Alaska Gazetteer
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 | 313 |
| 2. | Kusilvak Census Area | 298 |
| 3. | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 284 |
| 4. | North Slope Borough | 254 |
| 5. | Bristol Bay Borough | 218 |
| 6. | Northwest Arctic Borough | 215 |
| 7. | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 199 |
| 8. | Nome Census Area | 191 |
| 9. | Yakutat City and Borough | 188 |
| 10. | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 182 |
| 11. | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 179 |
| 12. | Denali Borough | 174 |
| 13. | Aleutians West Census Area | 164 |
| 14. | Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 163 |
| 15. | Petersburg Census Area | 160 |
| 16. | Bethel Census Area | 158 |
| 17. | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 148 |
| 18. | Dillingham Census Area | 145 |
| 19. | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 145 |
| 20. | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 143 |
