What is the median rent in Golden Valley, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Golden Valley, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Golden Valley, AZ is $1,134 (±$60) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 267 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Golden Valley, the median gross rent went from $753 in 2015–2019 to $1,134 in 2020–2024 (+50.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,134 (±$60)
Rented homes: 267 (±99)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +50.6%

How much rent costs in Golden Valley

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Golden Valley	Mohave County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±15.5 points)	5.2%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.0% (±15.2 points)	36.6%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	72.7% (±21.0 points)	37.4%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	12.4% (±17.0 points)	14.4%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±15.5 points)	4.2%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±15.5 points)	0.7%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±15.5 points)	1.5%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 72.7% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Golden Valley cost $2,000 or more a month.

Golden Valley against Mohave County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Golden Valley	Mohave County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$1,134 (±$60)	$1,091 (±$28)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	267 (±99)	23,889 (±1,068)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Golden Valley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Mohave County ($1,091).

It is also lower than in Arizona ($1,543).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Mohave County, Golden Valley ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 178.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Golden Valley has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$753 (±$92)	$1,134 (±$60)	+50.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	10.6% (±3.4 points)	8.0% (±2.8 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.3% (±9.9 points)	0.0% (±12.7 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Golden Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Golden Valley
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Golden Valley	—	$1,134 (±$60)	—
Kingman	13 mi	$1,058 (±$72)	Not measurably different
New Kingman-Butler	13 mi	$1,018 (±$153)	Not measurably different
Bullhead City	19 mi	$1,079 (±$39)	Not measurably different
Laughlin	22 mi	$1,112 (±$46)	Not measurably different
Fort Mohave	24 mi	$1,010 (±$123)	Not measurably different
Valle Vista	25 mi	$950 (±$777)	Not measurably different
Mohave Valley	28 mi	$1,299 (±$400)	Not measurably different
Golden Shores	32 mi	$939 (±$96)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Golden Shores, AZ ($939).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Mohave County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Colorado City	$2,420 (±$541)
2	Lake Havasu City	$1,320 (±$78)
3	Mohave Valley	$1,299 (±$400)
4	Golden Valley	$1,134 (±$60)
5	Bullhead City	$1,079 (±$39)
6	Kingman	$1,058 (±$72)
7	New Kingman-Butler	$1,018 (±$153)
8	Fort Mohave	$1,010 (±$123)
9	Valle Vista	$950 (±$777)
10	Golden Shores	$939 (±$96)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Mohave County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Golden Valley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Golden Valley

What is the average rent in Golden Valley, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Golden Valley is $1,134 (±$60) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Golden Valley?

In Golden Valley, the median gross rent went from $753 in 2015–2019 to $1,134 in 2020–2024 (+50.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Golden Valley cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Golden Valley have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Golden Valley higher than in Mohave County?

In Golden Valley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Mohave County ($1,091).

It is also lower than in Arizona ($1,543).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Golden Valley CDP, Arizona (place:28195, in state:04).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.