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Skagway Municipality
66.1
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Sitka City and Borough
66
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Aleutians West Census Area
65.3
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Haines Borough
64.2
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Bristol Bay Borough
63.8
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| Rank | County | Overall | Economy | Afford. | Schools | Safety | Taxes | Peace & Quiet | Typical home | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skagway Municipality FIPS 02230 | 66.1 | 49.2 | 23.7 | 99.7 | 96.4 | 91.1 | 87.1 | $435,400 | $81,136 |
| 2 | Sitka City and Borough FIPS 02220 | 66 | 79.2 | 32.3 | 73.5 | - | 88.4 | 94.2 | $484,502 | $101,727 |
| 3 | Aleutians West Census Area FIPS 02016 | 65.3 | 76.6 | 48.2 | 72.3 | 52.4 | 73.7 | 88.5 | $434,700 | $135,500 |
| 4 | Haines Borough FIPS 02100 | 64.2 | 44.4 | 51.1 | 80.8 | 86.5 | 69.1 | 86.1 | $328,740 | $86,927 |
| 5 | Bristol Bay Borough FIPS 02060 | 63.8 | 59.9 | 63.8 | 46.8 | 82.4 | 68.8 | 85.7 | $245,800 | $95,625 |
| 6 | Aleutians East Borough FIPS 02013 | 62.3 | 45 | 85.3 | 28.2 | - | 100 | 94.8 | $135,500 | $65,365 |
| 7 | Wrangell City and Borough FIPS 02275 | 59.2 | 40.3 | 34.4 | 95.9 | - | 79.4 | 90.6 | $304,697 | $63,750 |
| 8 | Denali Borough FIPS 02068 | 58.1 | 56.4 | 54.3 | 79.7 | - | 15 | 85.6 | $275,000 | $80,781 |
| 9 | Copper River Census Area FIPS 02066 | 57.9 | 44.6 | 51 | - | - | 100 | 75 | $292,800 | $79,250 |
| 10 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough FIPS 02170 | 57.6 | 65.2 | 44.3 | 59.9 | - | - | 77.5 | $401,224 | $94,031 |
| 11 | Juneau City and Borough FIPS 02110 | 57.1 | 71.2 | 37.2 | 55.7 | - | 53.7 | 98.1 | $470,602 | $101,661 |
| 12 | Petersburg Borough FIPS 02195 | 56.4 | 43.6 | 30.8 | 92.5 | 43.8 | 81.9 | 90 | $372,287 | $75,125 |
| 13 | Chugach Census Area FIPS 02063 | 55.7 | 48.8 | 47.7 | - | 71.6 | 52.8 | 89.7 | $346,200 | $90,509 |
| 14 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough FIPS 02130 | 55.7 | 65.3 | 43.9 | 57.4 | 32.7 | 72.8 | 95.5 | $393,472 | $92,885 |
| 15 | Kenai Peninsula Borough FIPS 02122 | 53.6 | 49.5 | 47.5 | 81 | 7.9 | 76.9 | 86 | $335,456 | $80,538 |
| 16 | North Slope Borough FIPS 02185 | 50.4 | 74.9 | 56.8 | 0.4 | 36.1 | 72.1 | 95.9 | $315,435 | $95,694 |
| 17 | Yakutat City and Borough FIPS 02282 | 50.2 | 41.8 | 65 | 18.8 | - | 79 | 85.7 | $219,400 | $85,000 |
| 18 | Fairbanks North Star Borough FIPS 02090 | 49.8 | 68.5 | 58.1 | 46.7 | 0 | 42 | 91.6 | $303,371 | $88,267 |
| 19 | Anchorage Municipality FIPS 02020 | 49.1 | 70.5 | 45.6 | 59.4 | 2.5 | 37 | 83.2 | $423,068 | $103,284 |
| 20 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area FIPS 02240 | 49 | 53.1 | 55.6 | 30.5 | - | 39.4 | 88.3 | $287,767 | $73,882 |
| 21 | Kusilvak Census Area FIPS 02158 | 46.7 | 10.3 | 89.7 | 0 | - | 100 | 93.7 | $84,300 | $51,471 |
| 22 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area FIPS 02290 | 44.8 | 27 | 83.9 | 2.2 | - | 55.9 | 85.7 | $98,500 | $55,741 |
| 23 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area FIPS 02198 | 44.3 | 24.3 | 58.7 | 18.7 | - | 85.8 | 90.4 | $225,300 | $61,156 |
| 24 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area FIPS 02105 | 44.2 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 7.5 | - | 89.3 | 85.7 | $262,800 | $61,406 |
| 25 | Kodiak Island Borough FIPS 02150 | 42.9 | 49.6 | 35.3 | 46.7 | 15.1 | 54 | 92.6 | $395,260 | $86,250 |
| 26 | Northwest Arctic Borough FIPS 02188 | 40 | 30.3 | 72.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 100 | 86.7 | $199,100 | $84,018 |
| 27 | Bethel Census Area FIPS 02050 | 39.8 | 21.8 | 78.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 93.1 | $168,100 | $73,996 |
| 28 | Lake and Peninsula Borough FIPS 02164 | 38.8 | 39.2 | 53.5 | 20 | - | 15 | 85.7 | $237,500 | $65,625 |
| 29 | Valdez-Cordova Census Area FIPS 02261 | 37.8 | 11.3 | 47.1 | 59.3 | - | - | - | $314,887 | Data incomplete |
| 30 | Nome Census Area FIPS 02180 | 36.4 | 33.1 | 69.2 | 0.8 | 26.3 | 23.7 | 87.7 | $211,200 | $78,681 |
| 31 | Dillingham Census Area FIPS 02070 | 34.3 | 28.9 | 77 | 0.6 | 0 | - | 85.7 | $159,000 | $78,533 |
| 32 | Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area FIPS 02201 | 24.6 | 24.6 | - | - | - | - | - | Data incomplete | Data incomplete |
| 33 | Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area FIPS 02232 | 18.5 | 18.5 | - | - | - | - | - | Data incomplete | Data incomplete |
| 34 | Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area FIPS 02280 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | Data incomplete | Data incomplete |