Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska property tax
The median homeowner in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska pays $757 a year in property tax on a home worth $87,800, an effective rate of 0.86%. The national effective rate is 0.98%.
What the rate means here
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area taxes property at 0.86%, within a rounding error of the national 0.98%. That makes the $757 median bill mostly a statement about local house prices rather than about local tax policy.
It ranks #9 of 18 Alaska counties by effective rate, against a statewide 1.14%, and #1,318 nationally. The state runs from 1.55% in Nome Census Area down to 0.12% in Northwest Arctic Borough.
The median home costs 1.67 times the median household income of $52,642, against 3.86 nationally, which is a comfortable ratio by American standards. 70.69% of occupied homes are owned rather than rented, and cheap housing relative to income is usually why. This is a small rural county of 5,271 people. Five-year survey estimates for places this size carry wide margins of error, so treat the figures as approximate.
The rate is derived rather than quoted. How and why.
What that costs at different home values
Arithmetic at the county effective rate, before any exemption or assessment cap.
Housing and income
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Alaska | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax | 0.86% | 1.14% | 0.98% |
| Median tax bill | $757 | $3,785 | $2,969 |
| Median home value | $87,800 | $333,300 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | $893 | $1,388 | $1,348 |
| Median household income | $52,642 | $89,336 | $78,538 |
| Home price to income | 1.67× | 3.73× | 3.86× |
| Rent as share of income | 20.36% | 18.64% | 20.6% |
| Owner-occupied | 70.69% | 66.59% | 65.02% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. Population 5,271.
Nearby counties of similar size
| County | Rate | Median bill | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West Census Area | 0.71% | $2,969 | $419,100 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 0.47% | $1,043 | $221,800 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 0.71% | $1,871 | $262,800 |
| Chugach Census Area | 0.92% | $3,033 | $330,900 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 0.12% | $199 | $162,500 |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area property tax: common questions
What is the property tax rate in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska?
The effective rate is 0.86% of home value, from a median tax bill of $757 against a median home value of $87,800. That is 0.12 points below the national 0.98%.
How much is property tax on a $400,000 home in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area?
Roughly $3,440 a year at the county effective rate of 0.86%.
Is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area expensive compared with the rest of Alaska?
It ranks #9 of 18 Alaska counties by effective property tax rate, and #1318 of 2,826 nationally. That is 0.28 points below the Alaska average of 1.14%.
What does housing cost in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area?
The median home is worth $87,800 and median gross rent is $893 a month. Median household income is $52,642, which puts the home at 1.67 times annual income and rent at 20.36% of it.