Buying in Valdez-Cordova CA, Alaska

Valdez-Cordova CA at a glance

Valdez-Cordova CA is one of 29 counties and county-equivalents in Alaska. Its 2024 Census Bureau population estimate is 9,235 across 34,240 square miles of land — about 0 people per square mile. In the FBI's 2024 reported-crime file, agencies here reported 25 offenses — 2.71 per 1,000 residents; the breakdown is below.

Records to check before you buy in Valdez-Cordova CA

• Property record card — the Valdez-Cordova CA assessor / appraisal office. Pull the parcel's assessed-value history, exemption status, and last sale. This is the file your future tax bill is calculated from, and it shows whether the current owner is enjoying exemptions you will not inherit.
• Deeds & liens — the Valdez-Cordova CA recorder / land-records office. Read the deed chain, open liens, easements, and plat maps — the file a listing never mentions.
• Official flood determination. Check the exact parcel on FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer — not the listing site's licensed model. Zone boundaries cut through streets; the house next door can be in a different zone. Valdez-Cordova CA is the primary county for 8 ZIP codes in the Census Bureau's ZIP-to-county crosswalk — and zone lines ignore every one of them.
• The county's reported-crime record. In the FBI's 2024 file, agencies in Valdez-Cordova CA reported 25 offenses — 2.71 per 1,000 residents; the largest single category was larceny-theft (8). The crime section below sets that beside the Alaska county median.
• Registry check. Run the address through Alaska Sex Offender and Child Kidnapper Registry (Alaska Department of Public Safety) and note the counts within a mile — then check again the week you close.
• Permits & code history — the Valdez-Cordova building department. Open permits, expired permits, and code cases tell you whether the renovation in the photos was ever inspected.
• School assignment — the district office, not the listing. Only the district's own boundary lookup confirms which school an address is actually zoned for.

County list, land area and population: U.S. Census Bureau (population: 2024 PEP estimate). County seat and official website: Wikidata (CC0), checked 2026-11-04. Flood determinations: FEMA. Registry: Alaska.

Reported crime in Valdez-Cordova CA — FBI 2024

Agencies in Valdez-Cordova CA reported 25 offenses to the FBI in 2024 — 10 violent and 15 property offenses. That works out to a reported-crime rate of 2.71 per 1,000 residents (violent 108.3, property 162.4 per 100,000).

Inside Alaska, the median county in the same file recorded a violent-crime rate of 192 per 100,000 and a property-crime rate of 380 per 100,000 (medians computed from the FBI 2024 county file across 23 counties).

The largest reported categories were larceny-theft (8), aggravated assault (8) and burglary (5).

Coverage: 3 of 3 law-enforcement agencies assigned to this county reported at least one month of 2024 offense data to the FBI; 2 reported all 12 months. Counts are reported offenses only (FBI Return A / Arson master files), assigned whole to each agency's primary county; they are not adjusted for non-reporting agencies. Valdez-Cordova Census Area (02261 in counties.json) was dissolved in 2019 and split into Chugach (02063) and Copper River (02066) Census Areas; offenses and population for the two successor areas are combined here under 02261.

These are offenses reported to law enforcement — not convictions, and not a verdict on any street or address. A CurbFacts report pairs this county record with the ZIP-level picture for the specific address you are buying.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, UCR Return A + Arson master files, data year 2024 (pulled 2026-11-04).

The Alaska rules that apply in Valdez-Cordova CA

Traps researched for Alaska buyers: Disclosure is due before your written offer; First sale of never-occupied property is exempt.

Read the full Alaska guide — disclosure standard, tax math, registry and flood

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