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Anchorage, AK · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Anchorage

Anchorage ranks T#19 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 86 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 87th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Alaska.

affordability score
86
Exceptional
National rank
T#19 of 134
In Alaska
#1 of 1
Percentile
87th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Anchorage sits 36 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Anchorage

  1. #17 Raleigh, NC 88
  2. #18 Plano, TX 87
  3. T#19 Anchorage, AK — this page 86
  4. #21 Durham, NC 85
  5. #22 Charlotte, NC 84

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Anchorage

Anchorage scores 34 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: