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1 / 6#6. Meadow Lakes
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 8,994
Best places to live in the Anchorage metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Anchorage metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 6#5. Wasilla
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 9,435
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3 / 6#4. Tanaina
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 9,738
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4 / 6#3. Palmer
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,141
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5 / 6#2. Gateway
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,716
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6 / 6#1. Anchorage
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 289,069
