Housing in Sutton-Alpine

A typical Sutton-Alpine home is worth roughly $236,000

Typical home value

$236K

AK $399K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,340

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,278

AK $3,901

What kind of housing town is Sutton-Alpine?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further41% below the Alaska typical home.A town of owners89% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.1 years of income

Less than across Alaska (4.3 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$273,000

Typical Sutton-Alpine home $236K

That covers a typical Sutton-Alpine home, with $37K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,510

Loan $1,170Tax $270Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,340 a month here, $170 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Buffalo Soapstone$289K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sutton-Alpine’s typical property tax (1.39% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

89% of Sutton-Alpine households own their home

Half of Sutton-Alpine’s homes were built before 1989.

Owners and renters

Own 89%Rent 11%

Alaska: 67% own.

1989

typical home built · AK 1986

$3,278

median property tax bill · AK $3,901

1.39%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · AK 1.11%

16%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,340

Renters already here pay a median of $961, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$980

1 bedroom$1,020

2 bedrooms$1,340

3 bedrooms$1,860

4 bedrooms$2,240

11%

of households rent · AK 33%

renter households

70%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · AK 45%

21%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$961

median rent paid today · Census

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.

Next door

Sutton-Alpine vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Sutton-Alpine. Tap one to see its housing page.

Buffalo Soapstone$289K Sutton-Alpine$236K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Sutton-Alpine	$236K*	—	$1,340	$75,119
Buffalo Soapstone	$289K*	+7.9%†	$1,450	$68,750

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.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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.