Golden Land.

Browse vacant lots and acreage around Golden, from smaller outlays at the entry end to large holdings with much higher asking prices. Listings are spread across a few areas, so it helps to start with the price band and location that suit your plans.

Roughly two-thirds of current lots and land are priced under $500K, which is where you will find the widest choice. About one in six sits between that and $1M, while about one in five asks more still. Highway 1 west and north of town has the biggest share of listings, South Highway 95 follows, and the Kicking Horse Resort Area has only a few.

The middle of the market for lots and land in Golden is about $392K, so half of current listings ask less than that and half ask more. Entry-level parcels sit well below that figure, while the top of the range reaches into multi-million-dollar territory. Because the spread is so wide, the median is a more useful guide than the extremes when you are judging whether an asking price is high or low.

The West and North Highway 1 area is where listings are most concentrated, with a median ask around $480K, a little above the figure for the town as a whole. South Highway 95 has a smaller group of listings priced close to the overall middle of the market. The Kicking Horse Resort Area has very few listings, with asking prices near $700K, so it is worth checking back often if that part of the valley is on your list.

For the money, most buyers are looking at acreage rather than a standard town lot, with the typical parcel well over an acre. Lower-priced parcels let you plan a project without a large outlay, while higher asking prices generally go with more land or a stronger location. Before you shortlist a property, confirm zoning, road access, water and septic or servicing, and any building restrictions, since these shape what a parcel can be used for as much as the price does.