What is the median rent in Anchorage, AK?

Name: Median rent in Anchorage, AK, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Anchorage, AK is $1,489 (±$38) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 37,565 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Anchorage, the median gross rent went from $1,320 in 2015–2019 to $1,489 in 2020–2024 (+12.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,489 (±$38)
Rented homes: 37,565 (±1,281)
$2,000 or more: 21.7%
Since 2015–2019: +12.8%

How much rent costs in Anchorage

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Less than $500	3.1% (±0.8 points)	3.1%	4.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.8% (±1.6 points)	12.8%	16.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.8% (±2.7 points)	34.8%	34.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.6% (±2.1 points)	27.6%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.6% (±1.6 points)	12.6%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.8% (±1.1 points)	5.8%	5.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.3% (±0.7 points)	3.3%	2.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 34.8% of renting households.

21.7% of rented homes in Anchorage cost $2,000 or more a month.

Anchorage against Anchorage Municipality, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Median gross rent	$1,489 (±$38)	$1,489 (±$38)	$1,419 (±$23)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	37,565 (±1,281)	37,565 (±1,281)	81,827 (±1,784)	42,849,984

In Anchorage, median gross rent is not measurably different from Anchorage Municipality ($1,489).

It is also higher than in Alaska ($1,419).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Statewide, it ranks 17 of 129.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Anchorage has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,320 (±$25)	$1,489 (±$38)	+12.8%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	38.7% (±1.1 points)	36.1% (±1.1 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	7.2% (±1.0 points)	7.9% (±1.3 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Anchorage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Anchorage
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Anchorage	—	$1,489 (±$38)	—
Knik-Fairview	26 mi	$1,588 (±$119)	Not measurably different
Butte	27 mi	$1,610 (±$148)	Not measurably different
Gateway	27 mi	$1,741 (±$222)	Higher
South Lakes	29 mi	$1,178 (±$79)	Lower
Wasilla	29 mi	$1,153 (±$73)	Lower
Palmer	30 mi	$1,125 (±$90)	Lower
North Lakes	31 mi	$1,441 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Farm Loop	32 mi	$1,991 (±$231)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Lakes, AK ($1,178), Wasilla, AK ($1,153), Palmer, AK ($1,125).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gateway, AK ($1,741), Farm Loop, AK ($1,991).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Anchorage

What is the average rent in Anchorage, AK?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Anchorage is $1,489 (±$38) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Anchorage?

In Anchorage, the median gross rent went from $1,320 in 2015–2019 to $1,489 in 2020–2024 (+12.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Anchorage cost more than $2,000 a month?

21.7% of rented homes in Anchorage have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Anchorage higher than in Anchorage Municipality?

In Anchorage, median gross rent is not measurably different from Anchorage Municipality ($1,489).

It is also higher than in Alaska ($1,419).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Anchorage municipality, Alaska (place:03000, in state:02).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.