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Least affordable housing, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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 3.3.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Skagway, AKAK1,1045.5–

02Sitka, AKAK8,3194.5+63%

03Haines, AKAK2,0684.1+73%

04Juneau, AKAK31,6094.0+69%

05Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.0+64%

06Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.8–

07Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.8+51%

08Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.7+51%

09Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2713.7–

10Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.6–

11Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.6+59%

12Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.5–

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513.5+76%

14Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.4+93%

15Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.3–

16Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.1+35%

17Denali, AKAK1,6163.1–

18Yakutat, AKAK6722.9–

19Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.8+41%

20Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.7+24%

21Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.7+43%

22Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5532.6–

23Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.5+34%

24Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.5−14%

25North Slope, AKAK10,5822.1+29%

26Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.0+4%

27Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.9–

28Aleutians East, AKAK3,4791.8−12%

29Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.8+37%

30Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911.6−18%

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