Best Places99664, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99664, 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.
99664 ranks 16,539th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99664
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.
99664's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99664 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute13.3 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 99664 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 30 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99664
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99664 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,745, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 99664's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 99664
99664 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 99664.
Who works in 99664, and how
Work in 99664 centers on public administration and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 99664
99664 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. The coast is about 6 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 99664 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 99664, month by month
99664 sees roughly 30 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 22° |
| April | 48° | 39° | 31° |
| July | 65° | 56° | 50° |
| October | 49° | 41° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 99664
The nearest airport, Kenai Municipal, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around 99664
Schools across 99664 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mcneil Canyon ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Redoubt ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Tustumena ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Skyview Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Seward Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- River City AcademyB · 50% proficient
- Seward High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 99664 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
99664 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 99664 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99664
Is 99664 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99664 ranks 16,539th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99664 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,765. The overall cost of living runs about 38% above the national average. Set against a $90,745 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 99664 safe?
99664 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $718 per resident a year.
Compare 99664 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99664. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99664 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.
99664 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99664: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99664: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99664: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99664: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99664 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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