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Lowest median rent, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the lowest median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is $1,299. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Aleutians East, AK, up 10 places to #6.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲5Denali, AKAK1,616$825+45%

02Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932$833–

03▲1Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$936+58%

04▲5Petersburg, AKAK3,394$950–

05Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777$964–

06▲10Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$979+38%

07▲1Wrangell, AKAK2,007$993–

08▲4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271$1,014–

09▼2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$1,084+134%

10▼9Haines, AKAK2,068$1,087+85%

11▼8Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666$1,089–

12▼1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$1,105+45%

13▲2Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$1,184+94%

14▼1North Slope, AKAK10,582$1,254+39%

15▲2Skagway, AKAK1,104$1,280–

16▲2Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$1,299+86%

17▲5Bristol Bay, AKAK847$1,317+69%

18▼4Yakutat, AKAK672$1,330+114%

19▲1Sitka, AKAK8,319$1,341+75%

20▲5Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$1,350+60%

21▼11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$1,351+162%

22▼3Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553$1,369–

23Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$1,394+85%

24Juneau, AKAK31,609$1,444+67%

25▲1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$1,459+115%

26▲2Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$1,474+81%

27Anchorage, AKAK287,155$1,489+102%

28▼7Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$1,505+94%

29Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$1,765+123%

30Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$1,982+122%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES