Wasilla is a town in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 5,470. The 2005 estimate gives the city a population of 8,471, making it the largest city in the borough. The median home cost in Wasilla is $250,200. Home appreciation the last year has been 13.80 percent. Find more data on Wasilla Real Estate.

Compared to the rest of the country, Wasilla’s cost of living is 21.20% Higher than the U.S. average. See our full report on Wasilla Cost of Living. Wasilla public schools spend $7,548 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058.

There are about 21.4 students per teacher in Wasilla. The unemployment rate in Wasilla is 6.20 percent (U.S. avg. is 4.60%). Recent job growth is Positive. Wasilla jobs have increased by 4.62 percent.

Through the 90’s Wasilla’s population has grown by about 36%. It is estimated that in recent years Wasilla’s population has been growing at an annual rate of 9.1 percent.

Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Wasilla area were higher than Alaska’s average. The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Alaska average.