Lowest counties for property taxes in Alaska
Top 25 of 30 counties with data.
Ranked by effective property tax rate (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.
Lowest counties for property taxes in Alaska
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Copper River0.07% County page | |
| 02 | Northwest Arctic0.13% County page | |
| 03 | Aleutians East0.15% County page | |
| 04 | Bethel0.22% County page | |
| 05 | Kusilvak0.24% County page | |
| 06 | Skagway0.38% County page | |
| 07 | Hoonah-Angoon0.43% County page | |
| 08 | Sitka0.46% County page | |
| 09 | County page | |
| 10 | Wrangell0.56% County page | |
| 11 | Petersburg0.60% County page | |
| 12 | Kenai Peninsula0.63% County page | |
| 13 | Yakutat0.67% County page | |
| 14 | Ketchikan Gateway0.69% County page | |
| 15 | Aleutians West0.71% County page | |
| 16 | Bristol Bay0.83% County page | |
| 17 | Haines0.83% County page | |
| 18 | Nome0.88% County page | |
| 19 | Kodiak Island0.92% County page | |
| 20 | Juneau0.95% County page | |
| 21 | Chugach0.98% County page | |
| 22 | Matanuska-Susitna1.06% County page | |
| 23 | North Slope1.06% County page | |
| 24 | Denali1.11% County page | |
| 25 | Lake and Peninsula1.11% County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks Alaska counties by effective property tax rate, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For property taxes, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh property taxes against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of effective property tax rate.
Frequently asked questions
- Which county in Alaska has the lowest property taxes?
- Copper River has the lowest property taxes in Alaska, at 0.07%.
- What is the property taxes in Copper River?
- Copper River is ranked #1 in Alaska for property taxes, at 0.07%.
- What are the top counties in Alaska for property taxes?
- Copper River (0.07%), then Northwest Arctic (0.13%), and Aleutians East (0.15%). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
- How is this property taxes ranking calculated?
- Counties in Alaska are ranked by effective property tax rate (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
- Are these property tax mill rates or the tax bill on a house?
- These are county mill rates (the property tax rate), not the dollar bill on a specific house. The bill also depends on assessed value, exemptions, and local levies. The ranking uses the county rate so places can be compared on the same unit.
- How does Alaska compare to the rest of the US for property taxes?
- This list is Alaska only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for property taxes at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-property-tax.
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