Lazy MountainAK
Home to 1,459 people, this town lies in Alaska.
Is Lazy Mountain a good place to live?
Lazy Mountain’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. On cost of living, just 4 of Alaska’s 65 towns do better. 51% of the land in Lazy Mountain is conserved, above both Alaska’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Knik Public Use Area, at 221 acres. Lazy Mountain has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,459 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lazy Mountain grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alaska), ordered by how far Lazy Mountain is from typical.
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Moving to Lazy Mountain: who provides what
Lazy Mountain is unincorporated, so Matanuska-Susitna Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lazy Mountain.
nearly a third of the land in Lazy Mountain is protected from building
Trails total 23 miles in 1 park or preserve. Lazy Mountain’s concentration of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Knik Public Use Area | 0.9 mi | 221 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lazy Mountain has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from avalanches
FEMA puts nearly three quarters of Lazy Mountain’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 23% to earthquakes. Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Lazy Mountain is healthier than seven in ten U.S. towns
For adults in Lazy Mountain, the share who had a checkup this year is 73%. Against the Alaska average, Lazy Mountain comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. 32% of adults in Lazy Mountain sleep under 7 hours; 31% feel lonely.
| Lazy Mountain | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 68% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 8.8% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lazy Mountain | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Lazy Mountain, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 66° and January nights of 9°, with about 83 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lazy Mountain is older than the Alaska average
In Lazy Mountain, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Lazy Mountain. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Alaska.
| Lazy Mountain | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.6 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 13% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 28% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 24% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Lazy Mountain | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.6% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Lazy Mountain stands out in Alaska and nationally: the median rent there is lower
Among households in Lazy Mountain, 83% are owner-occupiers.
| Lazy Mountain | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $980 a month | $1,406 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lazy Mountain
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lazy Mountain
About 1 of every 100 Lazy Mountain residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Lazy Mountain
CDP in Alaska, United States
Lazy Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. Located east of Palmer along the Matanuska River. At the 2020 census the population was 1,506, up from 1,479 in 2010.
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- Area
- 59 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,726 ft
Questions about Lazy Mountain
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lazy Mountain, AK expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $353,000, 11% below the Alaska typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.