Best PlacesFalse Pass, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around False Pass, 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.
False Pass ranks 33,125th 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 False Pass
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.
False Pass' strengths and weaknesses
Where False Pass ranks high
- Short commute5.6 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
Where False Pass ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 0 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in False Pass
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median False Pass home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,688, 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 False Pass
False Pass'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 False Pass.
Who works in False Pass, and how
Work in False Pass centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 15%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 63%
Life in False Pass
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across False Pass, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in False Pass, month by month
False Pass sees roughly 0 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 59 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 23. No month averages between 55 and 75 degrees.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 44° | 37° | 30° |
| July | 59° | 52° | 47° |
| October | 49° | 44° | 37° |
Flying in and out of False Pass
The nearest airport, Cold Bay, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 653 miles away.
The best schools in and around False Pass
Schools across False Pass average a C+, better than 52% 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 False Pass school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
False Pass 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 False Pass against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in False Pass
Is False Pass a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, False Pass ranks 33,125th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, heat safety, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is False Pass expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,500. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $59,688 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is False Pass safe?
False Pass is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $942 per resident a year.
Compare False Pass with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to False Pass. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in False Pass 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.
False Pass detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for False Pass: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in False Pass: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of False Pass: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in False Pass: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
False Pass 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.