AK area data
Sitka, AK
Sitka, AK.
Population: 8,368 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $486,548
- 1-year appreciation
- -8.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- -0.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- -8.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +12.4%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $565,869
- House Price Index
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 6
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
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 3
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- landslide, avalanche, volcanicActivity
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 44.0°F
- Average high
- 49.0°F
- Average low
- 38.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 99.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Sitka National Historical Park (2 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 1
Migration
- Net migration
- -53 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Median annual property tax
- $2,080
- Households with broadband internet
- 77.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,331
- Average weekly wage
- $1,177
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 11
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