Sterling, AK Housing, Dwellings and Occupancy Information

This community has the following distinctive community characteristics:

Sterling COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS
These distinctive characteristics represent factors which have a strong influence on this community. Factors are considered "distinctive" if this community falls into the top 25% for these characteristics nationally.
1	The Median Home Sale Price is 256,926 this compares to the country median home sale price of 256,926 / Sterling.
2	Sterling has 2,558 households with the average house hold size of 2.35 people.
3	The annual residence turnover is 28.34 % with 23.81 % of residencies have had the same primary occupants for five or more years. This compares with a county turnover rate of 28.34% / Sterling.

Sterling INSIDE THE HOUSING MARKET
Median Home Sale Price	256,926
Vacant (dwellings)	1,227
Owner-Occupied (dwellings)	2,098
Renter-Occupied (dwellings)	460
Average Household Size (people)	2.35
In Current Residence 5+ years	23.81%
Annual Residence Turnover	28.34%
Households	2,558
Households Family	1,825
Households Non-family	733
Households with Children	671
Households no Children	1,887

Sterling has 2,098 owner occupied dwellings with 460 renter occupied and 1,227 dwellings.

Sterling RESIDENCY BREAKDOWN by # of dwellings

In Sterling there are 671 households with children compared to 1,887 without children.

Sterling HOUSEHOLDS WITH VERSUS WITHOUT CHILDREN by # of households

In Sterling there are 1,825 household composed of people who are related versus 733 households who are unrelated.

Sterling FAMILY VERSUS UNRELATED PEOPLE HOUSEHOLDS by # of households

• In Sterling the closest airport is Kenai Municipal which is 16 miles away.
• The closest local major sports team is Bellingham Slam located 1,378 miles away.
• Closest two year and four year public schools are University Of Ak Anchorage Kenai Pen and University Of Alaska Anchorage.

Sterling GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO KEY VENUES
Closest Major Airport	Kenai Municipal
Distance to Closest Major Airport	16
Closest Major Sports Team	Bellingham Slam
Distance to Team	1,378
Closest 2-year public college	University Of Ak Anchorage Kenai Pen
Distance to 2-year school	12
Closest 4-year public college	University Of Alaska Anchorage
Distance to 4-year school	56

This Sterling reflects the following vehicle ownership trends with 2 of household without vehicles, 27 with one and 71 with two or more vehicles.

Sterling VEHICLE OWNERSHIP

• In Sterling you will find the studio apartments and one-bed room apartments renting the following ranges 546 and 625.
• The larger units like the three-bedroom and four-bedroom rent for 1,042 and 1,335.

Sterling APARTMENT RENTAL RATES
Apartment Size	Rental Estimates*
Studio	546
1 Bedroom	625
2 Bedrooms	760
3 Bedrooms	1,042
4 Bedrooms	1,335