Knik-Fairview, AK vs Juneau, AK

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

MetricKnik-Fairview, AKJuneau, AK
Population19,97231,794
Median Household Income$96,437$101,661
Median Rent$1,588/mo$1,444/mo
Median Home Value$340,200$449,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)105—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.3%34.2%
Poverty Rate9.2%8.9%
Unemployment Rate5.1% (county)3.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*487
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,919
Median AQI9—
Good AQI Days /yr322—
Summer Highs69°F63°F
Winter Lows10°F28°F
Snowfall62 in/yr88 in/yr
Avg Commute38.2 min15.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.316.9
College Degree Rate20.9%41.2%
Foreign-Born %3%7.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+8.4%-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 Knik-Fairview (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.