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Cost of Living · Alaska

Most Affordable Counties in Alaska 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Alaska

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Kusilvak Census Area, AK
79.6
2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK
63.7
3Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
63
4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK
61.6
5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
61
6Denali Borough, AK
60.5
7Copper River Census Area, AK
54.1
8Aleutians East Borough, AK
51.6
9Dillingham Census Area, AK
48.7
10Bethel Census Area, AK
47.4

All Alaska Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

30 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Kusilvak Census Area, AK
79.6
56.2
2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK
63.7
69.5
3Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
63
45.7
4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK
61.6
26.7
5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
61
63.9
6Denali Borough, AK
60.5
49.9
7Copper River Census Area, AK
54.1
61.7
8Aleutians East Borough, AK
51.6
66.9
9Dillingham Census Area, AK
48.7
45.6
10Bethel Census Area, AK
47.4
53.8
11North Slope Borough, AK
46.6
46.7
12Yakutat City and Borough, AK
44.8
52.8
13Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
42.4
40.6
14Bristol Bay Borough, AK
41.1
45.4
15Wrangell City and Borough, AK
39.6
59.4
16Northwest Arctic Borough, AK
39
50.3
17Petersburg Borough, AK
36.2
60
18Nome Census Area, AK
35
38.1
19Haines Borough, AK
32.9
61.6
20Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
22
52.3
21Skagway Municipality, AK
21.4
61.4
22Chugach Census Area, AK
12.3
57.2
23Sitka City and Borough, AK
10.6
57.7
24Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
10.3
44.6
25Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
9.1
34.9
26Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
8.3
48.6
27Juneau City and Borough, AK
8.1
49.4
28Kodiak Island Borough, AK
7.3
47.8
29Anchorage Municipality, AK
5.8
29.7
30Aleutians West Census Area, AK
2.2
55.8

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