Juneau, AK vs Knik-Fairview, AK

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

MetricJuneau, AKKnik-Fairview, AK
Population31,79419,972
Median Household Income$101,661$96,437
Median Rent$1,444/mo$1,588/mo
Median Home Value$449,300$340,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)—105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.2%50.3%
Poverty Rate8.9%9.2%
Unemployment Rate3.4%5.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k487—*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,919—*
Median AQI—9
Good AQI Days /yr—322
Summer Highs63°F69°F
Winter Lows28°F10°F
Snowfall88 in/yr62 in/yr
Avg Commute15.1 min38.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.915.3
College Degree Rate41.2%20.9%
Foreign-Born %7.7%3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.0%+8.4%

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 Knik-Fairview (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.