Best PlacesDutch Harbor, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dutch Harbor, 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.
Dutch Harbor ranks 13,330th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dutch Harbor
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.
Dutch Harbor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dutch Harbor ranks high
- Short commute6.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
Where Dutch Harbor ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 31 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,360 a month, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dutch Harbor
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dutch Harbor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $112,099; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Dutch Harbor's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Dutch Harbor
Dutch Harbor's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dutch Harbor.
Who works in Dutch Harbor, and how
Work in Dutch Harbor centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 44%
Life in Dutch Harbor
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Dutch Harbor, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dutch Harbor, month by month
Dutch Harbor sees roughly 31 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 59 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 30. No month averages between 55 and 75 degrees.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 35° | 30° |
| April | 44° | 38° | 34° |
| July | 59° | 52° | 48° |
| October | 50° | 45° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Dutch Harbor
The nearest airport, Unalaska, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 790 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dutch Harbor
Schools across Dutch Harbor average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle's View Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Unalaska Jr/sr High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dutch Harbor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dutch Harbor 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 Dutch Harbor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dutch Harbor
Is Dutch Harbor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dutch Harbor ranks 13,330th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, heat safety, and clean air, and lowest on the weather and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dutch Harbor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,322. The overall cost of living runs about 72% above the national average. Set against a $112,099 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Dutch Harbor safe?
Dutch Harbor is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $745 per resident a year.
Compare Dutch Harbor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dutch Harbor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dutch Harbor 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.
Dutch Harbor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dutch Harbor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dutch Harbor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dutch Harbor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dutch Harbor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dutch Harbor 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.