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Most expensive and least expensive places in Alaska

Bear Creek has the highest median home value of Alaska's 66 ranked places ($474,500), within the margin of error of Mill Bay; Akutan has the lowest ($93,300). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.

Which are the most expensive places?

Most expensive places in Alaska, first to fifth: Bear Creek ($474,500), Mill Bay ($463,200), Unalaska ($462,400), Sitka ($450,300) and Juneau ($449,300).

Most expensive places in Alaska, by median home value, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. "Within the margin": the survey cannot tell this place from the next one.
RankPlaceTypeMedian home valueResidentsCounty
1 Bear Creekwithin the marginCDP $474,500±$77,540 1,732Kenai Peninsula Borough
2 Mill Baywithin the marginCDP $463,200±$41,451 3,654Kodiak Island Borough
3 Unalaskawithin the margincity $462,400±$13,005 4,306Aleutians West Census Area
4 Sitkawithin the margincity and borough $450,300±$12,949 8,319Sitka City and Borough
5 Juneauwithin the margincity and borough $449,300±$16,255 31,609Juneau City and Borough
6 Gatewaywithin the marginCDP $446,200±$22,096 6,845Matanuska-Susitna Borough
7 Farm Loopwithin the marginCDP $431,300±$23,948 2,894Matanuska-Susitna Borough
8 Skagwaywithin the marginCDP $426,500±$23,667 1,174Skagway Municipality
9 Cordovawithin the margincity $419,400±$34,967 2,401Chugach Census Area
10 Fishhookwithin the marginCDP $416,300±$27,680 5,819Matanuska-Susitna Borough
11 Anchoragewithin the marginmunicipality $395,900±$8,191 287,155Anchorage Municipality
12 Chena Ridgewithin the marginCDP $395,500±$41,702 5,881Fairbanks North Star Borough
13 Homerwithin the margincity $388,400±$20,629 6,331Kenai Peninsula Borough
14 South Lakeswithin the marginCDP $377,500±$22,018 6,180Matanuska-Susitna Borough
15 Buttewithin the marginCDP $374,600±$25,055 4,085Matanuska-Susitna Borough
16 Bethelwithin the margincity $360,200±$22,671 6,626Bethel Census Area
17 Wasillawithin the margincity $358,400±$24,155 10,556Matanuska-Susitna Borough
18 North Lakeswithin the marginCDP $357,600±$18,140 10,223Matanuska-Susitna Borough
19 Nomewithin the margincity $356,900±$29,223 3,653Nome Census Area
20 Sterlingwithin the marginCDP $353,400±$39,407 6,323Kenai Peninsula Borough
21 Lazy Mountainwithin the marginCDP $352,800±$37,985 1,459Matanuska-Susitna Borough
22 Ketchikanwithin the margincity $352,400±$23,483 7,939Ketchikan Gateway Borough
23 Steele Creekwithin the marginCDP $348,400±$46,235 5,928Fairbanks North Star Borough
24 Kodiakwithin the margincity $347,100±$43,020 5,281Kodiak Island Borough
25 Diamond RidgeCDP $344,400±$38,993 1,329Kenai Peninsula Borough

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Which are the least expensive places?

Least expensive places in Alaska, first to fifth: Akutan ($93,300), Metlakatla ($167,600), Tok ($224,600), Sutton-Alpine ($236,200) and Anchor Point ($241,600).

Least expensive places in Alaska, by median home value, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
RankPlaceTypeMedian home valueResidentsCounty
66 Akutancity $93,300±$21,751 1,591Aleutians East Borough
65 MetlakatlaCDP $167,600±$22,653 1,235Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
64 Tokwithin the marginCDP $224,600±$13,992 1,649Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
63 Sutton-Alpinewithin the marginCDP $236,200±$16,095 1,598Matanuska-Susitna Borough
62 Anchor Pointwithin the marginCDP $241,600±$22,908 2,243Kenai Peninsula Borough
61 Cohoewithin the marginCDP $242,600±$28,728 1,598Kenai Peninsula Borough
60 Funny Riverwithin the marginCDP $250,000±$109,817 1,081Kenai Peninsula Borough
59 Esterwithin the marginCDP $255,400±$84,790 2,752Fairbanks North Star Borough
58 Susitna Northwithin the marginCDP $257,800±$47,392 1,566Matanuska-Susitna Borough
57 Fairbankswithin the margincity $268,400±$13,741 31,468Fairbanks North Star Borough
56 Farmers Loopwithin the marginCDP $279,800±$75,249 4,954Fairbanks North Star Borough
55 Talkeetnawithin the marginCDP $280,300±$26,437 944Matanuska-Susitna Borough
54 Haineswithin the marginCDP $282,700±$28,270 1,757Haines Borough
53 Kenaiwithin the margincity $283,900±$14,096 7,924Kenai Peninsula Borough
52 Kotzebuewithin the margincity $288,400±$31,220 2,876Northwest Arctic Borough
51 Buffalo Soapstonewithin the marginCDP $289,300±$83,242 739Matanuska-Susitna Borough
50 North Polewithin the margincity $289,400±$55,251 2,477Fairbanks North Star Borough
49 Craigwithin the margincity $289,500±$51,506 1,062Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
48 Goldstreamwithin the marginCDP $289,600±$39,121 3,294Fairbanks North Star Borough
47 Palmerwithin the margincity $294,900±$13,119 6,710Matanuska-Susitna Borough
46 Houstonwithin the margincity $295,000±$32,562 2,267Matanuska-Susitna Borough
45 Wrangellwithin the margincity and borough $296,400±$30,007 2,007Wrangell City and Borough
44 Collegewithin the marginCDP $297,500±$31,465 11,924Fairbanks North Star Borough
43 Big Lakewithin the marginCDP $298,700±$30,804 3,585Matanuska-Susitna Borough
42 RidgewayCDP $303,900±$64,945 1,997Kenai Peninsula Borough

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How is this ranking made?

Each place's median home value is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.

Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections