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Real estate businesses in Alaska

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

Listings
934
46 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
623
+24.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.2B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
34.5
10% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
128
28% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#14 of 51
Market score 59 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate businesses 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

There are 934 real estate businesses on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.5, 10% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Alaska spend about $5.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,150 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 28% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 623 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 24.6% from 2019. That is one for every 434 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #14 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest (48). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest (54).

Every market in Alaska for real estate businesses

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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 businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Fairbanks-College, AK4812434.1128−1.4%#194 of 387
2Anchorage, AK4864743.6105+1.9%#201 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Ketchikan, AK541526.2165−2.6%#213 of 536
2Juneau, AK474231.9143−1.8%#297 of 536

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kodiak Island Borough, AK66715.1278−5.0%#331 of 2,229
2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK551526.2165−2.6%#827 of 2,229
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK527932.4129+5.1%#998 of 2,229
4Juneau City and Borough, AK514231.9143−1.8%#1,042 of 2,229
5Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK4916340.9107+10.4%#1,154 of 2,229
6Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK3812434.1128−1.4%#1,727 of 2,229
7Anchorage Municipality, AK3548444.6104−1.3%#1,870 of 2,229
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored28.8531−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored926.2167−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored15.5780−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored28.0487+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored14.1904+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 scored19.6394+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored214.6276−0.1%
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 scored110.2372−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored111.1370−1.0%
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 businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Alaska?

As of September 2026, map listings count 934 real estate businesses in Alaska. 46 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 623 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,718 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 934 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 28% 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 businesses 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 businesses?

Alaska has 34.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 128, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Alaska would have about 1,196, against 934 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 434 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for real estate businesses?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 7 scored counties in Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough scores highest, at 66 (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 59 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #14 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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