What is the #1 most expensive cities in alaska?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Mill Bay	3,541	182.3
2	Gateway	6,716	179.0
3	Kodiak Station	1,941	177.4
4	Chena Ridge	5,927	164.1
5	Unalaska	4,430	163.8
6	Bethel	6,313	160.0
7	Farm Loop	2,940	159.9
8	Nome	3,668	158.9
9	Fishhook	5,461	157.6
10	Anchorage	289,069	151.7
11	Butte	3,905	151.5
12	North Lakes	10,583	150.6
13	Steele Creek	5,861	149.4
14	Badger	19,033	148.8
15	Knik-Fairview	18,921	147.2
16	Juneau city and	31,969	147.1
17	Sterling	6,776	144.9
18	Kotzebue	3,046	144.8
19	Bear Creek	1,360	143.2
20	Tanaina	9,738	141.7
21	Ridgeway	2,174	141.6
22	Sitka city and	8,393	140.6
23	Farmers Loop	4,887	140.6
24	Dillingham	2,084	139.2
25	South Lakes	6,132	138.4
26	Eielson AFB	3,133	137.4
27	Valdez	3,911	136.1
28	Deltana	2,064	135.8
29	North Pole	2,663	135.7
30	Skagway	1,212	134.2
31	Meadow Lakes	8,994	132.0
32	Diamond Ridge	1,338	131.7
33	Lazy Mountain	1,472	131.2
34	Kalifornsky	8,136	131.1
35	Cordova	2,405	130.3
36	Delta Junction	1,154	129.0
37	Utqiaġvik	4,850	128.7
38	Fritz Creek	2,432	127.5
39	Ketchikan	8,151	127.3
40	Kodiak	5,497	125.4
41	Goldstream	3,238	125.4
42	Homer	5,750	125.0
43	Point MacKenzie	1,728	124.9
44	College	11,730	123.3
45	Big Lake	3,291	122.5
46	Willow	1,769	121.8
47	Petersburg	3,346	121.0
48	Salcha	1,076	120.2
49	Fairbanks	32,242	119.4
50	Wasilla	9,435	118.2
51	Palmer	6,141	115.2
52	Ester	2,784	114.3
53	Sutton-Alpine	1,361	111.4
54	Seward	2,735	111.4
55	Nikiski	4,656	109.8
56	Haines	1,781	109.3
57	Salamatof	1,201	109.3
58	Kenai	7,562	109.0
59	Soldotna	4,448	106.7
60	Anchor Point	2,291	106.3
61	Cohoe	1,619	104.1
62	Sand Point	1,146	103.3
63	Craig	1,063	103.0
64	Wrangell city and	2,106	101.8
65	Houston	1,693	98.0
66	Ninilchik	1,009	94.3
67	King Cove	1,204	93.9
68	Funny River	1,127	87.6
69	Susitna North	1,506	86.3
70	Metlakatla	1,338	85.3
71	Tok	1,490	80.6
72	Hooper Bay	1,008	74.1
73	Quinhagak	1,302	72.4
74	Kotlik	1,166	63.1

Methodology

Cities in Alaska are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in alaska?: Mill Bay ranks #1 with 182.3 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in alaska?: 1. Mill Bay (182.3), 2. Gateway (179.0), 3. Kodiak Station (177.4), 4. Chena Ridge (164.1), 5. Unalaska (163.8)
How many cities in Alaska are ranked?: This ranking includes 74 cities in Alaska with available data.

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