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. | North Slope Borough | 199 |
| 2. | Aleutians East Borough | 180 |
| 3. | Northwest Arctic Borough | 169 |
| 4. | Kusilvak Census Area | 161 |
| 5. | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 150 |
| 6. | Denali Borough | 139 |
| 7. | Yakutat City and Borough | 137 |
| 8. | Bristol Bay Borough | 131 |
| 9. | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 129 |
| 10. | Bethel Census Area | 124 |
| 11. | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 122 |
| 12. | Chugach Census Area | 116 |
| 13. | Dillingham Census Area | 116 |
| 14. | Aleutians West Census Area | 114 |
| 15. | Nome Census Area | 106 |
| 16. | Copper River Census Area | 105 |
| 17. | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 105 |
| 18. | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 102 |
| 19. | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 101 |
| 20. | Petersburg Borough | 100 |
