The median home in Fairbanks, Alaska is valued at $283,657, down 1.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,826, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 12.9x — below the national average of 18x. Fairbanks is part of the Fairbanks, AK metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$283,657
-1.4%
Rent$1,826/mo
AFFORDABILITYBuying $46/mo cheaper ($1,826 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + AK ins. 28% per HUD.
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$56,731 on $283,657
Stretch — 28.5% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$1,780
P/I28.5%
Afford$279K
Gap-$5K
P&I $1,434Tax $246Ins $100
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