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Most affordable housing, Alaska counties · 2020

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

01Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911.6−25%

02Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.8−17%

03Aleutians East, AKAK3,4791.8−13%

04Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.9–

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.0−4%

06North Slope, AKAK10,5822.1+14%

07Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.5−2%

08Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.5+33%

09Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5532.6–

10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.7+14%

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.7+8%

12Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.8+7%

13Yakutat, AKAK6722.9+38%

14Denali, AKAK1,6163.1+52%

15Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9723.1+20%

16Petersburg, AKAK3,3943.3–

17Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.4+42%

18Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513.5+43%

19Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.5–

20Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.6+132%

21Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.6–

22Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2713.7–

23Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.7+33%

24Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.8+38%

25Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.8–

26Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.0+28%

27Juneau, AKAK31,6094.0+40%

28Haines, AKAK2,0684.1+35%

29Sitka, AKAK8,3194.5+33%

30Skagway, AKAK1,1045.5–

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