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Most affordable housing, Alaska counties · 2010

Alaska counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 27 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01North Slope, AKAK10,5822.0+10%

02Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.0−22%

03Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.2+8%

04Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.2+44%

05Yakutat, AKAK6722.3+11%

06Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.3+13%

07Denali, AKAK1,6162.4+19%

08Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.7+40%

09Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.8+21%

10Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.9+36%

11Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0283.0+36%

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.0+7%

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.1+18%

14Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.1+31%

15Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.1–

16Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.2–

17Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.3+30%

18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.3–

19Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513.4+35%

20Skagway, AKAK1,1043.5–

21Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.7+35%

22Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.8+52%

23Juneau, AKAK31,6093.9+34%

24Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5493.9+26%

25Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2714.2–

26Haines, AKAK2,0684.3+42%

27Sitka, AKAK8,3195.0+48%

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