Similar to nearby areas, it's somewhat more expensive compared to the US as a whole. However compared to the city of Anchorage, it is somewhat less expensive.
Home prices
The median home in Fox River costs $247,200. Compared to other places in this area it is roughly $11,560 (4%) higher.It is approximately $29,700 (13%) higher in comparison to the rest of the nation, and in comparison to the city of Anchorage it is about $67,600 (21%) lower.
Rents
In Fox River the median rent is $825 a month. It is about $60 (6%) lower in comparison to nearby areas.In comparison to the nation as a whole it is roughly $237 (22%) lower, and in comparison to the city of Anchorage it is approximately $495 (37%) lower.
Nearby places
Fritz Creek
Fritz Creek is Fox River's neighbor to the southwest. Real estate prices there are a bit more expensive. The median home in Fritz Creek costs $299,500, which is $52,300 (17%) higher than Fox River. Its rents are a little more expensive. Fritz Creek's median monthly rent is $891, which comes out to $66 (7%) higher than Fox River.
Ninilchik
Ninilchik is about 14 miles northwest from Fox River. Housing prices there are a little less expensive. The median home in Ninilchik costs $220,700, which works out to $26,500 (12%) lower than Fox River. Rents there are substantially less expensive. Ninilchik's median monthly rent is $592, which works out to $233 (39%) lower than Fox River.
Kachemak
Kachemak is about 15 miles southwest from Fox River. Real estate prices there are somewhat more expensive. The cost of the median home in Kachemak is $298,400, which works out to $51,200 (17%) higher than Fox River. Rents there are a lot more expensive. Kachemak's median monthly rent is $1,317, which works out to $492 (37%) higher than Fox River.
Nikolaevsk
Nikolaevsk is roughly 18 miles west from Fox River. Its real estate prices are a lot less expensive. The median home in Nikolaevsk is valued at $153,100, which works out to $94,100 (61%) lower than Fox River. The rent there is substantially less expensive. The median monthly rent in Nikolaevsk is $525, which works out to $300 (57%) lower than Fox River.
Happy Valley
Happy Valley is roughly 18 miles west from Fox River. Its housing prices are somewhat less expensive. The median home in Happy Valley costs $206,500, which works out to $40,700 (19%) lower than Fox River. Rent there is somewhat more expensive. Happy Valley's median rent is $1,102 per month, which is $277 (25%) higher than Fox River.