The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 99588 sells for about $126,000, or $180 per square foot.
Prices are down 19% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 88 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,325 a month.
ZIP 99588 — Glennallen
ZIP 99588 (Glennallen) represents a remote, low-density rural housing market in Alaska's Copper River region with low transaction volume and extended marketing periods. Median prices hover around $126,000, reflecting rural cabin and single-family structures rather than suburban housing tracts. Home values remain resilient due to tight inventory, minimal spec building, and seasonal recreational demand.
Best suited for self-reliant rural homesteaders, outdoor recreation enthusiasts, subsistence lifestyle seekers, and seasonal regional workers.
Median prices moved down 19.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 88 days on market with 4.7 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.7% · poverty 5.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 1.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
net outflow — more people moved out than in
ZCTA 99588, Copper River AK
Crime rates in the Copper River census area remain generally low compared to the statewide urban averages, characterized by dispersed rural property calls rather than dense violent crime clusters.
Served primarily by the Copper River School District, including Kenny Lake School and Glennallen School, which maintain small class sizes and personalized instruction.
High exposure to sub-arctic extreme freeze conditions, seasonal permafrost thaw impacts, riverine flooding, and wildland fires during summer months.
Economic activity is anchored by regional transportation crossroads connecting the Glenn and Richardson Highways, Trans-Alaska Pipeline maintenance, and tourism gateway services for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Alaska) — Optional Municipal Residential / Homestead Exemption Authorization: Allows municipal taxing bodies to exempt a percentage of the assessed value (commonly up to 20%, often capped at $50,000, as implemented in jurisdictions like Anchorage) for owner-occupied primary residences. State (Alaska) — Statewide Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption: Mandates that municipalities exempt the first $150,000 of assessed property value from ad valorem taxation. Formula: Taxable Value = Max(0, Assessed Value - $150,000). State (Alaska) — Alaska Statutory Real Property Assessment Ratio and Municipal Levy Authority: Imposes an ad valorem property tax assessed at 100% full and true value (fair market value assessment ratio of 1.0) under AS 29.45.110.
Glennallen is approximately 180 miles northeast of Anchorage along the Glenn Highway (AK-1), representing a remote drive of 3 to 3.5 hours rather than an everyday commuting pattern.
Anchored as the main gateway to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, featuring extensive wilderness trail networks, river rafting, cross-country skiing, and hunting.
Rental options are scarce and tightly constrained, driven primarily by seasonal park service personnel, pipeline maintenance staff, and regional educational workers.
The local economy is supported by pipeline operations (TAPS Pump Stations), regional public health and educational facilities, retail services for highway travelers, and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park administration.
Long-distance regional highway connections via the Glenn Highway (Alaska Route 1) and Richardson Highway (Alaska Route 4); no fixed local transit.
Unzoned and largely unincorporated jurisdiction with development driven by private parcel land sales and federal/state highway easements.
Copper River School District and Copper Valley Electric Association cooperative service territory; no municipal MUD or PID assessments.
High cost and limited availability of standard homeowner insurance policies due to remote volunteer-only fire response and extreme winter freezing risks.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS tables for ZCTA 99588 / Glennallen CDP.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
Main headquarters and expansive visitor complex serving the largest national park in the United States.
Renowned river system famous for premier wild salmon runs and outdoor rafting.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.