Alaska county rankings
Best counties in Alaska to live
We scored 18 counties with 5,000+ residents on home affordability, unemployment, education, population growth and total crime per 100,000 people.
| # | County | Score | Home value | Income | Unemployment | Crime /100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 61 | $379,000 | $89,155 | 3.5% | 1,500 |
| 2 | Aleutians West Census Area | 60 | $419,100 | $107,344 | 4.1% | 202 |
| 3 | Juneau City and Borough | 59 | $432,500 | $100,513 | 4.0% | 2,406 |
| 4 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 59 | $297,500 | $77,722 | 6.9% | 1,324 |
| 5 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 58 | $319,200 | $90,625 | 6.0% | 3,083 |
| 6 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 56 | $262,800 | $74,223 | 6.9% | — |
| 7 | North Slope Borough | 54 | $219,600 | $86,313 | 6.6% | 1,865 |
| 8 | Anchorage Municipality | 52 | $375,900 | $98,152 | 4.6% | 4,361 |
| 9 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 52 | $282,500 | $84,722 | 4.9% | 3,796 |
| 10 | Chugach Census Area | 51 | $330,900 | $88,565 | 8.7% | — |
| 11 | Sitka City and Borough | 51 | $442,100 | $101,207 | 7.1% | 749 |
| 12 | Kodiak Island Borough | 47 | $382,700 | $83,716 | 4.8% | 1,175 |
| 13 | Bethel Census Area | 45 | $120,600 | $70,616 | 14.1% | 2,289 |
| 14 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 45 | $87,800 | $52,642 | 6.5% | — |
| 15 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 42 | $162,500 | $81,298 | 16.3% | 1,057 |
Also see: Where to move in Alaska
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023); FBI Crime Data Explorer county agency totals. "—" means no reporting data.
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