Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$269,283
$1,423

Housing Market Overview

Metric Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska Avg US Average
Median Home Price $269,283 $303,164 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 8.6% 5.4% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $1,423 $1,387 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 2.0% 2.4% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Alaska
United States
Year Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska United States
Median Rent Over Time
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Alaska
United States
Year Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 3.1 yearly household incomes in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Metric Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska Avg US Average
Median Home Price $269,283 $303,164 $242,182
Median Household Income $87,664 $90,338 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 3.1 3.4 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 52.3% 54.5% 58.2%
Rental Rate 32.5% 27.3% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 15.3% 18.2% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 13.0 14.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2013 2012 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.53 people 2.63 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1985 1985 1978
Median Number of Rooms 4.8 4.8 5.5