AK area data
Kenai, AK
Kenai, AK.
Population: 16,510 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $336,707
- 1-year appreciation
- +6.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +6.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +15.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +40.0%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $336,707
- House Price Index
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Days to pending
- 39 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 42
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $13.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 8
- Elementary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 3
- Charter schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- avalanche, earthquake, winterWeather, landslide, tsunami
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 19.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 10
- Days with Good air quality
- 119
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Kenai Fjords National Park (43 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Feuding Lane South Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Soldotna Airport (SXQ) (22 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
Migration
- Net migration
- +188 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,985
- Median annual property tax
- $1,936
- Mean commute to work
- 20 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 58.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,040
- Average weekly wage
- $1,090
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 102
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