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Median Home Price in Kenai, AK

The median home value in Kenai, AK is $338,875 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.19% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$338,875

Year-over-Year

+6.19%

Population

7,851

Kenai ranks #7 of 8 Alaska cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 20.6% below the state's city median of $426,610. It sits in Kenai Peninsula Borough, where the county-wide median is $356,795.

Housing affordability in Kenai

Median household income in Kenai is $87,083, so the typical home value is about 3.9× 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 Kenai

Kenai police recorded a violent crime rate of 229 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 866 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 Kenai

What is the average home price in Kenai, 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 Kenai, that value is $338,875. That's up 6.19% from a year earlier. It is about 20.6% below the typical Alaska city tracked here.

Is Kenai expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Kenai are cheaper than Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole, where the median is $356,795 — a difference of about 5.0%.

Is Kenai affordable?

Median household income here is $87,083, so the typical home value is about 3.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Kenai a safe place to live?

Kenai police reported 229 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 7,851. 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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