Alaska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Juneau City and Borough Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Juneau City and Borough pays $4,251 a year, an effective rate of 0.95%, far above the U.S. average.
- $4,251
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 0.95%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +113%
- vs U.S. average
- #10 of 28
- rank in AK
The verdict
Homeowners in Juneau City and Borough pay a median $4,251 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.95%, more affordable than 39% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $4,251
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.95%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1904 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +113%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($449,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Alaska. Population: 31,794. Owner-occupied homes: 8,375.
The median annual property tax in Juneau City and Borough is $4,251, which is 9% higher than the Alaska state average and 113% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.95% on a median home value of $449,300. Property taxes represent 4.2% of the median household income in this county.
Why Juneau City and Borough's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Juneau City and Borough pay a median annual property tax of $4,251, far above the national median and modestly above the Alaska state median. On a $449,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.95% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Juneau City and Borough run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.2% of the $101,661 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Alaska counties by effective rate
Juneau City and Borough ranks #10 of 28 counties in Alaska by effective rate (64% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Juneau City and Borough's 0.95% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 39%).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Juneau City and Borough as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate held while the market moved
Juneau City and Borough sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.8% down, against a median home value that rose 26.5%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 21.7%, from $3,492 to $4,251.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $3,492 to $4,251, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 5,672 of 8,375 owner-occupied homes (67.7%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 4.2% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Juneau City and Borough Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Juneau City and Borough homeowners, 5,672 of 8,375 owner-occupied homes (67.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.4% (535)
- $800 to $1,499 5.1% (425)
- $1,500 to $1,999 4.2% (352)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.3% (859)
- $3,000 or more 67.7% (5,672)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
532 homes here (6.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Alaska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Juneau City and Borough pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Juneau City and Borough's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Juneau City and Borough's HEAVY ACS 2024 figure.
Juneau City and Borough's median bill is 9% above the Alaska median and 113% above the U.S. median.
Juneau City and Borough vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Juneau City and Borough | Alaska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.2% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Is Juneau City and Borough's $4,251 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Juneau City and Borough's $4,251 ACS median (HEAVY), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $425/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Alaska.
Juneau City and Borough bill trail · HEAVY
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,251 +5.2% | 0.95% |
| 2023 | $4,039 +6.6% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | $3,789 +5.0% | 0.94% |
| 2021 | $3,610 +3.4% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $3,492 | 0.98% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Juneau City and Borough: tax takes 4.2% of income
Counties near Juneau City and Borough's median bill
On effective rate, Juneau City and Borough sits nearest Bleckley County (GA), Decatur County (GA), Gwinnett County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Carteret County (NC), Manassas Park city (VA), Clare County (MI).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Juneau City and Borough: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 940 of 16,550 returns from Juneau City and Borough reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,215 - 37% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Alaska
Juneau City and Borough bill FAQs
- How does Juneau City and Borough property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Juneau City and Borough run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.95% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska?
- The median annual property tax in Juneau City and Borough is $4,251, an effective rate of 0.95% on a $449,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Juneau City and Borough?
- Property taxes in Juneau City and Borough run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.2% of the $101,661 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Juneau City and Borough?
- Juneau City and Borough, Alaska scores F (31/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A (+$10). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Juneau City and Borough?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Juneau City and Borough jumped 21.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $3,492 to $4,251, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Juneau City and Borough's HEAVY bill
Juneau City and Borough's $4,251 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Juneau City and Borough ranks #10 of 28 Alaska counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Alaska overview →
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Juneau City and Borough's HEAVY median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.95%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $4,251/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Juneau City and Borough
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Juneau City and Borough (UNDER · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER HEAVY
Wayne County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $4,250/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 2.50% vs Juneau City and Borough 0.95%.
San Juan County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $4,253/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.53% vs Juneau City and Borough 0.95%.
Franklin County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $4,244/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 1.47% vs Juneau City and Borough 0.95%.
Barnstable County, MA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $4,239/yr (near-tied bill ABS $12); rate 0.67% vs Juneau City and Borough 0.95%.
Alaska county set
State ACS overview for every published Alaska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Juneau City and Borough stamps UNDER · HEAVY - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Juneau City and Borough (UNDER · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.