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Highest rent-to-income ratios in Alaska

Ketchikan Gateway Borough leads Alaska at 30.27% of renter median income, on a median rent of $1,505 and a renter median household income of $59,654. Census median rent as a share of renter household income, beside the official HUD income limits for each county.

Highest rent-to-income
30.27%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Median gross rent
$1,505
ACS B25064
Renter median income
$59,654
ACS B25119
State ratio
26.58%
State medians

Counties ranked by rent-to-income
1Ketchikan Gateway Borough$1,505$94$59,654$7,68830.27%$63,700$101,900
2Matanuska-Susitna Borough$1,299$55$52,324$4,82529.79%$59,650$95,450
3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area$1,351$208$54,464$18,06229.77%$52,950$84,700
4Kenai Peninsula Borough$1,184$52$50,430$8,14028.17%$55,050$88,100
5Fairbanks North Star Borough$1,459$45$64,047$2,80227.34%$58,150$93,050
6Wrangell City and Borough$993$96$43,750$15,70427.24%$52,950$84,700
7Anchorage Municipality$1,489$38$66,267$3,90226.96%$67,550$106,800
8Kodiak Island Borough$1,765$322$83,883$19,10825.25%$60,450$96,700
9Juneau City and Borough$1,444$58$70,141$2,86024.70%$68,750$106,800
10Bethel Census Area$1,474$103$73,438$7,64024.09%$56,500$90,400
11Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area$964$77$48,125$12,98824.04%$52,950$84,700
12Copper River Census Area$1,089$164$54,500$23,72723.98%$55,050$88,100
13Hoonah-Angoon Census Area$1,014$415$52,813$23,51723.04%$52,950$84,700
14Chugach Census Area$1,369$80$71,406$16,40123.01%$57,300$91,700
15Sitka City and Borough$1,341$99$70,230$10,73122.91%$61,900$99,050
16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area$1,084$114$57,452$12,54422.64%$52,950$84,700
17Nome Census Area$1,394$172$74,000$11,38922.61%$52,950$84,700
18Aleutians East Borough$979$90$52,143$17,74322.53%$52,950$84,700
19Dillingham Census Area$1,105$82$63,000$11,15521.05%$52,950$84,700
20Lake and Peninsula Borough$936$188$55,000$14,42120.42%$52,950$84,700
21Kusilvak Census Area$833$68$51,607$9,92719.37%$52,950$84,700
22Petersburg Borough$950$151$58,929$19,29319.35%$55,050$88,100
23Northwest Arctic Borough$1,350$151$90,000$8,33818.00%$56,250$90,000
24Aleutians West Census Area$1,982$160$136,000$10,08217.49%$69,500$106,800
25Denali Borough$825$147$57,500$17,29117.22%$73,100$106,800
26North Slope Borough$1,254$134$92,167$24,51216.33%$57,800$92,500
27Bristol Bay Borough$1,317$95$98,125$39,79716.11%$61,100$97,750

Method

Rent-to-income equals Census median gross rent (ACS table B25064) times 12, divided by renter median household income (ACS table B25119, renter-occupied column). The percent shown is that ratio rounded half up to the nearest 0.01 percentage point. HUD columns are the FY2026 4-person Very Low (50%) limit and the 4-person Low (80%) limit, plus the HUD area median family income on the same row. When every town row in a county publishes the same three figures, the page stores them once under the county name. When they differ, each town row is stored. A county is left out when median rent or renter income is missing or not positive. Rank is the unrounded ratio, then the county name.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year, tables B25064 and B25119, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064, and HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits effective 2026-05-01, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest rent-to-income ratio in Alaska?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough at 30.27%. Median gross rent is $1,505 (margin of error $94). Renter median household income is $59,654 (margin of error $7,688).

What is the lowest rent-to-income ratio in Alaska?

Bristol Bay Borough at 16.11%. Median gross rent is $1,317 (margin of error $95). Renter median household income is $98,125 (margin of error $39,797).

What is the state-level rent-to-income ratio in Alaska?

26.58%. Median gross rent is $1,419 (margin of error $23). Renter median household income is $64,073 (margin of error $1,408).