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Anchorage, AK · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Anchorage

Anchorage ranks T#11 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 92 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 93rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Alaska.

affordability score
92
Exceptional
National rank
T#11 of 134
In Alaska
#1 of 1
Percentile
93rd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Anchorage sits 42 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Anchorage

  1. #9 Manchester, NH 94
  2. #10 Lincoln, NE 93
  3. T#11 Anchorage, AK — this page 92
  4. #13 Boise, ID 91
  5. #14 Fargo, ND 90

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Anchorage

Anchorage scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: