Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Alaska
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Alaska ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleutians West Census Area | $1,886 | $3,181 | $419,100 |
| 2 | Kodiak Island Borough | $1,669 | $2,991 | $382,700 |
| 3 | Juneau City and Borough | $1,462 | $3,356 | $432,500 |
| 4 | Anchorage Municipality | $1,453 | $3,061 | $375,900 |
| 5 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,424 | $2,351 | $282,500 |
| 6 | Chugach Census Area | $1,397 | $2,618 | $330,900 |
| 7 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $1,388 | $2,891 | $379,000 |
| 8 | Sitka City and Borough | $1,350 | $3,255 | $442,100 |
| 9 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $1,336 | $1,298 | $162,500 |
| 10 | Nome Census Area | $1,328 | $1,788 | $201,000 |
| 11 | Bristol Bay Borough | $1,318 | $2,133 | $269,800 |
| 12 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $1,304 | $2,083 | $262,800 |
| 13 | Yakutat City and Borough | $1,276 | $1,543 | $185,000 |
| 14 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $1,258 | $2,583 | $319,200 |
| 15 | Skagway Municipality | $1,228 | $3,126 | $430,000 |
| 16 | Petersburg Borough | $1,208 | $2,347 | $301,300 |
| 17 | North Slope Borough | $1,167 | $1,822 | $219,600 |
| 18 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $1,163 | $2,315 | $297,500 |
| 19 | Dillingham Census Area | $1,085 | $1,529 | $163,800 |
| 20 | Wrangell City and Borough | $1,047 | $2,250 | $289,700 |
| 21 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $986 | $2,123 | $278,300 |
| 22 | Copper River Census Area | $973 | $1,840 | $246,700 |
| 23 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $915 | $1,750 | $221,800 |
| 24 | Haines Borough | $914 | $2,501 | $318,900 |
| 25 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $893 | $863 | $87,800 |
| 26 | Kusilvak Census Area | $832 | $719 | $72,700 |
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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska