Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.
Ranking CITY (30 largest of Alaska) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024
Among the 30 largest places in Alaska, Nikiski Soldotna and Chena Ridge . Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
What the ranking shows Across the 30 places in Alaska that we cover, the median is $1,406 and the average $1,404; the figure runs from $996 (Nikiski ) to $2,034 (Unalaska ). That is a spread of 2.0 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,419; 13 of the 30 places are above it and 17 at or below.
How to use it The first five are Nikiski , Soldotna , Chena Ridge , Palmer , Kenai . A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
Sort: # City County Median rent a month Population Median household income A–Z / Smallest first ▲ Z–A / Largest first ▼
# ⇅ City ⇅ County ⇅ Median rent a month ⇅ Population ⇅ Median household income ⇅ 1 Nikiski (unincorporated) Kenai Peninsula Borough $996 4,773 $65,863 2 Soldotna Kenai Peninsula Borough $1,020 4,485 $56,280 3 Chena Ridge (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,110 5,881 $133,775 4 Palmer Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,125 6,268 $72,201 5 Kenai Kenai Peninsula Borough $1,138 7,641 $87,083 6 Wasilla Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,153 9,720 $67,234 7 South Lakes (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,178 6,180 $98,141 8 Steele Creek (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,223 5,928 $121,364 9 Homer Kenai Peninsula Borough $1,238 5,877 $74,449 10 Sterling (unincorporated) Kenai Peninsula Borough $1,248 6,323 $102,415 11 Sitka city and Sitka City and Borough $1,341 8,368 $101,727 12 Utqiag?vik North Slope Borough $1,360 4,778 $115,313 13 Meadow Lakes (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,377 8,689 $81,699 14 Kalifornsky (unincorporated) Kenai Peninsula Borough $1,394 8,663 $93,508 15 Tanaina (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,398 9,646 $105,536 16 Farmers Loop (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,406 4,954 $109,950 17 Ketchikan Ketchikan Gateway Borough $1,417 8,078 $85,275 18 North Lakes (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,441 10,223 $101,679 19 Juneau city and Juneau City and Borough $1,444 31,794 $101,661 20 College (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,454 11,924 $83,895 21 Anchorage Anchorage Municipality $1,489 288,976 $103,284 22 Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,496 32,083 $73,534 23 Kodiak Kodiak Island Borough $1,571 5,447 $90,292 24 Knik-Fairview (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,588 19,972 $96,437 25 Butte (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,610 4,085 $101,042 26 Badger (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,629 18,677 $97,183 27 Bethel Bethel Census Area $1,678 6,312 $117,255 28 Gateway (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,741 6,845 $137,772 29 Fishhook (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $1,837 5,819 $111,375 30 Unalaska Aleutians West Census Area $2,034 4,556 $131,964
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.