Anchorage, AK
288,976Residents
$103,284Median household income
$1,489/moMedian gross rent
$395,900Median home value
35.2Median age
39%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
64%Homes lived in by their owners
3.8×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 17% of the median household income in Anchorage.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $60,000 a year. In Alaska that leaves roughly $4,199 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $60,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.