Property Tax & Income in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska
Sitka City and Borough has an effective property tax rate of 0.46%. On the median home value of $450,300, that's roughly $2,080 per year. Median household income is $101,727.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Sitka City and Borough | Alaska (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.46% | 0.69% |
| Median home value1 | $450,300 | — |
| State income tax3 | No state income tax | No state income tax |
| State sales tax3 | 1.82% combined | 1.82% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Sitka City and Borough, AK
In Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, the owner of a home valued at the median $450,300 can expect an annual property tax bill near $2,080, based on an effective rate of 0.462%. That figure lands well below Alaska's statewide median rate of 0.689% and sits even further under the national median of 0.794%. Among the 28 counties ranked within the state, this one places 21st for its rate. Households here bring in a median income of $101,727, with per-capita income at $46,118, so the yearly tax obligation amounts to roughly two percent of what a household earns. Sitka, the principal city, anchors the borough, and the roughly $173 paid each month toward property taxes is one line item a household can fold into its broader spending plan.