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Buying a home in Iliamna, Alaska

The typical owner-occupied home in Iliamna is worth about $330,000, 6% below the Alaska median of $352,900 and about the same as the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $74,500 a year, so the median home costs 4.4 times the median income (3.8 times for Alaska). 81% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 54% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Iliamna at a glance

Iliamna Alaska U.S.
Median home value $330,000 $352,900 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $3,901 $3,119
Median household income $74,500 $92,788 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 81% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 54% 60% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $2,167 $2,229 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 29.0% 21.6% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,419 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1988 1986 1980
Vacant homes 44.8% 17.6% 10.1%
Population 70 735,706 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Iliamna

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Iliamna home of $330,000 with 20% down costs about $2,216 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $2,766, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $94,969 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 36% of the median Iliamna household income of $74,500; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $259,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$66,000
Loan amount$264,000
Principal and interest$1,776
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$302
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$138
PMI$0
Total per month$2,216

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$11,550
Loan amount$324,023
Principal and interest$2,180
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$302
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$138
FHA mortgage insurance$146
Total per month$2,766

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Questions about home buying in Iliamna

What is the median home value in Iliamna?

About $330,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Iliamna?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $2,216 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $94,969 a year.

More about Iliamna

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data