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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Sitka, AKAK8,3195.0–

02Haines, AKAK2,0684.3–

03Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2714.2–

04Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493.9–

05Juneau, AKAK31,6093.9–

06Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.8–

07Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.7–

08Skagway, AKAK1,1043.5–

09Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513.4–

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

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.3–

12Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.2–

13Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.1–

14Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.1–

15Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.1–

16Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.0–

17Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0283.0–

18Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.9–

19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.8–

20Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.7–

21Denali, AKAK1,6162.4–

22Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.3–

23Yakutat, AKAK6722.3–

24Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.2–

25Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.2–

26Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.0–

27North Slope, AKAK10,5822.0–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS