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Highest median rent, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is $1,087.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$1,476+65%

02Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$1,412+79%

03Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$1,368+68%

04Anchorage, AKAK287,155$1,310+78%

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$1,297+91%

06Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$1,286+53%

07Juneau, AKAK31,609$1,262+46%

08Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$1,232+63%

09Bristol Bay, AKAK847$1,208+55%

10Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$1,188+53%

11Sitka, AKAK8,319$1,159+51%

12Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553$1,147–

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$1,115+59%

14Skagway, AKAK1,104$1,090–

15Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$1,087+53%

16Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$1,072+76%

17Yakutat, AKAK672$1,071+72%

18North Slope, AKAK10,582$1,050+16%

19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271$1,009–

20Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$997+31%

21Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$973+89%

22Petersburg, AKAK3,394$931–

23Wrangell, AKAK2,007$868–

24Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$823+77%

25Denali, AKAK1,616$819+44%

26Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777$801–

27Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$775+31%

28Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666$757–

29Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932$710–

30Haines, AKAK2,068$695+18%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS