Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home in Alaska
Where the full monthly cost of owning the local median home is lowest. Every figure includes tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance, not just the mortgage.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | $792 | $72,700 | 0.274% |
| 2 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $933 | $87,800 | 0.862% |
| 3 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $1,353 | $162,500 | 0.122% |
| 4 | Dillingham Census Area | $1,584 | $163,800 | 1.755% |
| 5 | Yakutat City and Borough | $1,594 | $185,000 | 0.762% |
| 6 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $1,793 | $221,800 | 0.470% |
| 7 | Nome Census Area | $1,836 | $201,000 | 1.547% |
| 8 | North Slope Borough | $1,866 | $219,600 | 0.948% |
| 9 | Copper River Census Area | $1,878 | $246,700 | 0.081% |
| 10 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $2,118 | $262,800 | 0.712% |
| 11 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $2,155 | $278,300 | 0.416% |
| 12 | Bristol Bay Borough | $2,167 | $269,800 | 0.716% |
| 13 | Wrangell City and Borough | $2,280 | $289,700 | 0.620% |
| 14 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $2,343 | $297,500 | 0.664% |
| 15 | Petersburg Borough | $2,375 | $301,300 | 0.686% |
| 16 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $2,383 | $282,500 | 1.264% |
| 17 | Haines Borough | $2,525 | $318,900 | 0.802% |
| 18 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $2,607 | $319,200 | 1.100% |
| 19 | Chugach Census Area | $2,640 | $330,900 | 0.917% |
| 20 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $2,903 | $379,000 | 0.683% |
| 21 | Kodiak Island Borough | $3,003 | $382,700 | 0.917% |
| 22 | Anchorage Municipality | $3,073 | $375,900 | 1.294% |
| 23 | Skagway Municipality | $3,128 | $430,000 | 0.342% |
| 24 | Aleutians West Census Area | $3,185 | $419,100 | 0.708% |
| 25 | Sitka City and Borough | $3,255 | $442,100 | 0.472% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.66%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Cheapest Counties to Own a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska