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Least affordable housing, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 3.7. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chugach Census Area, AK, up 11 places to #11.

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Least affordable housing by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01Skagway, AKAK1,1045.4–
02▲6Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3874.8+94%
03▲3Wrangell, AKAK2,0074.6–
04▼2Sitka, AKAK8,3194.4+61%
05▼1Juneau, AKAK31,6094.4+86%
07▼2Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.2+73%
08▲7Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.2–
09▲4Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514.0+99%
10▼3Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.8+53%
11▲11Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5533.8–
13▼3Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.7–
14Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.7+109%
16▲8Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.6+26%
17Denali, AKAK1,6163.4–
18▼2Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.4+45%
19▼16Haines, AKAK2,0683.4+44%
20▼9Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.2+41%
21▲2Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.7+42%
22▼4Yakutat, AKAK6722.6–
23▼4Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.6+30%
24▲2Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.4+25%
25North Slope, AKAK10,5822.3+43%
26▲4Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.3+14%
27▲1Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.1+1%
28▼8Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.0−7%
30▼3Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.6–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES