Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Alaska
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | $113 | $832 | $719 |
| 2 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $38 | $1,336 | $1,298 |
| 3 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $30 | $893 | $863 |
| 4 | Yakutat City and Borough | $-267 | $1,276 | $1,543 |
| 5 | Dillingham Census Area | $-444 | $1,085 | $1,529 |
| 6 | Nome Census Area | $-460 | $1,328 | $1,788 |
| 7 | North Slope Borough | $-655 | $1,167 | $1,822 |
| 8 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $-779 | $1,304 | $2,083 |
| 9 | Bristol Bay Borough | $-815 | $1,318 | $2,133 |
| 10 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $-835 | $915 | $1,750 |
| 11 | Copper River Census Area | $-867 | $973 | $1,840 |
| 12 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $-927 | $1,424 | $2,351 |
| 13 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $-1,137 | $986 | $2,123 |
| 14 | Petersburg Borough | $-1,139 | $1,208 | $2,347 |
| 15 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $-1,152 | $1,163 | $2,315 |
| 16 | Wrangell City and Borough | $-1,203 | $1,047 | $2,250 |
| 17 | Chugach Census Area | $-1,221 | $1,397 | $2,618 |
| 18 | Aleutians West Census Area | $-1,295 | $1,886 | $3,181 |
| 19 | Kodiak Island Borough | $-1,322 | $1,669 | $2,991 |
| 20 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $-1,325 | $1,258 | $2,583 |
| 21 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $-1,503 | $1,388 | $2,891 |
| 22 | Haines Borough | $-1,587 | $914 | $2,501 |
| 23 | Anchorage Municipality | $-1,608 | $1,453 | $3,061 |
| 24 | Juneau City and Borough | $-1,894 | $1,462 | $3,356 |
| 25 | Skagway Municipality | $-1,898 | $1,228 | $3,126 |
| 26 | Sitka City and Borough | $-1,905 | $1,350 | $3,255 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska