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Anchorage, AK Livability

Anchorage

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Ranked in the 3rd percentile

Anchorage

  • Anchorage is ranked #134 in Alaska
  • Anchorage is ranked #28,387 in the USA
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • High Income per Capita
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52Anchorage
48Alaska
67USA
AmenitiesA+ There are lots of amenities close to this location. View Amenities Report Cost of livingF Cost of living index is 0% higher than Alaska View Cost Of Living Report CrimeF Total crimes are 45% higher than Alaska View Crime Report EducationF High school graduation rate is 2% higher than Alaska View Education Report EmploymentB- Median household income is 9% higher than Alaska View Employment Report HousingF Median home value is 16% higher than Alaska View Housing Report WeatherF Average summer temperature is 56°F View Weather Report Reviews? Read or write a review about this area View All Reviews

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Best Neighborhoods In & Around Anchorage, AK

PlaceLivability scoreScoreMilesPopulationPop.
South Addition, Anchorage610.33,991
Government Hill, Anchorage611.71,302
Rogers Park, Anchorage602.33,695
Downtown, Anchorage590.51,237
PlaceLivability scoreScoreMilesPopulationPop.
Tudor Area, Anchorage592.81,705
Bear Valley, Anchorage5711.8188
Huffman-O'malley, Anchorage57810,534
Mid-Hillside, Anchorage537.25,076
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Not very good lol
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Attractions8/10
Community5/10
Nightlife2/10
Dining2/10
Shopping5/10
I'm from Anchorage. Anchorage WAS relatively safe just about 3-4 years ago. A lot of the reviews here seem incredibly dishonest, but the crime rate is still high. Anchorage stil has the highest rape rate in the US and a very high violent and property crime rate. Aside from the crime rate, the schools aren't terrible, it's not terribly expensive to live, and the scenery is nice. Other than that, however, there isn't much reason to live in Anchorage. The grocery prices alone are 2nd highest in the nation.You definitely will not have trouble finding a job in Anchorage, however. The benefits you get from a lot of the local jobs are also pretty decent. I just can't recommend anyone living here until the crime issue is fixed. I used to live in one of the safer areas on the West Side and there have been 3 murders within a mile from my home within the last year and an assault/battery right behind my house in an assisted living home (my great grandfather used to live there.) This is by far the worst place to live as a young woman. The rape rate has been the highest and will probably stay the highest in the US for a long while. That is a giant issue. Not only that, but the violent crime rate has been growing exponentially in the last 4 or so years. This alone has increased the rape rate along-side it, making Anchorage have almost 3x more rapes than the #2 spot lolAnchorage is also fairly dense for a city of ~400K, with a metro area of just around 70 Square miles (don't believe google, 1,700 Square Miles counts the entire Matanuska borough, not Anchorage the city). This means that you won't go far before you're in a sketchy area. I can walk 10 minutes and be in the murder "capital" of the city. I even grew up in the current Murder central in Anchorage. Basically, from anywhere in the city you can get to hotspots of crime (intentionally or unintentionally) within ~10 minutes of driving. Don't live here. At least not right now. It was great just a decade ago and one of the best places you could live as a young person looking for work, but holy fuck is it a sinking ship. I lived there for 18 years (my entire life) and I could not be happier to leave. It sucks because Anchorage has so much potential, the police just have way too much on their hands. Not worth it.
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  • Jun 27, 2018
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How much sunlight is there in the Winter months in Anchorage? I've heard that the Winter months in Anchorage are killer and only produce a small amount of sunlight per day during these months, does anyone know how much sunlight there is in the Winter months in Anchorage?
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Source: The Anchorage, AK data and statistics displayed above are derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
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