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. | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 223 |
| 2. | Kusilvak Census Area | 203 |
| 3. | Aleutians East Borough | 154 |
| 4. | Northwest Arctic Borough | 151 |
| 5. | North Slope Borough | 144 |
| 6. | Yakutat City and Borough | 135 |
| 7. | Nome Census Area | 133 |
| 8. | Dillingham Census Area | 126 |
| 9. | Denali Borough | 123 |
| 10. | Bristol Bay Borough | 121 |
| 11. | Bethel Census Area | 116 |
| 12. | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 108 |
| 13. | Aleutians West Census Area | 104 |
| 14. | Chugach Census Area | 102 |
| 15. | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 102 |
| 16. | Copper River Census Area | 99 |
| 17. | Anchorage Municipality | 96 |
| 18. | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 96 |
| 19. | Juneau City and Borough | 95 |
| 20. | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 94 |
