Best PlacesNaukati Bay, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Naukati Bay, 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.
Naukati Bay ranks 43,435th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Naukati Bay
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.
Naukati Bay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Naukati Bay ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Naukati Bay ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Naukati Bay
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Naukati Bay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $46,786; 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 Naukati Bay's effective rate of 0.01%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Naukati Bay
Naukati Bay runs older 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 Naukati Bay.
Who works in Naukati Bay, and how
Work in Naukati Bay centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Naukati Bay
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Naukati Bay.
What the weather is like in Naukati Bay, month by month
Naukati Bay sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 66 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 37° | 32° |
| April | 54° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 66° | 58° | 52° |
| October | 54° | 47° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Naukati Bay
The nearest airport, Klawock, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 705 miles away.
The best schools in and around Naukati Bay
Schools across Naukati Bay average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top high schools
- Naukati SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Naukati Bay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Naukati Bay 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 Naukati Bay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Naukati Bay
Is Naukati Bay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Naukati Bay ranks 43,435th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Naukati Bay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $212,300. The overall cost of living runs about 35% above the national average. Set against a $46,786 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Naukati Bay safe?
Naukati Bay is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,121 per resident a year.
Compare Naukati Bay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Naukati Bay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Naukati Bay 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.
Naukati Bay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Naukati Bay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Naukati Bay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Naukati Bay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Naukati Bay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Naukati Bay 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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