What are the Best neighborhoods in Alaska?
The current top-ranked neighborhoods include Bear Valley, Huffman-O'Malley, Mid-Hillside, Glen Alps, Rabbit Creek. Rankings use the certified Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
| Neighborhood | City | County | State Rank | Index | National Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Valley | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #1 of 33 | 84.7 | 99.6 |
| Huffman-O'Malley | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #2 of 33 | 80.5 | 98.7 |
| Mid-Hillside | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #3 of 33 | 79.9 | 98.5 |
| Glen Alps | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #4 of 33 | 79.6 | 98.4 |
| Rabbit Creek | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #5 of 33 | 78.2 | 97.8 |
| South Addition | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #6 of 33 | 76.0 | 96.5 |
| Bayshore-Klatt | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #7 of 33 | 74.0 | 95.1 |
| Rogers Park | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #8 of 33 | 72.3 | 93.6 |
| Abbott Loop | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #9 of 33 | 70.5 | 91.6 |
| Turnagain Arm | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #10 of 33 | 70.0 | 91.1 |
| Scenic Foothills | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #11 of 33 | 68.7 | 89.3 |
| North Star | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #12 of 33 | 67.7 | 87.7 |
| Turnagain | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #13 of 33 | 66.5 | 85.9 |
| Old Seward-Oceanview | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #15 of 33 | 64.7 | 82.9 |
| Girdwood | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #16 of 33 | 64.4 | 82.4 |
| Sand Lake | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #17 of 33 | 64.2 | 82.0 |
| Taku-Campbell | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #18 of 33 | 63.9 | 81.3 |
| Basher | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #19 of 33 | 62.6 | 78.6 |
| Hillside East | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #20 of 33 | 62.3 | 78.1 |
| Airport Heights | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #21 of 33 | 62.2 | 78.0 |
| Campbell Park | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #22 of 33 | 61.8 | 77.0 |
| Tudor Area | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #23 of 33 | 58.0 | 68.6 |
| University Area | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #24 of 33 | 57.2 | 66.5 |
| Russian Jack Park | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #25 of 33 | 55.1 | 61.8 |
| Northeast | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #27 of 33 | 52.6 | 55.5 |
| Government Hill | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #28 of 33 | 41.1 | 28.6 |
| Spenard | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #29 of 33 | 39.0 | 24.5 |
| Fairview | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #30 of 33 | 36.2 | 19.3 |
| Mountain View | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #31 of 33 | 35.4 | 18.0 |
| Downtown | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #32 of 33 | 32.8 | 13.8 |
| Midtown | Anchorage | Anchorage Borough | #33 of 33 | 30.8 | 10.9 |
| South Fork | Eagle River | Anchorage Borough | #14 of 33 | 65.7 | 84.5 |
| Bjerremark | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | #26 of 33 | 53.4 | 57.4 |
The current top-ranked neighborhoods include Bear Valley, Huffman-O'Malley, Mid-Hillside, Glen Alps, Rabbit Creek. Rankings use the certified Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Bear Valley is currently #1 of 33 eligible neighborhoods in this cohort with an index of 84.7.
33 neighborhoods currently form the eligible published ranking cohort for AK.
Huffman-O'Malley has the strongest current Value Opportunity score in this group at 77.0.
Girdwood has the strongest current year-over-year Zillow housing change in this group at 18.8%.
Bear Valley currently has the strongest Stability and Strength score in this group at 88.5.
Rabbit Creek has the highest current NDS-derived median household income in this group at approximately $197,822.
Neighborhoods are ranked by the certified Best Neighborhoods USA Index. Every published local rank includes the eligible denominator, and identity composition is excluded from scoring.
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3 certified city pages are represented from the pinned V1.0.3 route tree. No arbitrary 30-city cutoff is applied.