The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
| Borough | Housing Affordability Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleutians East Borough | 319 |
| 2. | North Slope Borough | 276 |
| 3. | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 269 |
| 4. | Kusilvak Census Area | 251 |
| 5. | Bethel Census Area | 225 |
| 6. | Northwest Arctic Borough | 224 |
| 7. | Bristol Bay Borough | 223 |
| 8. | Denali Borough | 202 |
| 9. | Aleutians West Census Area | 202 |
| 10. | Nome Census Area | 201 |
| 11. | Yakutat City and Borough | 193 |
| 12. | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 188 |
| 13. | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 186 |
| 14. | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 183 |
| 15. | Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 167 |
| 16. | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 158 |
| 17. | Petersburg Census Area | 157 |
| 18. | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 156 |
| 19. | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 155 |
| 20. | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 154 |
