Anchorage vs Reno
Anchorage, AK compared with Reno, NV · 1,946 miles apart
Anchorage has 287,155 residents to Reno’s 283,621. Anchorage comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Reno does better on clear days a year.
| Anchorage, AK | Reno, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 287,155 | 283,621 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 168 | 2,595 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $80,760 |
| Median home value | $395,900 | $548,300 |
| Median rent | $1,489 | $1,556 |
| Homeownership | 63.9% | 49.8% |
| Average commute | 18.8 min | 20.3 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 37.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.7% | 36.8% |
| Poverty rate | 8.9% | 12.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 6.8× |
| Clear days a year | 13 | 88 |
| Days above 90°F | 0 | 51 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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