Area data
Anchorage, AK — ZIP 99519
Population: 1,297 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with avalanche, winterweather, earthquake the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.4% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 12
- New listings (monthly)
- 9
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 102.4 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $13.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- avalanche, winterWeather, earthquake, landslide
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Very High · coldWave: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively High · landslide: Relatively High · lightning: Relatively Low · tsunami: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 34% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 37.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Fort Richardson (USARMY) (13.5 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 67.4 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 2a (extreme annual low -50 to -45°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 24
- Days with Good air quality
- 297
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 69
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 90
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Alaska Public Lands (17 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 38
- Nearest airport
- Campbell Airstrip (12 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Merrill Field (MRI) (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 7
- Hospitals include
- PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER, ALASKA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.8 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 118,987
- Average weekly wage
- $1,334
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 161
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 99519?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: avalanche, winterWeather, earthquake, landslide.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 99519?
- Risk to homes is higher than 34% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 99519?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 99519?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 99519?
- Good. Median AQI: 24. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 99519?
- Regional Price Parity: 102.4 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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