Cost of living in College, Alaska

College, Alaska has about 11,924 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $297,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $1,553 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in College. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area, prices sit at 103.2 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 College'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 College's bill.

EIA does not publish a Alaska gasoline price. The West Coast (PADD 5) Except California all-grades price was $5.167 a gallon on September 15, 2026. The weekly file does not include that series, so this is the monthly price. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,480.16 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Alaska shares this price.

Among 63 places we list in Alaska with a rent figure, 17 have higher typical rent than College.