housing costs · Alaska
Housing costs in Sitka City and Borough
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,341 | ± $99 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,350 | ± $92 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,309 | ± $104 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,232 | ± $91 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $450,300 | ± $12,949 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $442,100 | ± $16,403 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $424,700 | ± $16,782 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $367,800 | ± $13,637 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 28.7 % | ± 3.0 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.9 % | ± 2.7 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 30.2 % | ± 2.7 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.5 % | ± 2.0 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Sitka City and Borough is $1,341, above the Alaska median of $1,290 across 30 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.
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