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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Skagway, AKAK1,1045.4+55%

02Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3874.8+60%

03Wrangell, AKAK2,0074.6+43%

04Sitka, AKAK8,3194.4−11%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6094.4+14%

06Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2714.3+2%

07Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.2+8%

08Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.2+34%

09Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514.0+19%

10Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.8+4%

11Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5533.8–

12Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2703.8+35%

13Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.7–

14Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.7+18%

15Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.7+11%

16Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.6−5%

17Denali, AKAK1,6163.4+42%

18Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.4+9%

19Haines, AKAK2,0683.4−21%

20Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.2+43%

21Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.7+0%

22Yakutat, AKAK6722.6+12%

23Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.6+26%

24Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.4+1%

25North Slope, AKAK10,5822.3+15%

26Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.3−23%

27Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.1−7%

28Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.0−38%

29Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.8−40%

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.6–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES