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Home values, rents and more in Sterling, AK

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$362,000
Alaska: $398,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+6.5%
Alaska: +5.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
6,323
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$102,415
Alaska: $92,788 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Sterling, AK, shaded by typical home valueSterling99672
  • Under $320k
  • $320k–$350k
  • $350k–$370k
  • $370k–$400k
  • $400k+
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ZIP codes around Sterling, AK, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Sterling is outlined.

How Sterling compares

The typical home in Sterling, AK is worth about $362,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Sterling are 9% below the typical value in Alaska ($398,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Sterling rose 6.5%, compared with +5.3% in Alaska and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $102,415, against $92,788 in Alaska and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 6,323 people live in Sterling (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Sterling has the 15th-highest typical home value of the 35 cities in Alaska with Zillow figures.

Part of: Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · Alaska

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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