Best PlacesSusitna North, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Susitna North, 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.
Susitna North ranks 31,689th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Susitna North
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.
Susitna North's strengths and weaknesses
Where Susitna North ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Susitna North ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,157 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Susitna North
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Susitna North home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,522, 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 Susitna North's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Susitna North
Susitna North 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 Susitna North.
Who works in Susitna North, and how
Work in Susitna North centers on transportation & warehousing and construction. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Susitna North
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Susitna North.
What the weather is like in Susitna North, month by month
Susitna North sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 71 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 16° | 6° |
| April | 48° | 37° | 24° |
| July | 71° | 61° | 51° |
| October | 46° | 36° | 27° |
Flying in and out of Susitna North
The nearest airport, Merrill Field, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Susitna North
Schools across Susitna North average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Talkeetna ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Susitna Valley HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Susitna North school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Susitna North 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 Susitna North against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Susitna North
Is Susitna North a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Susitna North ranks 31,689th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on empty homes 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 Susitna North expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,839. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $71,522 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Susitna North safe?
Susitna North is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $747 per resident a year.
Compare Susitna North with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Susitna North. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Susitna North 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.
Susitna North detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Susitna North: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Susitna North: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Susitna North: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Susitna North: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Susitna North 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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