Best PlacesBuckland, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckland, 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.
Buckland ranks 44,832nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buckland
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.
Buckland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckland ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute5.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
Where Buckland ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckland
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,922, 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 a national 0.90% effective rate, since no local rate is published, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buckland
Buckland runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buckland.
Who works in Buckland, and how
Work in Buckland centers on public administration and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 11%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 77%
Life in Buckland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buckland.
What the weather is like in Buckland, month by month
Buckland sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 67 degrees. January highs sit near 7, with lows near -9. The comfortable stretch runs July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7° | -1° | -9° |
| April | 30° | 20° | 10° |
| July | 67° | 57° | 47° |
| October | 37° | 29° | 21° |
Flying in and out of Buckland
The nearest airport, Buckland, is about 0 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 476 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buckland
Schools across Buckland average a D+, better than 19% of towns.
Top high schools
- Buckland SchoolF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckland 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 Buckland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckland
Is Buckland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckland ranks 44,832nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and low property taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buckland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,900. The overall cost of living runs about 44% above the national average. Set against a $58,922 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Buckland safe?
Buckland is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,640 per resident a year.
Compare Buckland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckland 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.
Buckland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckland 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.