Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Alaska
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | $30,000 | $705 | $72,700 |
| 2 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $36,500 | $847 | $87,800 |
| 3 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $54,500 | $1,271 | $162,500 |
| 4 | Dillingham Census Area | $64,500 | $1,502 | $163,800 |
| 5 | Yakutat City and Borough | $65,000 | $1,513 | $185,000 |
| 6 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $73,500 | $1,714 | $221,800 |
| 7 | Nome Census Area | $75,000 | $1,755 | $201,000 |
| 8 | North Slope Borough | $76,500 | $1,787 | $219,600 |
| 9 | Copper River Census Area | $77,000 | $1,801 | $246,700 |
| 10 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $87,500 | $2,041 | $262,800 |
| 11 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $89,000 | $2,079 | $278,300 |
| 12 | Bristol Bay Borough | $89,500 | $2,090 | $269,800 |
| 13 | Wrangell City and Borough | $94,500 | $2,204 | $289,700 |
| 14 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $97,000 | $2,268 | $297,500 |
| 15 | Petersburg Borough | $98,500 | $2,300 | $301,300 |
| 16 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $99,000 | $2,307 | $282,500 |
| 17 | Haines Borough | $105,000 | $2,452 | $318,900 |
| 18 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $108,500 | $2,533 | $319,200 |
| 19 | Chugach Census Area | $110,000 | $2,567 | $330,900 |
| 20 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $121,500 | $2,833 | $379,000 |
| 21 | Kodiak Island Borough | $125,500 | $2,933 | $382,700 |
| 22 | Anchorage Municipality | $128,500 | $3,003 | $375,900 |
| 23 | Skagway Municipality | $131,000 | $3,060 | $430,000 |
| 24 | Aleutians West Census Area | $133,500 | $3,117 | $419,100 |
| 25 | Sitka City and Borough | $136,500 | $3,188 | $442,100 |
| 26 | Juneau City and Borough | $141,000 | $3,290 | $432,500 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska