Best places to live in the Anchorage metro area

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July 8, 2025
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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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#6. Meadow Lakes

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 8,994

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#5. Wasilla

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 9,435

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#4. Tanaina

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 9,738

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#3. Palmer

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,141

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#2. Gateway

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,716

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#1. Anchorage

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 289,069

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