Alaska cities

The best places to live in Alaska

Alaska's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Anchorage leads the list.

We scored Alaska's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 5 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#	City	Median home	Rent	Value	Overall
1	Anchorage	$327,500	$1,350	61	84
2	Badger	$236,300	$1,527	76	69
3	Juneau city and	$358,200	$1,319	38	48
4	Knik-Fairview	$256,300	$1,408	52	33
5	Fairbanks	$223,600	$1,381	22	16

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Alaska. Updated 2026.