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Real estate agents and brokers in Alaska

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
752
25 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
371
+41.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.2B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
27.8
9% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
126
26% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#14 of 51
Market score 55 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Alaska has 752 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 27.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Alaska comes to about $5.2B a year: $19,150 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 26% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Alaska was 371 in 2023, up 41.1% from 2019. That is one for every 729 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #14 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (48). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest (51).

Every market in Alaska for real estate agents and brokers

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK4851234.5105+1.9%#201 of 387
2Fairbanks-College, AK4210629.2119−1.4%#258 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Juneau, AK513123.5154−1.8%#246 of 533
2Ketchikan, AK431322.7151−2.6%#350 of 533

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kodiak Island Borough, AK59612.9258−5.0%#582 of 2,176
2Juneau City and Borough, AK553123.5154−1.8%#792 of 2,176
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK516426.3126+5.1%#1,005 of 2,176
4Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK5112330.9113+10.4%#1,012 of 2,176
5Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK471322.7151−2.6%#1,209 of 2,176
6Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK3710629.2119−1.4%#1,738 of 2,176
7Anchorage Municipality, AK3638935.8103−1.3%#1,805 of 2,176
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored28.8422−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored926.2133−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored15.5619−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored28.0387+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored14.1719+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored19.6313+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored214.6219−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored110.2295−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored111.1294−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Alaska?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 752 real estate agents and brokers in Alaska. 25 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 371 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 41.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Alaska spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.2B a year, or $19,150 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 752 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 26% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Alaska has 27.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 126, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Alaska would have about 950, against 752 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 729 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 7 scored counties in Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Alaska scores 55 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #14 of the 50 states and DC.

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