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 | |
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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 |