Best PlacesOld Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage ranks 690th 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 Old Seward-Oceanview, 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.
Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
Where Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,590 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,725, 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 Old Seward-Oceanview, 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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage
Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage'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 Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage.
Who works in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage, and how
Work in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage
Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 3 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage, month by month
Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 69 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 11° |
| April | 47° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 69° | 61° | 54° |
| October | 45° | 38° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage
Ted Stevens Anchorage International sits about 7 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 71 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage
Schools across Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage average a B, better than 70% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Huffman ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Rabbit Creek ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Ocean View ElementaryB− · 43% 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 Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Seward-Oceanview, 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 Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage
Is Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage ranks 690th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, clean air, and low taxes, 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 Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,932. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $109,725 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage safe?
Yes, Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage is safer than 93% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Seward-Oceanview, 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.
Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Seward-Oceanview, 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.
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