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Least affordable housing, Alaska counties · 2010

Alaska counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 27 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 27 is 3.1.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Sitka, AKAK8,3195.0+81%

02Haines, AKAK2,0684.3+82%

03Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2714.2–

04Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493.9+61%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6093.9+62%

06Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.8+33%

07Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.7+48%

08Skagway, AKAK1,1043.5–

09Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513.4+67%

10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.3–

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.3+50%

12Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.2–

13Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.1–

14Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.1+78%

15Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.1+33%

16Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.0+22%

17Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0283.0+125%

18Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.9+47%

19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.8+51%

20Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.7+42%

21Denali, AKAK1,6162.4–

22Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.3+23%

23Yakutat, AKAK6722.3–

24Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.2−2%

25Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.2+9%

26Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.0+3%

27North Slope, AKAK10,5822.0+24%

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