Best PlacesYakutat City and Borough, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Yakutat City and Borough, 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.
Yakutat City and Borough ranks 1,883rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Yakutat City and Borough
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.
Yakutat City and Borough's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yakutat City and Borough ranks high
- Short commute5.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of counties
Where Yakutat City and Borough ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 44 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Yakutat City and Borough
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yakutat City and Borough home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,000, 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 Yakutat City and Borough's effective rate of 0.35%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Yakutat City and Borough
Yakutat City and Borough 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 Yakutat City and Borough.
Who works in Yakutat City and Borough, and how
Work in Yakutat City and Borough centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 43%
Life in Yakutat City and Borough
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Yakutat City and Borough, which the map shows.
Is Yakutat City and Borough growing, and who is moving in?
Yakutat City and Borough has grown about 5% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Casper, WY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Yakutat City and Borough go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Yakutat City and Borough, month by month
Yakutat City and Borough sees roughly 44 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 63 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 49° | 40° | 31° |
| July | 63° | 57° | 50° |
| October | 51° | 43° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Yakutat City and Borough
The nearest airport, Yakutat, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 368 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yakutat City and Borough
Schools across Yakutat City and Borough average a B+, better than 80% of counties.
Top high schools
- Lead CorrespondenceA− · 50% proficient
- Focus HomeschoolB+ · 45% proficient
- Yakutat SchoolB · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yakutat City and Borough school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yakutat City and Borough 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 Yakutat City and Borough against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Yakutat City and Borough
Is Yakutat City and Borough a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yakutat City and Borough ranks 1,883rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Yakutat City and Borough expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,400. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $85,000 median income, cost of living beats 31% of counties.
Is Yakutat City and Borough safe?
Yakutat City and Borough is safer than 1% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,666 per resident a year.
Compare Yakutat City and Borough with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yakutat City and Borough. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yakutat City and Borough 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.
Yakutat City and Borough detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yakutat City and Borough: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yakutat City and Borough: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yakutat City and Borough: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yakutat City and Borough: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yakutat City and Borough 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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