Housing data for Goldstream, AK

Goldstream, AK has an estimated 3,294 residents and 1,807 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

17.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $847 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
3,294 (±888)
Housing units
1,807 (±386)
Households that rent
17.7%
Median gross rent
$847
Residents since 2015–2019
−8.3%

What stands out in Goldstream

Working from home: 18.9% (±11.7 points) in Goldstream, higher than in Fairbanks North Star Borough (6.6%).

Households that rent: 17.7% (±11.2 points) in Goldstream, lower than in Fairbanks North Star Borough (38.3%).

Median gross rent: $847 (±$18) in Goldstream, lower than in Fairbanks North Star Borough ($1,459).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 5.4% (±7.3 points) in Goldstream, lower than in Fairbanks North Star Borough (14.3%).

Housing in Goldstream at a glance

  • Median rent: $847 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 40.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 17.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $103,589 median household income
  • Home values: $289,600 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,980 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,654 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 5.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 31.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 20.7% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 77.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
  • Commute and cars: 27.1 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −8.3% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 19.0% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 5.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Goldstream against Fairbanks North Star Borough, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
GoldstreamFairbanks North Star BoroughAlaskaUnited States
Residents3,294 (±888)95,460 (exact)735,706 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,807 (±386)42,680 (±799)328,491 (±442)143,775,355
Households that rent17.7% (±11.2 points)38.3% (±2.1 points)33.2% (±0.7 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$847 (±$18)$1,459 (±$45)$1,419 (±$23)$1,413
Median household income$103,589 (±$22,396)$88,267 (±$4,639)$92,788 (±$1,232)$80,734
Median home value$289,600 (±$39,121)$298,200 (±$9,478)$352,900 (±$3,735)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,654 (±$1,147)$3,550 (±$183)$3,901 (±$70)$3,119
Built before 198020.7% (±12.5 points)38.2% (±2.2 points)36.9% (±0.7 points)49.7%
Average commute27.1 minutes (±5.6)19.2 minutes (±1.1)19.4 minutes (±0.3)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband87.3% (±9.2 points)91.5% (±1.6 points)91.9% (±0.4 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.2 years (±6.1)32.5 years (±0.3)35.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Goldstream covers 86.0 square miles of land, about 38 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Goldstream has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents3,592 (±787)3,294 (±888)−8.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units2,122 (±331)1,807 (±386)−14.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$691 (±$33)$847 (±$18)+22.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$269,700 (±$29,808)$289,600 (±$39,121)+7.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$81,750 (±$21,183)$103,589 (±$22,396)+26.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,658 (±$402)$1,980 (±$171)+19.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,668 (±$769)$3,654 (±$1,147)−0.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent39.0% (±14.0 points)17.7% (±11.2 points)−21.3 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±2.9 points)0.0% (±8.7 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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.

ZIP codes in Goldstream

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
9970917%29,551$1,337$304,800$86,294

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Goldstream

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Ester4.4 mi$1,208$255,40044.4%
College8.0 mi$1,454$297,50039.0%
Farmers Loop9.9 mi$1,406$279,80017.8%
Chena Ridge10 mi$1,110$395,50024.3%
Fairbanks13 mi$1,496$268,40060.2%
Steele Creek17 mi$1,223$348,40010.3%
Badger21 mi$1,629$310,60019.4%
North Pole24 mi$1,304$289,40044.1%

Places in Alaska most like Goldstream

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Lazy Mountain$980$352,800$101,66717.4%
Fritz Creek$1,125$344,100$89,53113.3%
Sutton-Alpine$961$236,200$75,11911.4%
Sterling$1,248$353,400$102,41513.4%
Chena Ridge$1,110$395,500$133,77524.3%
Steele Creek$1,223$348,400$121,36410.3%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Alaska.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Goldstream, fiscal year 2027

Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,081$1,187$1,553$2,150$2,596

HUD income limits for Goldstream, fiscal year 2026

Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$24,450$40,750$65,150
2 people$27,950$46,550$74,450
3 people$34,150$52,350$83,750
4 people$41,250$58,150$93,050
5 people$48,350$62,850$100,500
6 people$55,450$67,500$107,950
7 people$62,550$72,150$115,400
8 people$69,650$76,800$122,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $116,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Goldstream is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Goldstream

What is the average rent in Goldstream, AK?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Goldstream is $847 (±$18) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

What is the median household income in Goldstream?

The median household income in Goldstream is $103,589 (±$22,396) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Goldstream, AK?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $289,600 (±$39,121) for owner-occupied homes in Goldstream (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Goldstream?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Goldstream, AK is $1,980 (±$171) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Goldstream?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Goldstream, AK is $3,654 (±$1,147) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Goldstream?

Goldstream, AK has an estimated 1,807 (±386) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Goldstream growing?

In Goldstream, the number of residents went from 3,592 in 2015–2019 to 3,294 in 2020–2024 (−8.3%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Goldstream?

The ZIP code that covers Goldstream is 99709.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 99709?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99709 is $1,337 (±$59) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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 Goldstream CDP, Alaska (place:29130, in state:02).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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