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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 30 largest places in Alaska, Steele Creek has the highest homeownership (89.7%), followed by Sterling and Fishhook. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 30 places in Alaska that we cover, the median is 71.0% and the average 68.5%; the figure runs from 89.7% (Steele Creek) to 30.1% (Unalaska). That is a spread of 3.0 times between the two ends. The state figure is 66.8%; 16 of the 30 places are above it and 14 at or below.
The first five are Steele Creek, Sterling, Fishhook, Kalifornsky, Knik-Fairview. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. 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.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steele Creek (unincorporated) | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 89.7% | 5,928 | $121,364 | $1,223 |
| 2 | Sterling (unincorporated) | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 86.6% | 6,323 | $102,415 | $1,248 |
| 3 | Fishhook (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 85.9% | 5,819 | $111,375 | $1,837 |
| 4 | Kalifornsky (unincorporated) | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 85.3% | 8,663 | $93,508 | $1,394 |
| 5 | Knik-Fairview (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 84.5% | 19,972 | $96,437 | $1,588 |
| 6 | Butte (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 82.9% | 4,085 | $101,042 | $1,610 |
| 7 | Farmers Loop (unincorporated) | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 82.2% | 4,954 | $109,950 | $1,406 |
| 8 | Gateway (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 81.5% | 6,845 | $137,772 | $1,741 |
| 9 | Badger (unincorporated) | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 80.6% | 18,677 | $97,183 | $1,629 |
| 10 | Tanaina (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 80.5% | 9,646 | $105,536 | $1,398 |
| 11 | Nikiski (unincorporated) | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 78.8% | 4,773 | $65,863 | $996 |
| 12 | North Lakes (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 78.4% | 10,223 | $101,679 | $1,441 |
| 13 | Meadow Lakes (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 77.6% | 8,689 | $81,699 | $1,377 |
| 14 | Chena Ridge (unincorporated) | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 75.7% | 5,881 | $133,775 | $1,110 |
| 15 | South Lakes (unincorporated) | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 71.0% | 6,180 | $98,141 | $1,178 |
| 16 | Kenai | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 70.3% | 7,641 | $87,083 | $1,138 |
| 17 | Homer | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 66.0% | 5,877 | $74,449 | $1,238 |
| 18 | Anchorage | Anchorage Municipality | 63.9% | 288,976 | $103,284 | $1,489 |
| 19 | Juneau city and | Juneau City and Borough | 63.6% | 31,794 | $101,661 | $1,444 |
| 20 | Palmer | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 63.1% | 6,268 | $72,201 | $1,125 |
| 21 | Sitka city and | Sitka City and Borough | 61.7% | 8,368 | $101,727 | $1,341 |
| 22 | Ketchikan | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 61.4% | 8,078 | $85,275 | $1,417 |
| 23 | College (unincorporated) | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 61.0% | 11,924 | $83,895 | $1,454 |
| 24 | Soldotna | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 60.4% | 4,485 | $56,280 | $1,020 |
| 25 | Kodiak | Kodiak Island Borough | 49.8% | 5,447 | $90,292 | $1,571 |
| 26 | Wasilla | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 48.2% | 9,720 | $67,234 | $1,153 |
| 27 | Bethel | Bethel Census Area | 47.2% | 6,312 | $117,255 | $1,678 |
| 28 | Utqiag?vik | North Slope Borough | 45.6% | 4,778 | $115,313 | $1,360 |
| 29 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 39.8% | 32,083 | $73,534 | $1,496 |
| 30 | Unalaska | Aleutians West Census Area | 30.1% | 4,556 | $131,964 | $2,034 |
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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.
Steele Creek, with 89.7% (among the 30 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 30 largest places in Alaska by population.