AKAlaska rankings

Towns with the lowest property taxes in Alaska

Ranked by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). 39 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Alaska · Lowest property tax

Sterling ranks #8 of 39

$2,223/yr median yearly property-tax bill · Visit Sterling →

1 Kotzebue $199/yr Home value $288,400 2 Soldotna $1,425/yr Home value $306,000 3 Kenai $1,631/yr Home value $283,900

#TownMedian tax billHome valueTax rate

1 Kotzebue2,984 people $199/yr $288,400 0.07%

2 Soldotna4,485 people $1,425/yr $306,000 0.47%

3 Kenai7,641 people $1,631/yr $283,900 0.57%

4 Petersburg3,227 people $1,929/yr $308,400 0.63%

5 Nikiski4,773 people $1,953/yr $312,600 0.62%

6 Kalifornsky8,663 people $2,078/yr $336,800 0.62%

7 Sitka city and8,368 people $2,080/yr $450,300 0.46%

8 Sterling6,323 people $2,223/yr $353,400 0.63%

9 Ketchikan8,078 people $2,546/yr $352,400 0.72%

10 Utqiaġvik4,778 people $2,615/yr $311,400 0.84%

Homer5,877 people $2,657/yr $388,400 0.68%

Palmer6,268 people $2,820/yr $294,900 0.96%

13 Unalaska4,556 people $3,090/yr $462,400 0.67%

Seward2,794 people $3,104/yr $338,100 0.92%

15 Kodiak5,447 people $3,164/yr $347,100 0.91%

16 Big Lake3,585 people $3,174/yr $298,700 1.06%

17 Ester2,752 people $3,198/yr $255,400 1.25%

18 Nome3,653 people $3,242/yr $356,900 0.91%

19 Farmers Loop4,954 people $3,312/yr $279,800 1.18%

20 Fairbanks32,083 people $3,313/yr $268,400 1.23%

21 Wasilla9,720 people $3,466/yr $358,400 0.97%

22 Meadow Lakes8,689 people $3,523/yr $323,100 1.09%

23 Badger18,677 people $3,548/yr $310,600 1.14%

24 Fishhook5,819 people $3,566/yr $416,300 0.86%

25 Goldstream3,294 people $3,654/yr $289,600 1.26%

26 College11,924 people $3,697/yr $297,500 1.24%

27 Tanaina9,646 people $3,799/yr $328,500 1.16%

28 North Lakes10,223 people $3,808/yr $357,600 1.06%

29 Farm Loop2,894 people $3,904/yr $431,300 0.91%

Knik-Fairview19,972 people $3,972/yr $340,200 1.17%

31 Steele Creek5,928 people $4,156/yr $348,400 1.19%

32 South Lakes6,180 people $4,202/yr $377,500 1.11%

33 Juneau city and31,794 people $4,251/yr $449,300 0.95%

34 Mill Bay3,654 people $4,284/yr $463,200 0.92%

35 Valdez3,847 people $4,309/yr $313,000 1.38%

36 Butte4,085 people $4,656/yr $374,600 1.24%

37 Chena Ridge5,881 people $4,850/yr $395,500 1.23%

38 Anchorage288,976 people $4,982/yr $395,900 1.26%

39 Gateway6,845 people $5,033/yr $446,200 1.13%

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Alaska as a whole is $3,901/yr.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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