Badger, AK vs Juneau, AK

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBadger, AKJuneau, AK
Population18,67731,794
Median Household Income$97,183$101,661
Median Rent$1,629/mo$1,444/mo
Median Home Value$310,600$449,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)103—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income22.8%34.2%
Poverty Rate4.2%8.9%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*487
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,919
Median AQI44—
Good AQI Days /yr206—
Summer Highs69°F63°F
Winter Lows-14°F28°F
Snowfall53 in/yr88 in/yr
Avg Commute22.5 min15.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.416.9
College Degree Rate23.5%41.2%
Foreign-Born %3.1%7.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.6%-2.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Badger (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.