AK · Metro #139

Anchorage - AK housing market

The Anchorage metro has a typical home value of $428,282, up 6.4% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 6 days on market, a strong seller's market. 25% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$428,282
+6.4% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$421,988
+4.6% YoY
Median list price
$460,967
Sale-to-list ratio
100.3%
Selling above ask
Days on market
6d
Listings w/ price cut
25.0%
New listings / mo
658
+9.8% YoY
Homes for sale
1,281
+2.0% YoY
Typical rent
$1,808/mo
+4.5% YoY
Rent vs buy
19.7x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($428,282) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Anchorage - AK metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 6.4% over the past year. In Anchorage - AK, that means a home worth $402,521 last year is now worth roughly $428,282.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $421,988. Homes are selling at 100.3% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Anchorage - AK sit on the market for roughly 6 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 25.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 658 new listings hit the market each month in Anchorage - AK. There are currently 1,281 homes for sale, up 2.0% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Anchorage - AK is $1,808, up 4.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 19.7x, toss-up (#51 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $2,202 a month in principal and interest, $394 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.85% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

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