AK area data
Seward, AK
Seward, AK.
Population: 4,698 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $408,843
- 1-year appreciation
- +13.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +22.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +32.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +83.8%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $408,843
- House Price Index
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 5
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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- avalanche, earthquake, winterWeather, landslide, tsunami
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 40.0°F
- Average high
- 46.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 64.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 10
- Days with Good air quality
- 119
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Kenai Fjords National Park (39 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Seward Airport (SWD) (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Seward Airport (SWD) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
Migration
- Net migration
- +188 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $3,400
- Households with broadband internet
- 69.6%
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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