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Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Matanuska-Susitna Borough — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Matanuska-Susitna Borough yet — not gathered, never hidden.

117,613 people (2024 Census estimate, +9.4% since 2020)
24,707 square miles of land · 5 people per square mile

How Matanuska-Susitna Borough compares — against the other counties in Alaska

117,613 — people: 2nd highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$15,575 — spending per student in its school districts: 27th highest of 29 Alaska counties.
76.2 years — life expectancy: 14th highest of 23 Alaska counties.
14.7% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 20th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
10.5% — child poverty: 23rd highest of 30 Alaska counties.
92.1% — households with broadband internet: 4th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$94,376 — median household income: 6th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
6.6% — share of bridges rated poor: 14th highest of 24 Alaska counties.
$1,512 — federal grant dollars per resident: the lowest of 30 Alaska counties.
$161.0 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 2nd highest of 30 Alaska counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Matanuska-Susitna Borough

80 active community water systems list Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the area they serve, reporting 44,807 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

WASILLA WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · AK2224646	18,492 served
PALMER WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · AK2226020	8,111 served
UNIFIED ALASKAN UTILITIES SETTLERS BAY groundwater · private · AK2221834	2,733 served
TALKEETNA WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · AK2225032	1,850 served
VALLEY UTILITIES LLC groundwater · private · AK2220408	1,590 served
COUNTRY FIELD WATER CO. groundwater · private · AK2220029	1,166 served
EQUESTRIAN ACRES groundwater · private · AK2227199	950 served
VICTORIA ESTATES groundwater · private · AK2224167	912 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

No county jail figure in the national data for Matanuska-Susitna Borough — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

MATANUSKA SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT19,705 students

Spent $345 million — $306.9 million to run schools, about $15,575 per student, plus $28.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $79.3 million local (mostly property tax), $228 million state, $36.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $272.3 million.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Matanuska-Susitna Borough beside Alaska

Life expectancy76.2 years · Alaska 76.3 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance14.7% · Alaska 13.3%

Children in poverty10.5% · Alaska 12.5%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)12.3% · Alaska 12.8%

Households with broadband internet92.1% · Alaska 90.6%

Households with severe housing problems19.9% · Alaska 19.8%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00027.2 · Alaska 30.7

Residents per primary care doctor2,050 · Alaska 1,033

Residents per mental health provider271 · Alaska 131

Unemployment4.8% · Alaska 4.2%

Median household income$94,376 · Alaska $88,696

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Matanuska-Susitna Borough about $161 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very Low.

The costliest hazards here

Earthquake$130.6 million a year · Relatively High

Avalanche$15.4 million a year · Very High

River and inland flooding$8.2 million a year · Relatively Low

Wildfire$3.8 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Cold wave$1.8 million a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

121 bridges in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 60 in good condition, 53 fair, and 8 poor (6.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

PARKS HIGHWAY over HARDAGE CREEK · built 1971	940 vehicles a day
WILLOW/FISHHOOK RD over WILLOW CREEK · built 1975	190 vehicles a day
PETERSVILLE ROAD over MOOSE CREEK · built 1974	160 vehicles a day
DENALI HIGHWAY over SUSITNA RIVER · built 1956	60 vehicles a day
BACK ACRES ROAD over BODENBURG CREEK · built 2002	30 vehicles a day
ELK ROAD over BODENBURG CREEK · built 2002	10 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $161.9 million of work in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in fiscal 2025, about $1,512 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Alaska are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Matanuska-Susitna Borough come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Matanuska-Susitna Borough built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of Alaska: the state government and every county in Alaska.

Nearby counties: Anchorage Municipality (76 mi) · Denali Borough (99 mi) · Kenai Peninsula Borough (159 mi) · Chugach Census Area (162 mi) · Copper River Census Area (180 mi) · Fairbanks North Star Borough (192 mi).