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The median home value in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK is $311,765 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.46% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$311,765
Year-over-Year
+4.46%
National Rank
#876 of 3071
Fairbanks North Star Borough ranks 12th out of 13 counties in AK by median home price, and is +32.6% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within AK, the typical county has a median home value of $389,805, making Fairbanks North Star Borough -20.0% below the AK state median.
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The typical home value decreased by 0.1%, from $312,161 in May 2026 to $311,765 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $312,161 | +2.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $316,252 | +3.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $317,106 | +3.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $311,765 | +4.5% |
Households here earn a median of $88,267 a year against a typical home value of $311,765 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 46% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Fairbanks North Star Borough recorded a violent crime rate of 667 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,342 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 34,166 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $311,765. That's up 4.46% from a year earlier. That is about 32.6% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Fairbanks North Star Borough the 12th most expensive of 13 counties in Alaska.
Median household income here is $88,267, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Fairbanks North Star Borough recorded 667 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 34,166 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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