AK area data
Valdez, AK
Valdez, AK.
Population: 3,862 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $354,184
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +15.4%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $354,184
- House Price Index
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
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
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Copper Center 2 Airport (CZC) (24 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Gulkana Airport (GKN) (34 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Median annual property tax
- $4,309
- Mean commute to work
- 10 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 87.3%
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