CITY PROFILE
Fairbanks, AK
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Fairbanks is a smaller metro where homes are on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're planning a move. Expect a cold-winter, cool-summer climate with often-cloudy skies and moderate rainfall—this is interior Alaska, so seasonal swings are significant and daylight varies dramatically across the year. It's a tight-knit community where extreme cold is the defining weather reality.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $312K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,735/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | -2.8°C · warmest 15°C · coolest -19.9°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 556 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 2.56 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #407 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy86
- Affordable to rent68
- Climate comfort0
- Plenty of sunshine1
- Big-city amenities1
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.
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