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City guide · Alaska
Moving to Anchorage, AK
Wilderness gateway, oil dividend.
Pop. 287kCost index 105.2 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,350/moMedian home $365kWalk score 38
Anchorage (metro area) has an overall price level 105.2 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
105.2Housing index
93.8Groceries index (modeled)
101.3Utilities index (modeled)
100.8Electricity rate
27.2 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
101.0Median home value (est.)
$365,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,350/moAlaska unemployment is 4.7% with median household income $96k.
Unemployment rate
4.7%Median household income
$95,665Per-capita income
$47,267Labor-force participation
66.6%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberAnchorage: median home value $365,000.
Home value
$365,000Rent
$1,350/moHomeownership rate
67.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
35/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
ElevatedAlaska 4th-grade math proficiency: 29.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
29.9%Per-pupil spending
$19,540Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate
34.0%Notable universities
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