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What Is It Like to Live in Knik-Fairview?

What it costs to live in Knik-Fairview, and how it compares with other Alaska cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

52

3rd best value in Alaska

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Alaska cities.

Overall livability

33

4th overall in Alaska

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Knik-Fairview is home to about 18,282 people. A typical home runs $256,300 and a household earns around $88,700, a price-to-income ratio of 2.9. Among Alaska's cities, it ranks 3rd for value and 4th overall.

Knik-Fairview at a glance

Median home price

$256,300

2nd in AK of 5

Median rent

$1,408/mo

Median household income

$88,700

Home price to income

2.9x

Unemployment

5.6%

3rd in AK of 5

School rating

8/10

4th in AK of 5

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AK of 5

Walk score

0/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Alaska only. Updated 2026.