Urban Alaska’s high costs of living driven by health care and groceries

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 802

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Alaska’s three major cities continue to have higher living costs than most of the nation’s urban areas, according to a newly released analysis published by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks are in the top 25 among 257 metropolitan national areas. Among the three, Juneau had the highest overall cost of living, at 31.7% above the national urban average in 2025, according to the analysis, published in the …

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