Alaska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Petersburg Borough Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Petersburg Borough pays $1,896 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,896
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -5%
- vs U.S. average
- #18 of 28
- rank in AK
The verdict
Homeowners in Petersburg Borough pay a median $1,896 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,896
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($315,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Alaska. Population: 3,409. Owner-occupied homes: 901.
The median annual property tax in Petersburg Borough is $1,896, which is 51% lower than the Alaska state average and 5% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $315,100. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Petersburg Borough's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Petersburg Borough's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Alaska median
Homeowners in Petersburg Borough pay a median annual property tax of $1,896, modestly below the national median and far below the Alaska state median. On a $315,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Alaska counties by effective rate
Petersburg Borough ranks #18 of 28 counties in Alaska by effective rate (36% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Petersburg Borough run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $75,125 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Petersburg 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 gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Petersburg Borough rose 38.0%, from $228,400 to $315,100. The effective rate fell 25.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 93% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 3.4%, to $1,896. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,833 to $1,896, a change of 3%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 204 of 901 owner-occupied homes (22.6%) 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.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 2.5% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 Petersburg Borough Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Petersburg Borough homeowners, 204 of 901 owner-occupied homes (22.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.6% (159)
- $800 to $1,499 16.6% (150)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.0% (99)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.1% (163)
- $3,000 or more 22.6% (204)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
126 homes here (14.0%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Alaska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Petersburg Borough pay more than double the bill of those without one (+97%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Petersburg Borough's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Petersburg Borough's effective rate is higher than 36% of the 28 counties in Alaska - ranking #18 of 28.
Where Petersburg Borough sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Alaska on both measures
Petersburg Borough's effective rate runs 46% under the Alaska median and its bill 51% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,896 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Alaska norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Petersburg Borough vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Petersburg Borough | Alaska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Petersburg Borough is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Alaska counties.
Petersburg Borough rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,896 -8.2% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $2,066 +10.0% | 0.69% |
| 2022 | $1,878 +0.8% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $1,864 +1.7% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | $1,833 | 0.80% |
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.
Petersburg Borough: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Petersburg Borough's effective rate
On effective rate, Petersburg Borough sits nearest Cochise County (AZ), Ashley County (AR), Broomfield County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are King and Queen County (VA), Accomack County (VA), Caddo Parish (LA).
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
Petersburg Borough: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 1,870 returns from Petersburg Borough reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,320 - 100% 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.
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Petersburg Borough rate FAQs
- How does Petersburg Borough property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Petersburg Borough run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Petersburg Borough, Alaska?
- The median annual property tax in Petersburg Borough is $1,896, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $315,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Petersburg Borough?
- Petersburg Borough, Alaska scores D (44/100) 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 rate relief at B (0.60%). 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.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Petersburg Borough?
- Property taxes in Petersburg Borough run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $75,125 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Petersburg Borough?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Petersburg Borough ticked up 3.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,833 to $1,896, 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 Petersburg Borough's QUIET rate
Inside Alaska, Petersburg Borough's $1,896 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Alaska overview →
Petersburg Borough ranks #18 of 28 Alaska counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Alaska overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Petersburg Borough's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,896/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Petersburg Borough
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Petersburg Borough (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Douglas County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,895/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Petersburg Borough 0.60%.
Sawyer County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,897/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Petersburg Borough 0.60%.
Fayette County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.45% vs Petersburg Borough 0.60%.
Manistee County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,898/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.04% vs Petersburg Borough 0.60%.
Alaska county set
State ACS overview for every published Alaska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Petersburg Borough stamps QUIET · MID - 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 Petersburg Borough (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.