Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Alaska
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skagway Municipality | 29.2 yrs | $430,000 | $1,228 |
| 2 | Haines Borough | 29.1 yrs | $318,900 | $914 |
| 3 | Sitka City and Borough | 27.3 yrs | $442,100 | $1,350 |
| 4 | Juneau City and Borough | 24.7 yrs | $432,500 | $1,462 |
| 5 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 23.5 yrs | $278,300 | $986 |
| 6 | Wrangell City and Borough | 23.1 yrs | $289,700 | $1,047 |
| 7 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 22.8 yrs | $379,000 | $1,388 |
| 8 | Anchorage Municipality | 21.6 yrs | $375,900 | $1,453 |
| 9 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 21.3 yrs | $297,500 | $1,163 |
| 10 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 21.1 yrs | $319,200 | $1,258 |
| 11 | Copper River Census Area | 21.1 yrs | $246,700 | $973 |
| 12 | Petersburg Borough | 20.8 yrs | $301,300 | $1,208 |
| 13 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 20.2 yrs | $221,800 | $915 |
| 14 | Chugach Census Area | 19.7 yrs | $330,900 | $1,397 |
| 15 | Kodiak Island Borough | 19.1 yrs | $382,700 | $1,669 |
| 16 | Aleutians West Census Area | 18.5 yrs | $419,100 | $1,886 |
| 17 | Bristol Bay Borough | 17.1 yrs | $269,800 | $1,318 |
| 18 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 16.8 yrs | $262,800 | $1,304 |
| 19 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 16.5 yrs | $282,500 | $1,424 |
| 20 | North Slope Borough | 15.7 yrs | $219,600 | $1,167 |
| 21 | Nome Census Area | 12.6 yrs | $201,000 | $1,328 |
| 22 | Dillingham Census Area | 12.6 yrs | $163,800 | $1,085 |
| 23 | Yakutat City and Borough | 12.1 yrs | $185,000 | $1,276 |
| 24 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 10.1 yrs | $162,500 | $1,336 |
| 25 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 8.2 yrs | $87,800 | $893 |
| 26 | Kusilvak Census Area | 7.3 yrs | $72,700 | $832 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. 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.
Nationwide
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska