Best Places99923, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 99923, 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.
99923 ranks 18,649th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 99923
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.
99923's strengths and weaknesses
Where 99923 ranks high
- Short commute1.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 99923 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,326 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
Who lives in 99923
99923 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 99923.
Who works in 99923, and how
Work in 99923 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 41%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 52%
Life in 99923
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 99923.
What the weather is like in 99923, month by month
99923 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 67 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 37° | 33° |
| April | 52° | 44° | 37° |
| July | 67° | 60° | 54° |
| October | 53° | 47° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 99923
The nearest airport, Ketchikan International, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 672 miles away.
The best schools in and around 99923
Schools across 99923 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fawn Mountain ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Schoenbar Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Ketchikan High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 99923 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
99923 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 99923 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 99923
Is 99923 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 99923 ranks 18,649th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 99923 safe?
99923 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,262 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 99923?
July highs average about 67 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 33. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of zip codes.
Compare 99923 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 99923. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 99923 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.
99923 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 99923: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 99923: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 99923: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 99923: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
99923 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.
- 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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