Alaska Property Tax Calculator
Figure basis: Official US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimatesThis Alaska property tax calculator estimates the annual property tax on a home using the state's median effective property tax rate, which the US Census Bureau reports as 1.14% of a home's value. Enter a home value to see the estimated yearly property tax at that median rate. The Census figure is derived from the median real estate taxes paid in Alaska ($3,785) divided by the median home value ($333,300), from the American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Property tax in the United States is set locally, not by the state, so your actual rate depends on your county, city, school district and any special districts, and on how your property is assessed. Two homes of the same value in different counties of Alaska can have noticeably different bills. Use this as a sound statewide benchmark, then check your county assessor for your property's assessed value and the exact local millage rate, plus any homestead or senior exemptions you qualify for. The median real estate taxes and median home value here are official Census figures; the effective rate is the simple, disclosed ratio of the two.
Alaska's median effective property tax rate is 1.14% of home value (Census: median tax $3,785 on a median home worth $333,300). On a $400,000 home that is about $4,560 a year.
How Alaska property tax is estimated
estimated annual property tax = home value x effective rate / 100
Alaska median effective rate = median real estate taxes / median home value x 100
= $3,785 / $333,300 x 100 = 1.14%
Property tax is levied by local governments, so your exact rate is set by your county and municipality, not the state. The median rate above is a benchmark; check your county assessor for the assessed value and local millage that apply to your home.
Property tax by county in Alaska
Property tax is set locally, so the statewide median above hides a wide spread. These are the US Census Bureau's median figures for all 26 counties in Alaska: the median home value, the median real estate taxes actually paid, and the effective rate (taxes divided by value). The spread runs from Copper River Census Area at 0.07% to Dillingham Census Area at 1.72%, against a state median of 1.14%. Click a column heading to sort.
| Aleutians West Census Area | $434,700 | $3,090 | 0.71% |
| Anchorage Municipality | $395,900 | $4,982 | 1.26% |
| Bristol Bay Borough | $245,800 | $2,045 | 0.83% |
| Chugach Census Area | $346,200 | $3,379 | 0.98% |
| Copper River Census Area | $292,800 | $199 | 0.07% |
| Dillingham Census Area | $159,000 | $2,738 | 1.72% |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | $298,200 | $3,550 | 1.19% |
| Haines Borough | $293,300 | $2,445 | 0.83% |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $262,800 | $1,136 | 0.43% |
| Juneau City and Borough | $449,300 | $4,251 | 0.95% |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | $323,200 | $2,049 | 0.63% |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $393,300 | $2,619 | 0.67% |
| Kodiak Island Borough | $412,300 | $3,569 | 0.87% |
| Kusilvak Census Area | $84,300 | $199 | 0.24% |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $346,600 | $3,685 | 1.06% |
| Nome Census Area | $211,200 | $3,264 | 1.55% |
| North Slope Borough | $218,300 | $2,305 | 1.06% |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | $199,100 | $199 | 0.1% |
| Petersburg Borough | $315,100 | $1,896 | 0.6% |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $225,300 | $1,139 | 0.51% |
| Sitka City and Borough | $450,300 | $2,080 | 0.46% |
| Skagway Municipality | $435,400 | $1,634 | 0.38% |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $282,000 | $3,350 | 1.19% |
| Wrangell City and Borough | $296,400 | $1,673 | 0.56% |
| Yakutat City and Borough | $219,400 | $1,463 | 0.67% |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $98,500 | $1,109 | 1.13% |
Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023), tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid) and B25077 (median home value). The effective rate is the disclosed ratio of the two. County medians describe the county as a whole; your own bill depends on your municipality, school district and any exemptions.
What Alaska's 1.14% median hides
Alaska is unusual: it levies no statewide property tax, no state income tax, and no state sales tax, so every mill rate is set by a borough or a city. The 1.14% median effective rate shown here (a median bill of $3,785 on a $333,300 home) blends two very different Alaskas into one number.
In the organized boroughs, Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Juneau, property tax funds most local services and rates commonly run above the median. Across the Unorganized Borough, which covers roughly half the state's land area, many residents pay no property tax at all, which drags the statewide figure down. That split is why a single percentage can never describe an Alaskan's actual bill.
Alaska also carries one of the most generous mandatory senior breaks in the country: state law requires municipalities to exempt the first $150,000 of assessed value for homeowners aged 65 and older and for disabled veterans, and many towns add an optional residential exemption on top. Because assessments and mill rates are local, and growing areas reassess often, treat 1.14% as a benchmark, then confirm your borough or city mill rate and every exemption you qualify for with your local assessor before budgeting.
Alaska property tax: frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in Alaska?
The median effective property tax rate in Alaska is 1.14% of a home's value, based on US Census Bureau data (median real estate taxes of $3,785 on a median home value of $333,300). On a $400,000 home that is about $4,560 a year. Your actual rate depends on your county and municipality.
How is Alaska property tax calculated?
Property tax is your home's assessed value multiplied by the combined local tax rate (millage) set by your county, city, school district and other local bodies. This calculator estimates it from the Alaska median effective rate of 1.14%; for an exact figure, use your county assessor's assessed value and local millage.
Why is Alaska's property tax different from my neighbour's?
Property tax is local, not statewide. Rates and assessment practices vary by county, city and school district, and exemptions (such as homestead exemptions) differ. The 1.14% here is the Alaska statewide median effective rate from the Census; individual bills vary above and below it.
Where does the Alaska property tax data come from?
From the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023): table B25103 (median real estate taxes paid) and B25077 (median home value). The effective rate is taxes divided by value. The figures are verified as at Jun 25, 2026.
Official sources
- Alaska median real estate taxes paid and median home value (ACS 2023 5-year, tables B25103 and B25077): US Census Bureau, as at Jun 25, 2026.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 26 June 2026. See our methodology. General information, not financial or tax advice. Effective rate is the Census state median; your local rate is set by your county and municipality.