Cost Of Living in Moose Creek, AK

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23%

Overall NAT. AVG.

19%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

2%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Moose Creek	Alaska	National
Cost of living	123	131	100
Goods & Services	119	123	100
Groceries	123	125	100
Health care	135	139	100
Housing	98	137	100
Transportation	121	120	100
Utilities	212	156	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Moose Creek is 6% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Moose Creek is 23% higher than the national average
Moose Creek housing is 2% lower than the national average
Alaska general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Alaska state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$88,438	$7,370	$2,063	$2,653

Alaska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alaska	0%	7%

Alaska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alaska	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Moose Creek	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$38.61	$27.62	39.8%
Beauty Salon	$60.68	$51.11	18.7%
Toothpaste	$4.09	$4.09	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.54	13.1%
Movie	$18.37	$12.88	42.6%
Yoga	$17.46	$19.66	11.2%

Groceries

Item	Moose Creek	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$8.58	$7.70	11.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.65	$1.66	59.4%
Milk	$5.04	$4.73	6.5%
Potatoes	$5.83	$5.26	10.9%
Pizza	$14.30	$12.76	12.0%
Beer	$13.02	$10.55	23.4%

Health Care

Item	Moose Creek	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$275.20	$140.06	96.5%
Doctor	$259.64	$153.82	68.8%
Dentist	$171.68	$123.15	39.4%
Ibuprofen	$12.36	$11.73	5.4%
Lipitor	$18.30	$23.61	22.5%

Housing

Item	Moose Creek	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$326,258.00	$326,622.00	0.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,538.93	$2,480.25	2.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,349.00	$1,444.00	6.6%

Transportation

Item	Moose Creek	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.80	$3.06	24.2%
Tire Balancing	$74.57	$65.21	14.4%

Utilities

Item	Moose Creek	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$620.69	$220.12	182.0%
Phone	$191.99	$195.71	1.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pleasant Valley, AK	459	113	13.0%
North Pole, AK	3,077	130	30.0%
Fairbanks, AK	32,177	131	31.0%
Salcha, AK	964	132	31.7%
Steele Creek, AK	7,567	134	33.8%
Moose Creek, AK	591	123	23.5%

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