Best PlacesMid-Hillside, Anchorage, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mid-Hillside, Anchorage, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mid-Hillside, Anchorage ranks 150th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mid-Hillside, 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.
Mid-Hillside, Anchorage's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mid-Hillside, Anchorage ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
Where Mid-Hillside, Anchorage ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage
A household needs to earn about $169,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mid-Hillside, Anchorage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $180,238, 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 Mid-Hillside, Anchorage's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage
Mid-Hillside, Anchorage runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mid-Hillside, Anchorage.
Who works in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage, and how
Work in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mid-Hillside, Anchorage, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage, month by month
Mid-Hillside, Anchorage sees roughly 135 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 Mid-Hillside, Anchorage
The nearest airport, Merrill Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 8 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mid-Hillside, Anchorage
Schools across Mid-Hillside, Anchorage average a B, better than 75% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Huffman ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Bear Valley ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- O'malley ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goldenview Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Hanshew Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- South Anchorage High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Service High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mid-Hillside, Anchorage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mid-Hillside, 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 Mid-Hillside, Anchorage against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage
Is Mid-Hillside, Anchorage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mid-Hillside, Anchorage ranks 150th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mid-Hillside, Anchorage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $619,834. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $180,238 median income, cost of living beats 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Mid-Hillside, Anchorage safe?
Yes, Mid-Hillside, Anchorage is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Mid-Hillside, Anchorage with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mid-Hillside, Anchorage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mid-Hillside, 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.
Mid-Hillside, Anchorage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mid-Hillside, Anchorage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mid-Hillside, Anchorage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mid-Hillside, Anchorage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mid-Hillside, 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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