Best PlacesRabbit Creek, Anchorage, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rabbit Creek, 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.
Rabbit Creek, Anchorage ranks 72nd 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 Rabbit Creek, 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.
Rabbit Creek, Anchorage's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rabbit Creek, Anchorage ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
Where Rabbit Creek, Anchorage ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rabbit Creek, Anchorage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $196,689, 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 Rabbit Creek, Anchorage's effective rate of 1.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage
Rabbit Creek, Anchorage's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rabbit Creek, Anchorage.
Who works in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage, and how
Work in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Rabbit Creek, Anchorage, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage, month by month
Rabbit Creek, Anchorage sees roughly 132 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 Rabbit Creek, Anchorage
The nearest airport, Merrill Field, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 10 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rabbit Creek, Anchorage
Schools across Rabbit Creek, Anchorage average an A−, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bear Valley ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Rabbit Creek ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goldenview Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- South Anchorage High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rabbit Creek, Anchorage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rabbit Creek, 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 Rabbit Creek, Anchorage against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage
Is Rabbit Creek, Anchorage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rabbit Creek, Anchorage ranks 72nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and low taxes, 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 Rabbit Creek, Anchorage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $695,835. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $196,689 median income, cost of living beats 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Rabbit Creek, Anchorage safe?
Yes, Rabbit Creek, Anchorage is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Rabbit Creek, Anchorage with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rabbit Creek, Anchorage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rabbit Creek, 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.
Rabbit Creek, Anchorage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rabbit Creek, Anchorage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rabbit Creek, Anchorage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rabbit Creek, Anchorage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rabbit Creek, 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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