Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright in Alaska
The counties where a paid-off house still costs the most to keep. For retirees on a fixed income this figure matters more than the purchase price, because it never goes away and it rises with assessments.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Monthly if paid off | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage Municipality | $1,054 | $375,900 | 1.294% |
| 2 | Juneau City and Borough | $1,047 | $432,500 | 0.934% |
| 3 | Kodiak Island Borough | $948 | $382,700 | 0.917% |
| 4 | Aleutians West Census Area | $943 | $419,100 | 0.708% |
| 5 | Sitka City and Borough | $895 | $442,100 | 0.472% |
| 6 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $879 | $319,200 | 1.100% |
| 7 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $868 | $379,000 | 0.683% |
| 8 | Chugach Census Area | $852 | $330,900 | 0.917% |
| 9 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $843 | $282,500 | 1.264% |
| 10 | Skagway Municipality | $831 | $430,000 | 0.342% |
| 11 | Haines Borough | $799 | $318,900 | 0.802% |
| 12 | Petersburg Borough | $739 | $301,300 | 0.686% |
| 13 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $727 | $297,500 | 0.664% |
| 14 | Nome Census Area | $715 | $201,000 | 1.547% |
| 15 | Wrangell City and Borough | $703 | $289,700 | 0.620% |
| 16 | Bristol Bay Borough | $693 | $269,800 | 0.716% |
| 17 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $680 | $262,800 | 0.712% |
| 18 | Dillingham Census Area | $655 | $163,800 | 1.755% |
| 19 | North Slope Borough | $650 | $219,600 | 0.948% |
| 20 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $637 | $278,300 | 0.416% |
| 21 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $566 | $221,800 | 0.470% |
| 22 | Yakutat City and Borough | $556 | $185,000 | 0.762% |
| 23 | Copper River Census Area | $523 | $246,700 | 0.081% |
| 24 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $430 | $162,500 | 0.122% |
| 25 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $394 | $87,800 | 0.862% |
| 26 | Kusilvak Census Area | $331 | $72,700 | 0.274% |
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
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska