Owning in Alaska
Data from January 2026
Property tax in Alaska
The typical owner in Alaska pays $3,901 a year, about 1.11% of the home’s value (0.94% nationwide). Here are the exemptions and discounts the state publishes, the deadlines to claim them or appeal, and every borough’s figure.
Key numbers in Alaska
- Typical tax
- $3,901
- per year, typical household
- 25% more than the U.S.
- Effective rate
- 1.11%
- tax ÷ value (estimate)
- 18% more than the U.S.
- United States
- 0.94%
- national effective rate
- Exemptions and relief
- 2
- published by the state, with the source
The state's rules
Alaska's rules, in one table
The assessment cap, the homestead exemption, when to protest and when to pay, as Alaska's official source states them. Tap "What the source says" to read the exact text.
| Rule | What Alaska says | Source |
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| Protest deadline One for the whole state | If you disagree with the assessment, submit a written appeal to your municipality's assessor within 30 days after the date the notice of assessment was mailed, stating your grounds in the form the board of equalization requires. If you miss it, you lose the right to appeal unless the board finds you were unable to comply. What the source says· AS 29.45.190(b)“The appellant shall, within 30 days after the date of mailing of notice of assessment, submit to the assessor a written appeal specifying grounds in the form that the board of equalization may require. Otherwise, the right of appeal ceases unless the board of equalization finds that the taxpayer was unable to comply.” | Alaska Statutes (Alaska Legislature) Verified November 6, 2026 |
Not verified yet: Cap on your home, Cap on other property, What triggers a new assessment, Homestead exemption, Owners with a disability, When to pay.
Did your assessment go up?By place
Every borough, with its figure
What the typical owner pays in each borough of Alaska, with the typical home value and the effective rate. Highest tax first.
| Anchorage Municipality | $4,982 | $395,900 | 1.26% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juneau City and Borough | $4,251 | $449,300 | 0.95% |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $3,685 | $346,600 | 1.06% |
| Kodiak Island Borough | $3,569 | $412,300 | 0.87% |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | $3,550 | $298,200 | 1.19% |
| Chugach Census Area | $3,379 | $346,200 | 0.98% |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $3,350 | $282,000 | 1.19% |
| Nome Census Area | $3,264 | $211,200 | 1.55% |
| Aleutians West Census Area | $3,090 | $434,700 | 0.71% |
| Dillingham Census Area | $2,738 | $159,000 | 1.72% |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $2,619 | $393,300 | 0.67% |
| Haines Borough | $2,445 | $293,300 | 0.83% |
| North Slope Borough | $2,305 | $218,300 | 1.06% |
| Sitka City and Borough | $2,080 | $450,300 | 0.46% |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | $2,049 | $323,200 | 0.63% |
| Bristol Bay Borough | $2,045 | $245,800 | 0.83% |
| Petersburg Borough | $1,896 | $315,100 | 0.60% |
| Wrangell City and Borough | $1,673 | $296,400 | 0.56% |
| Skagway Municipality | $1,634 | $435,400 | 0.38% |
| Yakutat City and Borough | $1,463 | $219,400 | 0.67% |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $1,139 | $225,300 | 0.51% |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $1,109 | $98,500 | 1.13% |
| Aleutians East Borough | $199 | $135,500 | 0.15% |
| Bethel Census Area | $199 | $168,100 | 0.12% |
| Copper River Census Area | $199 | $292,800 | 0.07% |
| Kusilvak Census Area | $199 | $84,300 | 0.24% |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | $199 | $199,100 | 0.10% |
- Anchorage $4,9821.26%
- Juneau $4,2510.95%
- Matanuska-Susitna $3,6851.06%
- Kodiak Island $3,5690.87%
- Fairbanks North Star $3,5501.19%
- Chugach $3,3790.98%
- Southeast Fairbanks $3,3501.19%
- Nome $3,2641.55%
- Aleutians West $3,0900.71%
- Dillingham $2,7381.72%
- Ketchikan Gateway $2,6190.67%
- Haines $2,4450.83%
- North Slope $2,3051.06%
- Sitka $2,0800.46%
- Kenai Peninsula $2,0490.63%
- Bristol Bay $2,0450.83%
- Petersburg $1,8960.60%
- Wrangell $1,6730.56%
- Skagway $1,6340.38%
- Yakutat $1,4630.67%
- Prince of Wales-Hyder $1,1390.51%
- Yukon-Koyukuk $1,1091.13%
- Aleutians East $1990.15%
- Bethel $1990.12%
- Copper River $1990.07%
- Kusilvak $1990.24%
- Northwest Arctic $1990.10%
Effective rate: typical tax ÷ typical value, our estimate from two Census medians. Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (external site)
Exemptions
Which exemption fits you?
What Alaska publishes for each case. You have to apply for almost all of them: none is applied on its own.
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If you are an older owner
If you are 65 or older, a resident, and the home is your primary residence and permanent place of abode, the first $150,000 of its assessed value is exempt from your municipality's (borough or city) tax. If your qualifying spouse died and you are at least 60 and have not remarried, you keep the exemption. You apply in writing; each municipality sets the procedure and deadline by ordinance.
What the source says· AS 29.45.030(e), (f)
“The real property owned and occupied as the primary residence and permanent place of abode by a resident who is (1) 65 years of age or older; (2) a disabled veteran; or (3) at least 60 years of age and the widow or widower of a person who qualified for an exemption under (1) or (2) of this subsection is exempt from taxation on the first $150,000 of the assessed value of the real property. … An exemption may not be granted under (e) of this section except upon written application for the exemption. Each municipality shall, by ordinance, establish procedures and deadlines for filing the application.”
Alaska Statutes (Alaska Legislature) · Verified November 6, 2026
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If you are a veteran
If you are a disabled veteran, an Alaska resident separated from service under conditions that are not dishonorable, and your line-of-duty disability is rated 50% or more (by your branch of service or by VA), the first $150,000 of your primary residence's assessed value is exempt. You apply in writing to your municipality, by the deadline its ordinance sets.
What the source says· AS 29.45.030(e)
“The real property owned and occupied as the primary residence and permanent place of abode by a resident who is (1) 65 years of age or older; (2) a disabled veteran; … is exempt from taxation on the first $150,000 of the assessed value of the real property. … separated from the military service of the United States under a condition that is not dishonorable who is a resident of the state, whose disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the military service of the United States, and whose disability has been rated as 50 percent or more by the branch of service in which that person served or by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or”
Alaska Statutes (Alaska Legislature) · Verified November 6, 2026
How it works
Where your bill comes from
The local government puts a value on your home, subtracts the exemptions you apply for and applies the rate of each body that taxes it: the county, the city, the school district and others.
- The value assigned to your home
- The exemptions you apply for
- The rates of each taxing body (county, city, schools)
- Your yearly bill
The effective rate on this page is something else: our estimate (typical tax ÷ typical value, from Census data) for comparing places. It is not the rate your local government sets.
Buying or selling
Taxes on the sale
Some states charge a tax or fee when the deed is recorded. What the official source says:
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State law bars a tax on real property transfers
An Alaska law says the state may not levy or collect a sales or use tax on the transfer of real property.
AS 43.98.035 · Alaska State Legislature (Alaska Statutes 2025) · Verified October 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
How much is property tax in Alaska?
The typical owner pays $3,901 a year, about 1.11% of the home’s value, per the Census (Average 2020–2024). Nationwide the effective rate is 0.94%. Your bill depends on your county, city, school district and the exemptions you claim.
What is the deadline to protest the assessment in Alaska?
If you disagree with the assessment, submit a written appeal to your municipality's assessor within 30 days after the date the notice of assessment was mailed, stating your grounds in the form the board of equalization requires. If you miss it, you lose the right to appeal unless the board finds you were unable to comply.
Which borough in Alaska pays the most property tax?
By amount, the highest typical tax is in Anchorage Municipality ($4,982) and the lowest in Northwest Arctic Borough ($199). By effective rate, the highest is Dillingham Census Area (1.72%) and the lowest Copper River Census Area (0.07%).
What is the effective rate?
The typical tax divided by the typical home value in the same place. It is our estimate from two Census medians, not the rate your local government sets; it is for comparing places.