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Anchorage MEPS

Anchorage, AK

The building the Anchorage MEPS occupies.

Anchorage MEPS processes applicants for every branch of the armed services from Anchorage, AK. It reports to 5th Battalion in the Western Sector.

The civilian staff here work in medical support, testing, records and scheduling, logistics, and security. Anchorage holds about two in five of everybody in Alaska, on the strip between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet, alongside Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Living Here

This station is in Anchorage County, in the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area.

  • People

    city

    288,976

    Live in the area

    Median age
    35.2
    Median household income
    $103,284
    People per household
    2.59

    api.census.gov · Anchorage

  • Housing

    city

    $395,900

    Median home value

    Median rent, two bedroom
    $1,476 a month

    api.census.gov · Anchorage

  • Work

    county

    3.2%

    Unemployment rate

    People in the labour force
    149,837
    As of
    July 2026

    data.bls.gov · Anchorage

  • Cost of living

    metro

    105

    Where the national average is 100

    Rents
    110
    Goods
    107
    Utilities
    112

    apps.bea.gov · Anchorage, AK

  • Schools

    county

    18.5:1

    Students to each teacher

    Public schools
    99
    School districts
    3
    As of
    2023

    educationdata.urban.org · Anchorage

  • Climate

    nearby

    68°F

    Warmest month, average high

    Coldest month, average low
    9°F
    Rain a year
    17.9 in

    ncei.noaa.gov · ANCHORAGE MERRILL FIELD, AK US