Golden ShoresAZ
This town in Arizona has a population of 1,555.
Is Golden Shores a good place to live?
Golden Shores’ weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Golden Shores’ midsummer high is 111°F, above both the Arizona town median (100°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). On walkability, just 13 of Arizona’s 204 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 31% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 59% of the land in Golden Shores is conserved, where Arizona’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, at 538 acres. Golden Shores has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
97% of working residents leave Golden Shores for work
Where Golden Shores’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Golden Shores grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Golden Shores is from typical.
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Moving to Golden Shores: who provides what
Golden Shores is unincorporated, so Mohave County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Golden Shores.
Public schools in Golden Shores beat 54% of Arizona districts
Its one school is below. The Topock Elementary District runs its public schools. Golden Shores’ only public school teaches 77 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topock Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 77 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
nearly a third of the land in Golden Shores is protected from building
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 2.7 miles. Golden Shores’ trail density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Havasu National Wildlife Refuge | — | 538 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Golden Shores work out of town
6.9% of Golden Shores residents live below the poverty line. For most workers, Golden Shores is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work locally is 35 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 51, to 113.
| Golden Shores | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Golden Shores, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Golden Shores break down as 67% from inland flooding and 15% from heat waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical January night in Golden Shores is milder than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
The seasons in Golden Shores: warm winters, scorching summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Golden Shores are less healthy than three in five U.S. towns
The share of adults in Golden Shores who have diabetes: 15%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Golden Shores beats Arizona on 10 and trails on 13. Two figures for adults locally: 28% feel lonely, 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Golden Shores | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Golden Shores | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 12% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Golden Shores sells for about $250K
For Golden Shores, the rent at the middle of the market is $939 a month. 58% of households live in a home they own locally.
| Golden Shores | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $939 a month | $1,200 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Golden Shores
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Golden Shores; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Golden Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Golden Shores
Census-designated place in Arizona, United States
Golden Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,927 at the 2020 census. Residents are part of the 86436 ZIP code area, with a mailing address of Topock.
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- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Golden Shores
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Golden Shores, AZ expensive?
The typical home is worth about $210,000, 50% below the Arizona typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.