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. | Sitka City and Borough | 99 |
| 2. | Haines Borough | 116 |
| 3. | Skagway Municipality | 117 |
| 4. | Juneau City and Borough | 119 |
| 5. | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 125 |
| 6. | Anchorage Municipality | 125 |
| 7. | Kodiak Island Borough | 126 |
| 8. | Wrangell City and Borough | 134 |
| 9. | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 139 |
| 10. | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 143 |
| 11. | Dillingham Census Area | 145 |
| 12. | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 145 |
| 13. | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 148 |
| 14. | Bethel Census Area | 158 |
| 15. | Petersburg Census Area | 160 |
| 16. | Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 163 |
| 17. | Aleutians West Census Area | 164 |
| 18. | Denali Borough | 174 |
| 19. | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 179 |
| 20. | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 182 |
