Hottest cities in Alaska by momentum

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The Alaska cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.

Alaska cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.

Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.

1Palmer, AKAnchorage · pop 6,62682Hot$432,736median home+10.1%home YoY
2Homer, AK · pop 6,13681Hot$420,370median home+12.7%home YoY
3Meadow Lakes, AKAnchorage · pop 9,19777Rising$383,858median home+7.3%home YoY
4Wasilla, AKAnchorage · pop 10,31876Rising$417,945median home+7.3%home YoY
5Sterling, AK · pop 5,91873Rising$346,309median home+5.9%home YoY
6Kenai, AK · pop 7,77069Rising$324,324median home+5.4%home YoY
7Ketchikan, AKKetchikan · pop 8,03368Rising$402,195median home+8.6%home YoY
8Anchorage, AKAnchorage · pop 289,60065Rising$414,014median home+4.0%home YoY
9Kodiak, AK · pop 5,39965Rising$444,217median home+7.4%home YoY
10Juneau, AKJuneau · pop 31,57263Rising$472,050median home+4.2%home YoY
11Fairbanks, AKFairbanks · pop 31,73256Stable$298,966median home+1.2%home YoY
12Sitka, AK · pop 8,35534Cooling$485,709median home-3.0%home YoY

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.