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. | Skagway Municipality | 72 |
| 2. | Haines Borough | 76 |
| 3. | Wrangell City and Borough | 79 |
| 4. | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 83 |
| 5. | Kodiak Island Borough | 88 |
| 6. | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 90 |
| 7. | Sitka City and Borough | 90 |
| 8. | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 92 |
| 9. | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 93 |
| 10. | Petersburg Borough | 93 |
| 11. | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 94 |
| 12. | Juneau City and Borough | 95 |
| 13. | Anchorage Municipality | 96 |
| 14. | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 96 |
| 15. | Copper River Census Area | 99 |
| 16. | Chugach Census Area | 102 |
| 17. | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 102 |
| 18. | Aleutians West Census Area | 104 |
| 19. | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 108 |
| 20. | Bethel Census Area | 116 |
