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Highest median rent, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is $1,299. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK, up 11 places to #10.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$1,982+122%

02Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$1,765+123%

03▲7Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$1,505+94%

04Anchorage, AKAK287,155$1,489+102%

05▼2Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$1,474+81%

06▼1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$1,459+115%

07Juneau, AKAK31,609$1,444+67%

08Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$1,394+85%

09▲3Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553$1,369–

10▲11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$1,351+162%

11▼5Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$1,350+60%

12▼1Sitka, AKAK8,319$1,341+75%

13▲4Yakutat, AKAK672$1,330+114%

14▼5Bristol Bay, AKAK847$1,317+69%

15▼2Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$1,299+86%

16▼2Skagway, AKAK1,104$1,280–

17▲1North Slope, AKAK10,582$1,254+39%

18▼2Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$1,184+94%

19▲1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$1,105+45%

20▲8Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666$1,089–

21▲9Haines, AKAK2,068$1,087+85%

22▲2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$1,084+134%

23▼4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271$1,014–

24▼1Wrangell, AKAK2,007$993–

25▼10Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$979+38%

26Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777$964–

27▼5Petersburg, AKAK3,394$950–

28▼1Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$936+58%

29Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932$833–

30▼5Denali, AKAK1,616$825+45%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES