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Cost of living in Anchorage, Alaska

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,489 a month.

Anchorage is a municipality in Alaska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $103,284 a year.

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People
288,976
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,489
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$103,284
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$395,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,529
Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area

Anchorage, Alaska has about 288,976 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $395,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Anchorage Municipality is $1,529 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Anchorage. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Anchorage, AK metro area, prices sit at 105.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Alaska does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 1.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Anchorage's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Alaska home paid 28.83¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Anchorage's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Alaska in the table we use.

Among 63 places we list in Alaska with a rent figure, 15 have higher typical rent than Anchorage.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.