Best PlacesSkagway Municipality, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Skagway Municipality, 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.
Skagway Municipality ranks 204th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Skagway Municipality
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.
Skagway Municipality's strengths and weaknesses
Where Skagway Municipality ranks high
- Short commute4.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of counties
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of counties
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
Where Skagway Municipality ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Skagway Municipality
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Skagway Municipality home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,136, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Skagway Municipality's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Skagway Municipality
Skagway Municipality's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Skagway Municipality.
Who works in Skagway Municipality, and how
Work in Skagway Municipality centers on public administration and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 50%
Life in Skagway Municipality
Skagway Municipality has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties and more parkland per resident than 99% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Skagway Municipality and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Skagway Municipality growing, and who is moving in?
Skagway Municipality has grown about 6% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Anchorage, AK.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Skagway Municipality go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Skagway Municipality, month by month
Skagway Municipality sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 67 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 30° | 25° |
| April | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| July | 67° | 59° | 53° |
| October | 50° | 44° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Skagway Municipality
The nearest airport, Skagway, is about 0 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 515 miles away.
The best schools in and around Skagway Municipality
Schools across Skagway Municipality average an A+, better than 99% of counties.
Top high schools
- Skagway SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Skagway Municipality school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Skagway Municipality 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 Skagway Municipality against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Skagway Municipality
Is Skagway Municipality a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Skagway Municipality ranks 204th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, good schools, and walkability, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Skagway Municipality expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $435,400. The overall cost of living runs about 41% above the national average. Set against a $81,136 median income, cost of living beats 9% of counties.
Is Skagway Municipality safe?
Skagway Municipality is safer than 5% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,028 per resident a year.
Compare Skagway Municipality with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Skagway Municipality. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Skagway Municipality 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.
Skagway Municipality detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Skagway Municipality: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Skagway Municipality: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Skagway Municipality: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Skagway Municipality: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Skagway Municipality 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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