The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 99734 sells for about $340,000, or $334 per square foot.
Prices are down 9.33% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 74 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,650 a month.
This ZIP has no home sales of its own, so its market figures come from North Slope Borough, Alaska (county-level). Population, rents, hazards, lending and amenities are this ZIP's own readings.
ZIP 99734 — Prudhoe Bay / Deadhorse
ZIP 99734 is a specialized industrial area in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, with no traditional residential housing market. Consequently, metrics such as median sale price, days on market, and rental rates are not determinable or applicable as the population consists almost entirely of transient industrial workers.
This area is primarily for industrial workers and contractors employed in the oil and gas sector; it is not a residential community for families or traditional home buyers.
Median prices moved down 9.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 74 days on market with 5.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
20% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 8.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 99734, North Slope Borough, Alaska
The area is a remote industrial oil field complex with extreme Arctic climate conditions and high exposure to severe weather and environmental hazards.
The economy is almost entirely driven by the oil and gas extraction industry, serving as the primary hub for North Slope 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).
The economy is dominated by mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, which account for the vast majority of local employment and business establishments.
Access is primarily via the Dalton Highway or air transport to Deadhorse Airport.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter profile for ZCTA 99734.