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Median Home Price in Fairbanks, AK

The median home value in Fairbanks, AK is $310,893 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.48% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$310,893

Year-over-Year

+3.48%

Population

31,676

Fairbanks ranks #8 of 8 Alaska cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 27.1% below the state's city median of $426,610. It sits in Fairbanks North Star Borough, where the county-wide median is $317,106.

Housing affordability in Fairbanks

Median household income in Fairbanks is $73,534, so the typical home value is about 4.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Fairbanks

Fairbanks police recorded a violent crime rate of 698 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,463 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Fairbanks

What is the average home price in Fairbanks, AK?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Fairbanks, that value is $310,893. That's up 3.48% from a year earlier. It is about 27.1% below the typical Alaska city tracked here.

Is Fairbanks expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Fairbanks are cheaper than Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole, where the median is $317,106 — a difference of about 2.0%.

Is Fairbanks affordable?

Median household income here is $73,534, so the typical home value is about 4.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Fairbanks a safe place to live?

Fairbanks police reported 698 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 31,676. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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