Best PlacesThane, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Thane, 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.
Thane ranks 16,828th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Thane
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.
Thane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Thane ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
Where Thane ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 13 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Thane
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Thane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,332, 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 Thane's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Thane
Thane'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 Thane.
Who works in Thane, and how
Work in Thane centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 22%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 55%
Life in Thane
The coast is about 40 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Thane, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Thane, month by month
Thane sees roughly 13 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 67 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 31° | 26° |
| April | 50° | 41° | 33° |
| July | 67° | 59° | 51° |
| October | 49° | 43° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Thane
The nearest airport, Juneau International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 582 miles away.
The best schools in and around Thane
Schools across Thane average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rae C. Stedman ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Montessori Borealis Public Alternative SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mitkof Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Dzantik'i Heeni Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Petersburg High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Thunder Mountain High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Thane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Thane 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 Thane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Thane
Is Thane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Thane ranks 16,828th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather 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 Thane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $476,031. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $74,332 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Thane safe?
Thane is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $767 per resident a year.
Compare Thane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Thane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Thane 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.
Thane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Thane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Thane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Thane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Thane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Thane 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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