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Alaska City Rankings

How cities and counties in Alaska compare on income, housing, population growth, climate and natural hazard risk.

People & housing

Richest Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Unalaska$131,964
  2. 2. Bethel$117,255
  3. 3. Utqiagvik$115,313

Most Expensive Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Unalaska$462,400
  2. 2. Sitka$450,300
  3. 3. Juneau$449,300

Most Affordable Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Fairbanks$268,400
  2. 2. Haines$282,700
  3. 3. Kenai$283,900

Cities with the Highest Rent in Alaska

  1. 1. Unalaska$2,034/mo
  2. 2. Bethel$1,678/mo
  3. 3. Nome$1,633/mo

Most Educated Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Seward43%
  2. 2. Juneau41.2%
  3. 3. Homer40.1%

Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Alaska

  1. 1. Wasilla17.5%
  2. 2. Soldotna16.4%
  3. 3. Kotzebue14.4%

Most Densely Populated Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Ketchikan2,109
  2. 2. Kodiak1,386
  3. 3. Palmer1,236

Largest Cities in Alaska by Population

  1. 1. Anchorage288,976
  2. 2. Fairbanks32,083
  3. 3. Juneau31,794

Youngest Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. North Pole28.2 years
  2. 2. Fairbanks29 years
  3. 3. Kotzebue31 years

Oldest Cities in Alaska by Median Age

  1. 1. Haines50.1 years
  2. 2. Wrangell48.1 years
  3. 3. Petersburg46.1 years

Population growth

Fastest-Growing Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Wasilla+13.9%
  2. 2. Palmer+12.7%
  3. 3. North Pole+11.9%

Fastest-Shrinking Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Cordova-7.3%
  2. 2. Kotzebue-6.7%
  3. 3. Valdez-6.6%

Fastest-Growing Cities in Alaska Since 2010

  1. 1. Cordova+16.3%
  2. 2. Wasilla+15.7%
  3. 3. Homer+10.4%

Climate

Warmest Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Ketchikan47.2°F
  2. 2. Juneau43.5°F
  3. 3. Sitka43.4°F

Coldest Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Utqiagvik13.8°F
  2. 2. Kotzebue24.1°F
  3. 3. North Pole26.5°F

Snowiest Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Valdez325.3 in
  2. 2. Haines163.9 in
  3. 3. Petersburg85.6 in

Wettest Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Cordova168.6 in
  2. 2. Ketchikan157.3 in
  3. 3. Petersburg110.2 in

Driest Cities in Alaska

  1. 1. Utqiagvik5.4 in
  2. 2. Kotzebue11.4 in
  3. 3. Palmer12.6 in

Natural hazards

Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Alaska

  1. 1. Anchorage Municipality97.4
  2. 2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough93.3
  3. 3. Kenai Peninsula Borough93.0

Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Alaska

  1. 1. Wrangell City and Borough0.1
  2. 2. Skagway Municipality0.5
  3. 3. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area1.0

Counties with the Highest Expected Annual Loss from Natural Hazards in Alaska

  1. 1. Anchorage Municipality$366.8M
  2. 2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough$161.0M
  3. 3. Kenai Peninsula Borough$120.5M

Environment

Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in Alaska

  1. 1. Aleutians East Borough3
  2. 2. Aleutians West Census Area3
  3. 3. Anchorage Municipality3

Counties with the Worst Air Quality in Alaska

  1. 1. Fairbanks North Star Borough42
  2. 2. Denali Borough35
  3. 3. Anchorage Municipality24

Counties with the Cleanest Air in Alaska

  1. 1. North Slope Borough5
  2. 2. Kenai Peninsula Borough8
  3. 3. Aleutians East Borough13

Counties in the Worst Drought in Alaska

  1. 1. Juneau City and Borough100.0
  2. 2. Skagway Municipality100.0
  3. 3. Petersburg Borough94.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2010 Census, Population Estimates Program), NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index.