What is the median rent in South Lakes, AK?

Name: Median rent in South Lakes, AK, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in South Lakes, AK is $1,178 (±$79) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 604 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,178 (±$79)
Rented homes: 604 (±144)
$2,000 or more: 13.6%

How much rent costs in South Lakes

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Lakes	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Alaska	United States
Less than $500	5.5% (±4.9 points)	5.8%	4.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	17.5% (±13.4 points)	20.5%	16.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	48.2% (±13.2 points)	36.3%	34.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.2% (±11.9 points)	21.0%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.3% (±5.5 points)	11.8%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.1% (±3.9 points)	2.6%	5.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.2% (±3.3 points)	2.1%	2.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 48.2% of renting households.

13.6% of rented homes in South Lakes cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Lakes against Matanuska-Susitna Borough, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Lakes	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Alaska	United States
Median gross rent	$1,178 (±$79)	$1,299 (±$55)	$1,419 (±$23)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	604 (±144)	8,502 (±472)	81,827 (±1,784)	42,849,984

In South Lakes, median gross rent is lower than in Matanuska-Susitna Borough ($1,299).

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

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

In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, South Lakes ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 52 of 129.

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

Median gross rent in places near South Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Lakes
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Lakes	—	$1,178 (±$79)	—
North Lakes	2.1 mi	$1,441 (±$124)	Higher
Gateway	3.4 mi	$1,741 (±$222)	Higher
Wasilla	4.8 mi	$1,153 (±$73)	Not measurably different
Tanaina	6.1 mi	$1,398 (±$75)	Higher
Farm Loop	6.2 mi	$1,991 (±$231)	Higher
Palmer	6.6 mi	$1,125 (±$90)	Not measurably different
Fishhook	10.0 mi	$1,837 (±$328)	Higher
Meadow Lakes	10 mi	$1,377 (±$230)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Lakes, AK ($1,441), Gateway, AK ($1,741), Tanaina, AK ($1,398).

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

Median gross rent across Matanuska-Susitna Borough, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Knik-Fairview	$1,588 (±$119)
6	North Lakes	$1,441 (±$124)
7	Tanaina	$1,398 (±$75)
8	Meadow Lakes	$1,377 (±$230)
9	Willow	$1,375 (±$278)
10	Big Lake	$1,235 (±$127)
11	South Lakes	$1,178 (±$79)
12	Wasilla	$1,153 (±$73)
13	Palmer	$1,125 (±$90)
14	Lazy Mountain	$980 (±$181)
15	Sutton-Alpine	$961 (±$141)
16	Houston	$887 (±$158)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Lakes 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 South Lakes

What is the average rent in South Lakes, AK?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Lakes is $1,178 (±$79) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

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

13.6% of rented homes in South Lakes have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Lakes higher than in Matanuska-Susitna Borough?

In South Lakes, median gross rent is lower than in Matanuska-Susitna Borough ($1,299).

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

It is lower 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 South Lakes CDP, Alaska (place:72135, 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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