Best Places99586, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99586, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
99586 ranks 26,147th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99586
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.
99586's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99586 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 99586 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99586
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99586 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,688, 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 99586's effective rate of 0.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 99586
99586 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 99586.
Who works in 99586, and how
Work in 99586 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 99586
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 99586.
What the weather is like in 99586, month by month
99586 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 73 degrees. January highs sit near 10, with lows near -10. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10° | 0° | -10° |
| April | 46° | 34° | 20° |
| July | 73° | 60° | 46° |
| October | 39° | 28° | 18° |
Flying in and out of 99586
The nearest airport, Valdez Pioneer Field, is about 101 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 189 miles away.
The best schools in and around 99586
Schools across 99586 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Glennallen ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Tanacross SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Glennallen Jr/sr High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 99586 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
99586 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 99586 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99586
Is 99586 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99586 ranks 26,147th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99586 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,500. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $79,688 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 99586 safe?
99586 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,406 per resident a year.
Compare 99586 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99586. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99586 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.
99586 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99586: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99586: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99586: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99586: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99586 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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