Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home in Alaska
Total monthly cost of the county's own median home: mortgage at 20% down, property tax, insurance, electricity, water and a maintenance reserve. Home price dominates this ranking, which is why it maps closely to the coasts.
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Alaska ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juneau City and Borough | $3,356 | $432,500 | 0.934% |
| 2 | Sitka City and Borough | $3,255 | $442,100 | 0.472% |
| 3 | Aleutians West Census Area | $3,181 | $419,100 | 0.708% |
| 4 | Skagway Municipality | $3,126 | $430,000 | 0.342% |
| 5 | Anchorage Municipality | $3,061 | $375,900 | 1.294% |
| 6 | Kodiak Island Borough | $2,991 | $382,700 | 0.917% |
| 7 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $2,891 | $379,000 | 0.683% |
| 8 | Chugach Census Area | $2,618 | $330,900 | 0.917% |
| 9 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $2,583 | $319,200 | 1.100% |
| 10 | Haines Borough | $2,501 | $318,900 | 0.802% |
| 11 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $2,351 | $282,500 | 1.264% |
| 12 | Petersburg Borough | $2,347 | $301,300 | 0.686% |
| 13 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $2,315 | $297,500 | 0.664% |
| 14 | Wrangell City and Borough | $2,250 | $289,700 | 0.620% |
| 15 | Bristol Bay Borough | $2,133 | $269,800 | 0.716% |
| 16 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $2,123 | $278,300 | 0.416% |
| 17 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $2,083 | $262,800 | 0.712% |
| 18 | Copper River Census Area | $1,840 | $246,700 | 0.081% |
| 19 | North Slope Borough | $1,822 | $219,600 | 0.948% |
| 20 | Nome Census Area | $1,788 | $201,000 | 1.547% |
| 21 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $1,750 | $221,800 | 0.470% |
| 22 | Yakutat City and Borough | $1,543 | $185,000 | 0.762% |
| 23 | Dillingham Census Area | $1,529 | $163,800 | 1.755% |
| 24 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $1,298 | $162,500 | 0.122% |
| 25 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $863 | $87,800 | 0.862% |
| 26 | Kusilvak Census Area | $719 | $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 across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska