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Lowest median rent, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is $1,087.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Haines, AKAK2,068$695+18%

02Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932$710–

03Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666$757–

04Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$775+31%

05Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777$801–

06Denali, AKAK1,616$819+44%

07Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$823+77%

08Wrangell, AKAK2,007$868–

09Petersburg, AKAK3,394$931–

10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$973+89%

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$997+31%

12Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271$1,009–

13North Slope, AKAK10,582$1,050+16%

14Yakutat, AKAK672$1,071+72%

15Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$1,072+76%

16Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$1,087+53%

17Skagway, AKAK1,104$1,090–

18Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$1,115+59%

19Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553$1,147–

20Sitka, AKAK8,319$1,159+51%

21Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$1,188+53%

22Bristol Bay, AKAK847$1,208+55%

23Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$1,232+63%

24Juneau, AKAK31,609$1,262+46%

25Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$1,286+53%

26Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$1,297+91%

27Anchorage, AKAK287,155$1,310+78%

28Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$1,368+68%

29Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$1,412+79%

30Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$1,476+65%

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