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Highest median rent, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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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 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES