County tax profile · 2026 · Census ACS + IRS data

Property Tax & Income in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska

Yakutat City and Borough has an effective property tax rate of 0.67%. On the median home value of $219,400, that's roughly $1,463 per year. Median household income is $85,000.

Effective Property Tax Rate1
0.67%
median tax $1,463 ÷ median home $219,400
Median Home Value1
$219,400
owner-occupied
Median Household Income1
$85,000
per-capita $49,131
Est. Annual Tax on Median Home1
$1,463
at 0.67% effective rate

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.

MetricYakutat City and BoroughAlaska (state context)
Effective property tax rate10.67%0.69%
Median home value1$219,400
State income tax3No state income taxNo state income tax
State sales tax31.82% combined1.82% 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 Yakutat City and Borough, AK

In Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, the median annual property tax bill comes to $1,463 against a median household income of $85,000. That works out to roughly 1.7 cents of every household dollar going toward real-estate taxes. Per-capita income in the borough sits at $49,131, and the median home value is $219,400, taxed at an effective rate of 0.667%. Yakutat, the borough's principal community, anchors a county whose rate falls below Alaska's statewide median of 0.689%, ranking 15th among the state's 28 counties. Nationally, the median effective rate is 0.794%, so local property taxes here claim a smaller slice of income than the countrywide norm. The gap between the $1,463 bill and the $85,000 median household income shapes how housing costs sit alongside everyday expenses in this southeast Alaska borough.

Frequently asked questions

What is the property tax rate in Yakutat City and Borough, AK?
The effective rate is 0.67% — meaning the median tax bill equals about 0.67% of the median home value.
How much are property taxes on a median home?
On the median home ($219,400), the estimated annual bill is about $1,463.
Is Yakutat City and Borough's rate high or low?
Compare it to the state median of 0.69% and the national average near 1.1%.
How does the effective rate differ from my mill rate?
A mill rate is the nominal levy per $1,000 of assessed value. The effective rate reflects what you actually pay after exemptions and assessments — it's the median tax bill as a share of median home value, so it better predicts your real cost.
Will a reassessment raise my tax bill?
Not necessarily. If your home's assessed value rises, your bill can go up, but only if the mill rate and exemptions stay flat. Contact the Yakutat City and Borough assessor's office to review your current assessment.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment?
Yes. Most counties allow an appeal when you believe the assessed value exceeds the market value. File with the Yakutat City and Borough assessor within the local deadline, typically with comparable sales as evidence.
Sources
[1] U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year (2023) — Median home value (B25077), median real-estate taxes (B25103), median household income (B19013), per-capita income (B19301).
[2] IRS — Statistics of Income — County income, AGI, and real-estate taxes paid.
[3] Tax Foundation — State income, sales, corporate, and estate/inheritance tax rates.