Best PlacesFairview, Anchorage, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairview, Anchorage, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fairview, Anchorage ranks 4,123rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairview, Anchorage
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.
Fairview, Anchorage's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairview, Anchorage ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Fairview, Anchorage ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairview, Anchorage
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairview, Anchorage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,526, 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 Fairview, Anchorage's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairview, Anchorage
Fairview, Anchorage runs younger 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 Fairview, Anchorage.
Who works in Fairview, Anchorage, and how
Work in Fairview, Anchorage centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Fairview, Anchorage
The coast is about 3 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fairview, Anchorage, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fairview, Anchorage, month by month
Fairview, Anchorage sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 9° |
| April | 48° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 70° | 61° | 54° |
| October | 46° | 38° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Fairview, Anchorage
The nearest airport, Merrill Field, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 5 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fairview, Anchorage
Schools across Fairview, Anchorage average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Denali Montessori ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- North Star ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
- Dr. Etheldra Davis - Fairview Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle School Of ScienceD+ · 25% proficient
- Clark Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- West High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairview, Anchorage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairview, Anchorage 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 Fairview, Anchorage against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairview, Anchorage
Is Fairview, Anchorage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairview, Anchorage ranks 4,123rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low taxes, heat safety, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairview, Anchorage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,352. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $52,526 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairview, Anchorage safe?
Fairview, Anchorage is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,026 per resident a year.
Compare Fairview, Anchorage with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairview, Anchorage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairview, Anchorage 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.
Fairview, Anchorage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairview, Anchorage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairview, Anchorage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairview, Anchorage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairview, Anchorage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairview, Anchorage 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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