Golden Valley, MN: how dark is the sky here?

Golden Valley's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Golden Valley's sky is brighter than 65.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Golden Valley is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is St. Louis Park, MN, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

St. Louis Park, MN is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Golden Valley compares nationally

Golden Valley, MN has a population of about 21,263, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Golden Valley places 2,104 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.