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Most affordable housing, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.6–

02Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.8−18%

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.0−19%

04Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.1+0%

05Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.3+5%

06North Slope, AKAK10,5822.3+27%

07Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.4+15%

08Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.6−2%

09Yakutat, AKAK6722.6+24%

10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.7+40%

11Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.2+106%

12Haines, AKAK2,0683.4+12%

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.4+29%

14Denali, AKAK1,6163.4+69%

15Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.6+44%

16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.7–

17Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.7+54%

18Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.7–

19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2703.8+63%

20Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5533.8–

21Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.8+40%

22Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514.0+61%

23Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.2–

24Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.2+36%

25Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2714.3–

26Juneau, AKAK31,6094.4+53%

27Sitka, AKAK8,3194.4+32%

28Wrangell, AKAK2,0074.6–

29Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3874.8+71%

30Skagway, AKAK1,1045.4–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES