has an overall Niche grade of B-minus and ranks in Minnesota's top ten most diverse school districts. The southeast corner of Golden Valley is part of Hopkins Public Schools, students who live here may need to travel to Minnetonka or Hopkins to attend school. Hopkins Public Schools makes up for the lack of proximity by having an overall grade of A and by being ranked the 8th best school district in the state. There are options for every grade level in Golden Valley, so students do not need to travel further into Minneapolis to attend a school that suits their needs. There are also several private schools with a foundation in religion, a focus on college preparatory content or are oriented around creativity, like the Perpich Center for the Arts. This high school offers curriculum tracks like musical theater or visual arts. Around 60% of the population has a college education, significantly higher than the national average of 32%.
Perpich Arts High School is a highly selective art school that focuses on creative thinking.
Hopkins Senior High School teaches students in the Hopkins Public School District in Minnetonka.
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Other information
Golden Valley has a much lower crime rate than Minneapolis, with an overall crime grade of B-minus from Niche. Golden Valley has only 187 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, which is half the national average. Additionally, there are a reported 1,979 property crimes for every 100,000 residents, good for 30% lower than the national average. The city remains committed to providing affordable housing and increasing available real estate. Through HOPE, or the Home Ownership Program for Equity, city-owned vacant lots are turned into apartment buildings or houses with the help of Habitat for Humanity and local volunteer groups. The city plans to build a 303-unit apartment building with 46 affordable housing units on the corner of Golden Valley Drive and Wisconsin Avenue as part of the 2040 comprehensive plan.
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