CITY PROFILE
Anchorage, AK
“Cheap housing haunted by darkness half the year.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $422K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,770/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 1.9°C · warmest 13.5°C · coolest -8.3°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 822 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 2.54 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #139 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy82
- Affordable to rent71
- Climate comfort5
- Plenty of sunshine0
- Big-city amenities9
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.