A typical Big Lake home is worth roughly $299,000
Homes typically sell in 30 days, below asking.
What kind of housing town is Big Lake?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
82% of Big Lake households own their home
Half of Big Lake’s homes were built before 1993.
Alaska: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A typical home costs 3.7 years of income
About the same as across Alaska. Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Big Lake home, with $10K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250 a month here, $580 less than owning.
How Big Lake ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Big Lake’s typical property tax (1.06% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.7 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250
Renters already here pay a median of $1,235.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Big Lake vs. its neighbors
Big Lake is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | $299K* | — | $1,250 | — | $81,406 |
| Knik-Fairview | $340K* | +4.8%† | $1,470 | — | $96,437 |
| Point MacKenzie | — | +5.3%† | $1,560 | — | — |
| Willow | $259K | −1.3% | $1,310 | — | $89,000 |
| Houston | $295K* | — | $1,270 | 3 | $73,015 |
| Meadow Lakes | $323K* | +5%† | $1,480 | — | $81,699 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
On the market in Big Lake
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Big Lake buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.