Highest property taxes in Alaska: Census estimated rates

Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.

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Census survey estimates, 2020–2024 ACS five-year vintage 2024. Effective rate here means median annual real estate taxes paid (B25103) divided by median owner-occupied home value (B25077). Owner-occupied units come from B25003. This is a ratio of two medians, not a statutory rate or the median of individual homeowners’ rates.

Survey estimates have sampling error. Countywide medians do not account for a particular home’s condition, assessment rules, exemptions or taxing districts. Rankings describe point estimates, not statistically significant differences. Missing and bounded estimates are excluded from rates and rankings.

Last verified 2026-10-24. Census data and methodology. Amounts are in 2024 dollars; no inflation adjustment is applied to your inputs. Displayed rates are rounded; calculations use the unrounded ratio.

Alaska county ranking

23 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.

Alaska counties, highest estimated rates first (2020–2024)
Rank	County	Estimated effective rate	Median home value	Median annual taxes paid	Owner-occupied units	Census sources
1	Dillingham Census Area, AK	1.72%	$159,000	$2,738	861	Value / Tax / Units
2	Nome Census Area, AK	1.55%	$211,200	$3,264	1,882	Value / Tax / Units
3	Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.26%	$395,900	$4,982	69,393	Value / Tax / Units
4	Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	1.19%	$298,200	$3,550	22,424	Value / Tax / Units
5	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK	1.19%	$282,000	$3,350	1,865	Value / Tax / Units
6	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK	1.13%	$98,500	$1,109	1,605	Value / Tax / Units
7	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	1.06%	$346,600	$3,685	30,792	Value / Tax / Units
8	North Slope Borough, AK	1.06%	$218,300	$2,305	1,121	Value / Tax / Units
9	Chugach Census Area, AK	0.98%	$346,200	$3,379	1,824	Value / Tax / Units
10	Juneau City and Borough, AK	0.95%	$449,300	$4,251	8,375	Value / Tax / Units
11	Kodiak Island Borough, AK	0.87%	$412,300	$3,569	2,834	Value / Tax / Units
12	Haines Borough, AK	0.83%	$293,300	$2,445	707	Value / Tax / Units
13	Bristol Bay Borough, AK	0.83%	$245,800	$2,045	156	Value / Tax / Units
14	Aleutians West Census Area, AK	0.71%	$434,700	$3,090	320	Value / Tax / Units
15	Yakutat City and Borough, AK	0.67%	$219,400	$1,463	116	Value / Tax / Units
16	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK	0.67%	$393,300	$2,619	3,933	Value / Tax / Units
17	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	0.63%	$323,200	$2,049	18,771	Value / Tax / Units
18	Petersburg Borough, AK	0.60%	$315,100	$1,896	901	Value / Tax / Units
19	Wrangell City and Borough, AK	0.56%	$296,400	$1,673	577	Value / Tax / Units
20	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK	0.51%	$225,300	$1,139	1,707	Value / Tax / Units
21	Sitka City and Borough, AK	0.46%	$450,300	$2,080	2,123	Value / Tax / Units
22	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK	0.43%	$262,800	$1,136	665	Value / Tax / Units
23	Skagway Municipality, AK	0.38%	$435,400	$1,634	319	Value / Tax / Units

7 counties excluded from the ranking

At least one median is missing or bounded; no precise ratio is shown.

Counties with incomplete Census medians (2020–2024)
County	Estimated effective rate	Median home value	Median annual taxes paid	Owner-occupied units	Census sources
Bethel Census Area, AK	Unavailable	$168,100	Unavailable	2,972	Value / / Units
Kusilvak Census Area, AK	Unavailable	$84,300	Unavailable	1,338	Value / / Units
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK	Unavailable	$199,100	Unavailable	1,175	Value / / Units
Aleutians East Borough, AK	Unavailable	$135,500	Unavailable	671	Value / / Units
Copper River Census Area, AK	Unavailable	$292,800	Unavailable	827	Value / / Units
Denali Borough, AK	Unavailable	$275,000	Unavailable	367	Value / / Units
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK	Unavailable	$237,500	Unavailable	212	Value / / Units

Highest property taxes in Alaska: Census estimated rates

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