Cost of Living in Alaska

262 cities | Population: 718,025

Average Cost of Living Index (US = 100)

Median Income: $67,815

Cost of Living Map

Top 73 cities by population. Click a marker for details.

Most Expensive in Alaska

1. Gateway (6,716) 122 2. Fishhook (5,461) 121 3. Juneau city and (31,969) 116 4. Bethel (6,313) 116 5. Sitka city and (8,393) 114 6. Anchorage (289,069) 112 7. Knik-Fairview (18,921) 112 8. Badger (19,033) 110 9. North Lakes (10,583) 109 10. Kodiak (5,497) 106

Cheapest in Alaska

1. Kenai (7,562) 92 2. Steele Creek (5,861) 92 3. Palmer (6,141) 94 4. Wasilla (9,435) 98 5. Sterling (6,776) 98 6. College (11,730) 101 7. Fairbanks (32,242) 101 8. Meadow Lakes (8,994) 102 9. Kalifornsky (8,136) 103 10. South Lakes (6,132) 104

All Cities in Alaska

City	Population	Cost Index	Median Income	Median Rent	Home Value
Anchorage	289,069	112	$98,152	$1,453/mo	$375,900
Fairbanks	32,242	101	$72,077	$1,470/mo	$255,700
Juneau city and	31,969	116	$100,513	$1,462/mo	$432,500
Badger	19,033	110	$98,042	$1,672/mo	$291,600
Knik-Fairview	18,921	112	$95,000	$1,615/mo	$311,800
College	11,730	101	$76,831	$1,405/mo	$279,100
North Lakes	10,583	109	$102,785	$1,459/mo	$338,900
Tanaina	9,738	104	$95,587	$1,393/mo	$298,500
Wasilla	9,435	98	$70,756	$1,104/mo	$325,000
Meadow Lakes	8,994	102	$81,250	$1,308/mo	$305,100
Sitka city and	8,393	114	$101,207	$1,350/mo	$442,100
Ketchikan	8,151	105	$76,835	$1,319/mo	$340,300
Kalifornsky	8,136	103	$91,081	$1,371/mo	$306,200
Kenai	7,562	92	$74,907	$1,134/mo	$249,400
Sterling	6,776	98	$110,341	$1,095/mo	$346,100
Gateway	6,716	122	$137,150	$1,612/mo	$436,200
Bethel	6,313	116	$109,718	$1,657/mo	$354,400
Palmer	6,141	94	$70,550	$1,134/mo	$275,900
South Lakes	6,132	104	$89,632	$1,191/mo	$367,700
Chena Ridge	5,927	104	$140,722	$1,148/mo	$411,600
Steele Creek	5,861	92	$117,260	$980/mo	$331,200
Homer	5,750	104	$73,723	$1,230/mo	$363,700
Kodiak	5,497	106	$71,373	$1,430/mo	$314,800
Fishhook	5,461	121	$101,518	$1,784/mo	$361,900
Farmers Loop	4,887	96	$103,635	$1,298/mo	$262,600
Utqiaġvik	4,850	96	$89,038	$1,190/mo	$282,400
Nikiski	4,656	91	$63,023	$970/mo	$309,200
Soldotna	4,448	93	$62,984	$1,104/mo	$277,300
Unalaska	4,430	135	$114,286	$2,040/mo	$448,700
Valdez	3,911	107	$97,067	$1,463/mo	$312,400
Butte	3,905	106	$105,625	$1,412/mo	$320,100
Nome	3,668	112	$113,561	$1,567/mo	$338,900
Mill Bay	3,541	156	$94,359	$2,777/mo	$430,600
Petersburg	3,346	98	$76,466	$1,208/mo	$298,500
Big Lake	3,291	96	$76,292	$1,165/mo	$286,600
Goldstream	3,238	82	$92,604	$768/mo	$289,600
Eielson AFB	3,133	122	$59,716	$2,021/mo	—
Kotzebue	3,046	107	$106,328	$1,610/mo	$264,500
Farm Loop	2,940	120	$110,332	$1,670/mo	$393,300
Ester	2,784	93	$67,640	$1,232/mo	$242,000
Seward	2,735	94	$71,016	$1,109/mo	$290,300
North Pole	2,663	97	$93,355	$1,281/mo	$272,000
Fritz Creek	2,432	103	$85,893	$1,292/mo	$328,200
Cordova	2,405	109	$88,538	$1,359/mo	$384,500
Anchor Point	2,291	91	$63,382	$1,167/mo	$235,200
Ridgeway	2,174	102	$95,000	—	$305,000
Wrangell city and	2,106	92	$64,545	$1,047/mo	$289,700
Dillingham	2,084	99	$99,097	$1,235/mo	$306,800
Deltana	2,064	107	$95,927	$1,493/mo	$305,300
Kodiak Station	1,941	140	$102,069	$2,587/mo	—
Haines	1,781	91	$72,250	$914/mo	$321,000
Willow	1,769	100	$74,669	$1,282/mo	$285,100
Houston	1,693	82	$60,865	$831/mo	$235,900
Cohoe	1,619	95	$59,000	—	$228,600
Susitna North	1,506	83	$42,614	$862/mo	$238,200
Tok	1,490	75	$44,405	$648/mo	$223,700
Lazy Mountain	1,472	94	$93,854	$967/mo	$334,100
Sutton-Alpine	1,361	86	$73,553	$1,023/mo	$213,100
Bear Creek	1,360	110	$93,478	$1,231/mo	$438,800
Diamond Ridge	1,338	108	$80,417	$1,500/mo	$312,200
Metlakatla	1,338	72	$69,107	$742/mo	$160,500
Quinhagak	1,302	63	$48,594	$788/mo	$35,000
Skagway	1,212	108	$85,893	$1,228/mo	$415,900
King Cove	1,204	73	$78,125	$909/mo	$110,900
Salamatof	1,201	83	$73,750	$680/mo	$318,000
Kotlik	1,166	83	$49,844	—	$75,000
Delta Junction	1,154	94	$85,694	$1,155/mo	$268,700
Sand Point	1,146	88	$73,125	$1,149/mo	$196,400
Funny River	1,127	92	$46,550	—	$186,900
Salcha	1,076	97	$72,083	—	$257,500
Craig	1,063	91	$67,788	$1,142/mo	$244,400
Ninilchik	1,009	85	$53,125	$922/mo	$251,600
Hooper Bay	1,008	84	$47,000	$725/mo	—
Toksook Bay	999	67	$52,019	$740/mo	$91,600
Alakanuk	997	87	$39,667	$828/mo	—
Talkeetna	997	84	$72,250	$879/mo	$243,100
Womens Bay	994	115	$102,292	—	$462,600
Togiak	993	67	$56,563	$725/mo	$102,500
Emmonak	945	77	$55,417	$1,006/mo	$116,500
Hoonah	894	97	$81,406	$1,078/mo	$340,800
Mountain Village	872	72	$62,188	$1,100/mo	$21,500
Knik River	858	97	$100,417	$1,250/mo	$266,800
Kwethluk	852	67	$48,056	$825/mo	$63,700
Kachemak	835	104	$71,125	$1,120/mo	$404,300
Kivalina	813	78	$70,278	$1,028/mo	$119,600
Unalakleet	800	86	$86,250	$1,180/mo	$163,800
Buffalo Soapstone	799	100	$68,750	—	$278,600
St. Mary's	788	91	$45,000	$1,500/mo	$103,400
Denali Park	787	115	$83,750	—	$458,300
Happy Valley	773	94	$55,521	—	$208,600
Savoonga	766	85	$51,875	—	$105,300
Nunapitchuk	766	84	$43,750	—	$86,700
Klawock	744	86	$49,063	$957/mo	$249,000
Akutan	737	64	$27,500	$642/mo	$91,400
Healy	723	86	$128,750	$825/mo	$314,900
Noorvik	722	88	$63,125	—	$137,500
Point Hope	721	91	$81,944	$1,288/mo	$184,700
Noatak	700	75	$77,500	$850/mo	$156,300
Manokotak	693	65	$58,125	$713/mo	$85,900
Kasigluk	692	62	$70,000	$683/mo	$61,500
Brevig Mission	691	68	$55,000	$813/mo	$80,900
Stebbins	666	72	$48,333	$863/mo	$116,100
Big Delta	646	104	$101,250	$1,470/mo	$276,400
Akiachak	629	86	$33,333	$817/mo	—
Buckland	629	75	$56,136	$1,054/mo	$72,000
Tuntutuliak	616	78	$53,625	$525/mo	—
Wainwright	612	69	$85,750	$765/mo	$109,100
Gustavus	610	93	$64,167	$1,106/mo	$276,500
Fox River	605	101	$75,083	—	$291,700
Glennallen	601	95	$80,417	$1,342/mo	$201,800
Kake	598	79	$50,833	$958/mo	$158,300
Napakiak	595	91	$26,563	$1,702/mo	$31,900
Fort Yukon	583	77	$39,934	$1,038/mo	$110,800
Aniak	571	106	$66,875	$1,632/mo	$237,000
Galena	565	82	$86,250	$1,250/mo	$96,300
Napaskiak	563	74	$42,813	$1,125/mo	$37,300
Pilot Station	558	79	$43,125	—	$24,000
Chefornak	530	86	$46,250	$792/mo	—
Nuiqsut	529	86	$62,083	$1,271/mo	$131,700
Nenana	527	82	$51,250	$1,280/mo	$88,600
Trapper Creek	514	93	$70,048	—	$194,600
Pleasant Valley	507	100	$211,071	—	—
Yakutat	506	91	$80,625	$1,276/mo	$185,000
Scammon Bay	491	102	$38,750	—	—
Kipnuk	488	56	$55,417	$556/mo	$33,100
Thorne Bay	475	84	$61,750	$934/mo	$234,600
Kiana	471	74	$66,719	$925/mo	$115,600
Whittier	471	73	$57,188	$965/mo	$83,500
Angoon	467	70	$45,938	$581/mo	$191,700
New Stuyahok	466	74	$54,167	$930/mo	$108,000
Gambell	464	70	$48,750	$900/mo	$77,300
Shishmaref	462	75	$62,083	$950/mo	$116,700
Kwigillingok	461	68	$68,438	$568/mo	$170,800
Naknek	458	101	$91,875	$1,361/mo	$279,700
Marshall	426	79	$53,906	—	$23,900
Tununak	405	102	$49,063	—	—
Kasilof	404	126	$61,377	—	$604,200
Selawik	403	57	$50,833	$488/mo	$72,500
Tazlina	377	101	$120,625	$1,365/mo	$275,000
St. Paul	362	75	$98,750	$967/mo	$107,100
King Salmon	354	101	$132,500	$1,325/mo	$292,500
Saxman	354	91	$49,808	$1,023/mo	$284,400
South Van Horn	354	100	$66,944	—	—
Eek	332	93	$49,375	$1,021/mo	—
Moose Creek	332	96	$86,607	$1,368/mo	$233,900
Chickaloon	318	97	$46,042	—	$245,000
Copper Center	312	80	$61,250	$946/mo	$181,300
Teller	309	72	$42,500	$1,008/mo	$56,700
Tanana	309	65	$54,167	$747/mo	$63,800
Koyuk	306	73	$34,250	$931/mo	$97,200
Hydaburg	297	65	$49,375	$600/mo	$120,000
Clam Gulch	294	97	$91,250	—	$244,400
Shaktoolik	293	84	$65,833	—	$93,000
Tyonek	291	57	$57,917	$558/mo	$45,000
Mekoryuk	290	63	$28,750	$605/mo	$92,700
Point Lay	288	71	$92,000	$825/mo	$117,000
Wales	286	85	$38,125	—	$96,900
Nulato	284	82	$52,143	—	$65,000
Elim	278	86	$35,000	—	$117,300
Anaktuvuk Pass	277	83	$83,250	$1,143/mo	$137,500
Akiak	273	51	$71,667	$425/mo	$22,500
Kongiganak	262	95	$68,333	—	$221,400
Coffman Cove	249	98	$60,417	—	$256,300
Lower Kalskag	234	94	$36,250	—	$207,500
Kenny Lake	232	94	$40,982	—	$215,400
Upper Kalskag	232	86	$49,167	$1,025/mo	$219,400
Cooper Landing	231	110	$140,500	—	$404,500
Holy Cross	229	63	$22,917	$733/mo	$55,600
Koliganek	224	76	$56,250	$950/mo	$129,200
Pitkas Point	221	87	$57,500	—	$120,800
St. Michael	220	102	$56,250	—	—
Shungnak	211	84	$76,667	—	$85,000
Glacier View	209	92	$51,250	—	$174,500
Nanwalek	208	88	$68,250	—	$141,700
Seldovia Village	207	93	$74,063	—	$203,600
Harding-Birch Lakes	206	92	$68,958	—	$196,900
Golovin	205	85	$63,750	—	$102,500
Deering	205	64	$55,625	$625/mo	$106,300
Nikolaevsk	202	92	$55,000	—	$187,500
Russian Mission	202	83	$48,125	—	$78,300
Ambler	201	58	$41,563	$475/mo	$86,700
Gakona	200	85	$90,313	$710/mo	$322,700
McGrath	195	71	$51,250	$855/mo	$102,200
Minto	190	66	$62,917	$875/mo	$32,600
Old Harbor	186	71	$31,250	$863/mo	$95,000
White Mountain	185	76	$56,563	$1,025/mo	$104,700
Ruby	180	83	$35,208	—	$72,900
Arctic Village	177	80	$39,750	—	$38,400
Port Alsworth	174	114	$66,250	—	$450,000
Seldovia	174	72	$84,750	$625/mo	$195,000
Allakaket	173	85	$24,688	—	$102,100
Tenakee Springs	172	102	$54,375	—	$307,100
Grayling	171	69	$52,188	$775/mo	$110,300
Anderson	160	91	$101,250	—	$176,100
Kaktovik	153	85	$88,750	—	$102,100
Cold Bay	153	96	$112,273	$1,141/mo	—
Port Lions	151	92	$51,111	—	$189,100
Hollis	147	95	$56,691	—	$229,400
Kaltag	146	69	$41,250	$813/mo	$92,700
Adak	141	83	$50,000	—	$78,000
Atqasuk	139	72	$89,875	$807/mo	$137,500
Mosquito Lake	137	104	$102,407	—	$329,600
Huslia	136	93	$59,167	$1,021/mo	—
Willow Creek	126	114	$76,542	—	$452,800
Primrose	125	122	$84,444	—	$555,600
Kobuk	125	101	$31,429	$1,304/mo	—
Port Graham	125	79	$88,750	$583/mo	—
Cantwell	121	83	$41,000	$900/mo	$221,400
Akhiok	117	102	$84,135	—	—
Goodnews Bay	113	87	$29,167	—	$125,000
Aleknagik	109	84	$88,750	—	$84,200
Larsen Bay	108	86	$44,375	—	$114,100
Chalkyitsik	103	79	$45,000	—	$32,500
Venetie	102	102	$60,750	—	—
Newhalen	100	93	$56,250	—	$203,100
Chitina	100	75	$20,417	$810/mo	$162,500
Ouzinkie	97	86	$27,813	—	$112,500
Perryville	95	77	$44,167	$1,063/mo	$93,300
False Pass	95	102	$64,167	—	—
Eagle	94	64	$48,750	$725/mo	$62,900
Mentasta Lake	94	62	$26,912	$379/mo	$166,900
Central	93	83	$19,539	—	$80,800
Kokhanok	91	87	$43,000	—	$125,000
Klukwan	89	59	$24,375	$550/mo	$66,000
Chuathbaluk	89	89	$30,833	$1,208/mo	$191,700
Nikolai	89	85	$36,250	—	$101,300
Fort Greely	85	129	$68,194	$2,215/mo	—
Anvik	85	102	$64,028	—	—
Nelson Lagoon	83	88	$51,250	—	$141,700
Beaver	82	80	$50,250	—	$35,500
Moose Pass	79	102	$113,889	—	—
Port Heiden	73	88	$67,917	—	$137,500
Nondalton	73	88	$39,750	—	$137,500
Gulkana	73	84	$59,250	$725/mo	—
Kasaan	72	97	$91,667	$963/mo	$383,300
Twin Hills	68	81	$46,250	—	$55,000
Igiugig	68	105	$81,250	—	$345,500
Nightmute	67	77	$61,071	—	$9,999
Takotna	67	69	$62,875	$697/mo	$131,300
South Naknek	66	78	$51,250	$1,083/mo	$104,200
Silver Springs	66	99	$130,208	—	$269,600
Whale Pass	64	96	$32,500	—	$241,700
Eagle Village	64	96	$35,938	—	$231,300
Sleetmute	61	86	$27,917	—	$115,600
St. George	59	84	$108,750	—	$85,000
Mud Bay	58	95	$41,528	—	$217,500
Pilot Point	54	92	$98,125	$1,000/mo	—
Circle	48	102	$32,500	—	—
Pelican	45	91	$38,750	—	$171,400
Iliamna	45	100	$73,750	—	$281,300
Koyukuk	44	86	$28,250	—	$110,000
Atmautluak	38	102	$53,750	—	—
Ekwok	35	102	$50,833	—	—
Chignik Lagoon	31	91	$68,333	—	$177,500
Healy Lake	31	104	$13,750	—	$335,700
Chignik	28	86	$94,167	—	$116,700
Port Alexander	26	86	$37,917	—	$112,500
Tatitlek	23	102	$61,875	—	—
Levelock	18	102	$23,750	—	—
Stony River	16	102	$118,750	—	—
Evansville	15	102	$93,281	—	—
Pedro Bay	14	99	$80,833	—	$275,000