The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 99628 sells for about $155,000, or $148 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 112 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,200 a month.
ZIP 99628 — Manokotak
The housing market in 99628 is characterized by extremely low inventory and minimal transaction volume, typical of remote Alaska villages. Prices remain stable with little speculative activity. Data for specific metrics like price cuts and sale-to-list ratios are limited due to the lack of active listings.
This area is primarily for residents with deep local ties to the Bristol Bay region, subsistence hunters, and seasonal workers in the fishing industry.
Median prices moved up 3.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 112 days on market with 12.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.8% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 9.2% · poverty 22.1% — a mixed stability 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 3.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 99628, Dillingham Census Area, AK
The area is subject to remote-Alaska environmental risks including extreme cold, seasonal flooding, and limited infrastructure resilience.
Economic activity is primarily driven by subsistence, local government, and seasonal commercial fishing operations.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Alaska) — Municipal Property Tax: Tax is calculated as (Assessed Value - Exemptions) * Mill Rate. Municipalities are authorized to levy taxes and impose liens for enforcement. Exemptions include mandatory state-required exemptions (e.g., for certain residents) and optional local exemptions. State (Alaska) — Mandatory Property Tax Exemptions: Exemption of the first $150,000 of assessed value from municipal property taxation. State (Alaska) — Municipal Property Tax: Tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value of the property by the local mill rate. State law mandates a mandatory exemption of the first $150,000 of assessed value for senior citizens (65+) and disabled veterans (50%+ service-connected disability). 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).
Recreation is centered on outdoor activities including fishing, hunting, and boating in the Bristol Bay region.
The rental market is extremely limited with very low inventory and high reliance on employer-provided or community-based housing.
The economy is heavily reliant on the commercial salmon fishing industry and public sector employment.
Access is primarily via small aircraft and seasonal boat travel; there are no road connections to the Alaska highway system.
The area is served by the Southwest Region School District.
Property insurance is difficult to obtain and expensive due to the remote location and high cost of construction/logistics.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 99628 profile.
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.
Major regional river known for world-class salmon fishing.
Central hub for community services and local administration.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.