RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 20 SHOWN OF 20

Least affordable housing, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is 2.2.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.9–

02Sitka, AKAK8,3192.8–

03Anchorage, AKAK287,1552.5–

04Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872.5–

05Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5492.4–

06Juneau, AKAK31,6092.4–

07Haines, AKAK2,0682.3–

08Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9722.3–

09Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.3–

10Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.2–

11Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.1–

12Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9512.0–

13Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.0–

14Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.0–

15Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0951.9–

16Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8301.9–

17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2701.9–

18Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6661.8–

19North Slope, AKAK10,5821.6–

20Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.3–

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