Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Alaska
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $218 | 0.122% | $162,500 |
| 2 | Kusilvak Census Area | $218 | 0.274% | $72,700 |
| 3 | Copper River Census Area | $218 | 0.081% | $246,700 |
| 4 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $172 | 0.862% | $87,800 |
| 5 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $148 | 0.470% | $221,800 |
| 6 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $138 | 0.416% | $278,300 |
| 7 | Yakutat City and Borough | $117 | 0.762% | $185,000 |
| 8 | Skagway Municipality | $112 | 0.342% | $430,000 |
| 9 | Wrangell City and Borough | $85 | 0.620% | $289,700 |
| 10 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $79 | 0.712% | $262,800 |
| 11 | Bristol Bay Borough | $74 | 0.716% | $269,800 |
| 12 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $70 | 0.664% | $297,500 |
| 13 | Petersburg Borough | $62 | 0.686% | $301,300 |
| 14 | North Slope Borough | $61 | 0.948% | $219,600 |
| 15 | Sitka City and Borough | $61 | 0.472% | $442,100 |
| 16 | Haines Borough | $22 | 0.802% | $318,900 |
| 17 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $19 | 0.683% | $379,000 |
| 18 | Dillingham Census Area | $-5 | 1.755% | $163,800 |
| 19 | Aleutians West Census Area | $-13 | 0.708% | $419,100 |
| 20 | Chugach Census Area | $-18 | 0.917% | $330,900 |
| 21 | Nome Census Area | $-24 | 1.547% | $201,000 |
| 22 | Kodiak Island Borough | $-58 | 0.917% | $382,700 |
| 23 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $-58 | 1.100% | $319,200 |
| 24 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $-63 | 1.264% | $282,500 |
| 25 | Juneau City and Borough | $-102 | 0.934% | $432,500 |
| 26 | Anchorage Municipality | $-171 | 1.294% | $375,900 |
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 Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska