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Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
51.1%
Alaska
44.6%
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Top and bottom zip codes in Alaska

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

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  1. 199714Salcha100%
  2. 299610Kasilof77%
  3. 399676Talkeetna69.2%
  4. 499702Eielson Afb66.1%
  5. 599703Fort Wainwright65.2%
  6. 699664Seward62.5%
  7. 799506Jber60.8%
  8. 899694Houston59%
  9. 999674Sutton58.9%
  10. 1099639Ninilchik58.2%

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

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  1. 199655Quinhagak0%
  2. 299688Willow8.7%
  3. 399780Tok12.1%
  4. 499926Metlakatla17.6%
  5. 599752Kotzebue17.6%
  6. 699559Bethel20.9%
  7. 799588Glennallen21.6%
  8. 899612King Cove24.5%
  9. 999567Chugiak24.5%
  10. 1099762Nome28.9%

Rent-burdened renters by county in Alaska

  1. 1Haines Borough52.9%
  2. 2Matanuska-Susitna Borough52.7%
  3. 3Ketchikan Gateway Borough49%
  4. 4Kenai Peninsula Borough48.9%
  5. 5Skagway Municipality47.1%
  6. 6Sitka City and Borough47%
  7. 7Anchorage Municipality46.3%
  8. 8Fairbanks North Star Borough45.9%
  9. 9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area41.8%
  10. 10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area38.7%
  11. 11Kodiak Island Borough37.8%
  12. 12Chugach Census Area36.3%
  13. 13Juneau City and Borough36.1%
  14. 14Lake and Peninsula Borough35.3%
  15. 15Wrangell City and Borough34.5%
  16. 16Dillingham Census Area34.4%
  17. 17Petersburg Borough34.2%
  18. 18Kusilvak Census Area31.8%
  19. 19Nome Census Area30.5%
  20. 20Aleutians East Borough30.2%
  21. 21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area30.2%
  22. 22North Slope Borough29.6%
  23. 23Aleutians West Census Area29.4%
  24. 24Denali Borough25.9%
  25. 25Copper River Census Area25.4%
  26. 26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area23.8%
  27. 27Bethel Census Area22.9%
  28. 28Northwest Arctic Borough19.7%
  29. 29Yakutat City and Borough18%
  30. 30Bristol Bay Borough13.6%

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest rent-burdened renters in Alaska?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 99714 (Salcha, AK) has the highest: 100%.

Which zip code has the lowest rent-burdened renters in Alaska?

99655 (Quinhagak, AK) has the lowest: 0%.

What is the rent-burdened renters for the United States?

51.1%; in Alaska it is 44.6%.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.

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