Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Tax Bills in Alaska
Ranked by dollars actually paid rather than by rate. This list looks very different from the rate ranking: expensive coastal counties appear here on the strength of their home values alone, even where the percentage is unremarkable.
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Alaska ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage Municipality | $4,865 | $375,900 | 1.294% |
| 2 | Juneau City and Borough | $4,039 | $432,500 | 0.934% |
| 3 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $3,570 | $282,500 | 1.264% |
| 4 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $3,512 | $319,200 | 1.100% |
| 5 | Kodiak Island Borough | $3,509 | $382,700 | 0.917% |
| 6 | Nome Census Area | $3,110 | $201,000 | 1.547% |
| 7 | Chugach Census Area | $3,033 | $330,900 | 0.917% |
| 8 | Aleutians West Census Area | $2,969 | $419,100 | 0.708% |
| 9 | Dillingham Census Area | $2,875 | $163,800 | 1.755% |
| 10 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $2,588 | $379,000 | 0.683% |
| 11 | Haines Borough | $2,558 | $318,900 | 0.802% |
| 12 | Sitka City and Borough | $2,086 | $442,100 | 0.472% |
| 13 | North Slope Borough | $2,082 | $219,600 | 0.948% |
| 14 | Petersburg Borough | $2,066 | $301,300 | 0.686% |
| 15 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $1,974 | $297,500 | 0.664% |
| 16 | Bristol Bay Borough | $1,933 | $269,800 | 0.716% |
| 17 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $1,871 | $262,800 | 0.712% |
| 18 | Wrangell City and Borough | $1,795 | $289,700 | 0.620% |
| 19 | Skagway Municipality | $1,472 | $430,000 | 0.342% |
| 20 | Yakutat City and Borough | $1,410 | $185,000 | 0.762% |
| 21 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $1,159 | $278,300 | 0.416% |
| 22 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $1,043 | $221,800 | 0.470% |
| 23 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $757 | $87,800 | 0.862% |
| 24 | Copper River Census Area | $199 | $246,700 | 0.081% |
| 25 | Kusilvak Census Area | $199 | $72,700 | 0.274% |
| 26 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $199 | $162,500 | 0.122% |
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 Property Tax Bills across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska