Hillside
Hillside is where Anchorage money goes to look at the mountains it can almost touch. Hillside sits up against the Chugach front range: big lots, long driveways, moose in the yard as feature not bug. The trade is real. You get the views, the trailheads at the end of the street, the quiet. You also get the commute, the snow that arrives first and leaves last, and a power grid that takes windstorms personally. For dating, Hillside reads settled, not single. It is a place people move to after they have decided. Bring four-wheel drive and a flexible idea of date night.
Hillside by the numbers
Hillside runs female-leaning, about 47% men to 53% women.
Median individual income in Hillside is about $65,300.
Alaska registers voters by party, and Anchorage is unusual - about 64% register Undeclared or Nonpartisan, well ahead of Republicans (21%) and Democrats (14%).
The median renter in Hillside pays about $1,310 a month.
About 2,600 Hillside residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
- HillsideDrinks
Chilkoot Charlie's
- HillsideDining
SOFIA'S RESTAURANT
- HillsideCafés
Refuge Coffee