Best Places99835, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99835, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
99835 ranks 7,253rd 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 99835
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.
99835's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99835 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute13.0 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 99835 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,987 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 99835
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 99835 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,909, 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 99835's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 99835
99835's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 99835.
Who works in 99835, and how
Work in 99835 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in 99835
99835 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 99835 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 99835, month by month
99835 sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 63 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 35° | 31° |
| April | 50° | 41° | 35° |
| July | 63° | 56° | 52° |
| October | 51° | 44° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 99835
The nearest airport, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 591 miles away.
The best schools in and around 99835
Schools across 99835 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Keet Gooshi Heen ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blatchley Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Sitka High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Mt. Edgecumbe High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Pacific High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 99835 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
99835 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 99835 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99835
Is 99835 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99835 ranks 7,253rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99835 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $449,528. The overall cost of living runs about 52% above the national average. Set against a $97,909 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 99835 safe?
99835 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $718 per resident a year.
Compare 99835 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99835. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99835 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.
99835 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99835: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99835: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99835: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99835: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99835 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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