About Alaska economy

Alaska consists of three major scenic areas: the mountain chain along the entire southern Pacific coast, the Yukon Valley, with its mountains and hills and the coastal plain ( “North Slope”) in the Arctic Ocean.

Alaska is one of the most economically successful states of the United States. The real gross domestic product per capita (Engl. per capita GDP in real terms) in 2006 stood at $ 43,748 (national average of the 50 U.S. states: $ 37,714; place national ranking: 6)


Alaska real estate values
Alaska real estate values including median price of real estate listings in Alaska by each listing type.

Listing Type Number Median Price Price Change
from Aug
Homes for Sale 4,867 $239,000 +4.0%
New Homes 0 n/a n/a
Foreclosures 847 $185,619 -0.7%


Alaska real estate markets
The most popular real estate markets for the Alaska state are in the following areas:

  • Anchorage County
  • Dillingham County
  • Fairbanks North Star County
  • Haines County
  • Juneau County
  • Kenai Peninsula County
  • Ketchikan Gateway County
  • Kodiak Island County
  • Lake And Peninsula County
  • Matanuska Susitna County
  • Nome County
  • Sitka County
  • Southeast Fairbanks County
  • Valdez Cordova County
  • Yukon Koyukuk County

Bear in mind that the list of Alaska real estate markets may be subject to change due to economic issues.