Most affordable towns to live in in Alaska

Ranked by our Cost of living score out of 100, which is based on everyday prices compared with the rest of the US, and typical rent. Of the 69 towns in Alaska with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Metlakatla ranks first with a score of 71. Salamatof and Goldstream follow, with 71 and 61. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Everyday prices	Typical rent	Population
1	Metlakatla	71	92.6	$775	1,235
2	Salamatof	71	92.6	$775	1,149
3	Goldstream	61	94.9	$847	3,294
4	Quinhagak	58	95.6	$869	1,311
5	Houston	57	96.1	$887	1,834
6	King Cove	51	97.2	$923	1,352
7	Sutton-Alpine	46	98.4	$961	1,598
8	Lazy Mountain	44	99.0	$980	1,459
9	Wrangell	43	99.4	$993	2,088
10	Nikiski	43	99.5	$996	4,773
11	Soldotna	41	100.2	$1,020	4,485
12	Petersburg	36	102.2	$1,082	3,227
13	Haines	35	102.3	$1,087	1,757
14	Chena Ridge	34	103.0	$1,110	5,881
15	Anchor Point	32	103.4	$1,120	2,243
16	Palmer	32	103.5	$1,125	6,268
17	Fritz Creek	32	103.5	$1,125	2,383
18	Sand Point	32	103.7	$1,130	1,064
19	Seward	31	103.7	$1,132	2,794
20	Deltana	31	102.4	—	1,997
21	Ridgeway	31	102.4	—	1,997
22	Cohoe	31	102.4	—	1,598
23	Susitna North	31	102.4	—	1,566
24	Funny River	31	102.4	—	1,081
25	Craig	31	103.9	$1,137	1,131

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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