Best PlacesNortheast, Anchorage, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northeast, 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.
Northeast, Anchorage ranks 2,232nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northeast, 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.
Northeast, Anchorage's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northeast, Anchorage ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Northeast, Anchorage ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,590 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northeast, Anchorage
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northeast, Anchorage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,214, 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 Northeast, Anchorage's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 Northeast, Anchorage
Northeast, Anchorage runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northeast, Anchorage.
Who works in Northeast, Anchorage, and how
Work in Northeast, Anchorage centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Northeast, Anchorage
Northeast, Anchorage has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Northeast, Anchorage and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northeast, Anchorage, month by month
Northeast, Anchorage sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 69 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 9° |
| April | 48° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 69° | 60° | 53° |
| October | 45° | 37° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Northeast, Anchorage
The nearest airport, Merrill Field, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 9 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northeast, Anchorage
Schools across Northeast, Anchorage average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Orion Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Aurora ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Ursa Minor ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wendler Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Nicholas J. Begich Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Clark Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Bartlett High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northeast, Anchorage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northeast, 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 Northeast, Anchorage against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Northeast, Anchorage suits
Families
Schools land around the 16th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Retirees
The weather beats 67% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 91%.
Common questions about living in Northeast, Anchorage
Is Northeast, Anchorage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northeast, Anchorage ranks 2,232nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northeast, Anchorage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,430. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $85,214 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast, Anchorage safe?
Yes, Northeast, Anchorage is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $566 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Northeast, Anchorage?
July highs average about 69 degrees, and January highs near 25 with lows near 9. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast, Anchorage good for families?
Schools beat 16% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $1,590 a month.
Compare Northeast, Anchorage with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northeast, Anchorage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northeast, 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.
Northeast, Anchorage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northeast, Anchorage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northeast, Anchorage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northeast, Anchorage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northeast, Anchorage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northeast, 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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