Mountain View
Mountain View wears its working-class bona fides without apology. This is the most diverse zip code in Alaska, full stop, and the stretch along Mountain View Drive reflects it: Samoan markets next to Hmong groceries next to taquerias next to the Alaska Native Heritage Center up the road. Rents stay reasonable because the neighborhood has spent decades shrugging off gentrification chatter. The tradeoff is real. Property crime runs above the Anchorage average and the streetscape is more practical than picturesque. For daters who want actual neighborhoods over manicured ones, Mountain View offers something most of Anchorage cannot: texture.
Mountain View by the numbers
Mountain View is roughly balanced, about 50% men to 50% women.
Median individual income in Mountain View is about $38,800.
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 Mountain View pays about $1,370 a month.
About 8,200 Mountain View residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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49th State Brewing - Anchorage
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Glacier Brewhouse
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Crow's Nest
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Hula Hands Restaurant | Hawaiian
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Tent City Taphouse
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Darwin's Theory
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Van's Dive Bar
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Van's Dive Bar
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Time Out Lounge
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Coffee Queen
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Aftershock Espresso LLC
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Jamico's Pizzaria Restaurant
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The Blue Fox