Best Places99567, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99567, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
99567 ranks 3,121st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 99567
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
99567's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99567 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$129,545 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 99567 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,590 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99567
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99567 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $129,545, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 99567's effective rate of 1.09%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 99567
99567 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 99567.
Who works in 99567, and how
Work in 99567 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 99567
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 99567, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 99567, month by month
99567 sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 69 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 8° |
| April | 47° | 38° | 27° |
| July | 69° | 60° | 52° |
| October | 45° | 36° | 29° |
Flying in and out of 99567
The nearest airport, Merrill Field, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 24 miles away.
The best schools in and around 99567
Schools across 99567 average a B+, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Chugiak ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Birchwood Abc ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Snowshoe ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mirror Lake Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Wasilla Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Palmer Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Chugiak High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Palmer High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Wasilla High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 99567 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
99567 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 99567 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99567
Is 99567 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99567 ranks 3,121st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99567 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $472,027. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $129,545 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 99567 safe?
Yes, 99567 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare 99567 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99567. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99567 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
99567 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99567: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99567: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99567: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99567: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99567 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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