Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Fairbanks vs Sterling

Simple answer

You'd likely save $248 a month in Sterling.

Typical rent is $1,496 in Fairbanks and $1,248 in Sterling. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Fairbanks

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,496
Typical pay
$73,534 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
103.2 (metro)

Sterling

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,248
Typical pay
$102,415 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,390
Price index
102.4 (state)

Benefits after a move

Fairbanks and Sterling are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.