Alaska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sitka City and Borough Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sitka City and Borough pays $2,080 a year, an effective rate of 0.46%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,080
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.46%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +4%
- vs U.S. average
- #21 of 28
- rank in AK
The verdict
Homeowners in Sitka City and Borough pay a median $2,080 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.46%, more affordable than 88% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,080
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #389 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +4%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($450,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Alaska. Population: 8,368. Owner-occupied homes: 2,123.
The median annual property tax in Sitka City and Borough is $2,080, which is 47% lower than the Alaska state average and 4% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.46% on a median home value of $450,300. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Sitka City and Borough's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Sitka City and Borough's 0.46% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 88%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Alaska median
Homeowners in Sitka City and Borough pay a median annual property tax of $2,080, modestly above the national median and well below the Alaska state median. On a $450,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.46% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Alaska counties by effective rate
Sitka City and Borough ranks #21 of 28 counties in Alaska by effective rate (25% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Sitka City and Borough run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $101,727 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sitka 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Sitka City and Borough's effective rate fell 12.3% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 23.1%, leaving the median bill 7.9% higher at $2,080. That rate move is larger than the one in 50% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,927 to $2,080, a change of 8%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 659 of 2,123 (31.0%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.0% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Sitka City and Borough Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sitka City and Borough homeowners, 659 of 2,123 owner-occupied homes (31.0%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.2% (259)
- $800 to $1,499 13.9% (296)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.0% (339)
- $2,000 to $2,999 31.0% (659)
- $3,000 or more 16.1% (341)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
229 homes here (10.8%) 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
In Sitka City and Borough, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Sitka City and Borough's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sitka City and Borough's effective rate is higher than 25% of the 28 counties in Alaska - ranking #21 of 28.
Where Sitka City and Borough sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.46% Among the most affordable more affordable than 88% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Alaska on both measures
Sitka City and Borough's effective rate runs 59% under the Alaska median and its bill 47% 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 $2,080 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.
Sitka City and Borough vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sitka City and Borough | Alaska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Sitka City and Borough is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Alaska counties.
Sitka City and Borough rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,080 -0.3% | 0.46% |
| 2023 | $2,086 -3.7% | 0.47% |
| 2022 | $2,166 +11.6% | 0.51% |
| 2021 | $1,941 +0.7% | 0.53% |
| 2020 | $1,927 | 0.53% |
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.
Sitka City and Borough: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Sitka City and Borough's effective rate
On effective rate, Sitka City and Borough sits nearest Coconino County (AZ), Baxter County (AR), Lee County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cortland County (NY), Tyler County (WV), Franklin County (NY).
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
Sitka City and Borough: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 160 of 4,590 returns from Sitka City and Borough reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,781 - 38% 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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Sitka City and Borough rate FAQs
- How does Sitka City and Borough property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sitka City and Borough run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?
- The median annual property tax in Sitka City and Borough is $2,080, an effective rate of 0.46% on a $450,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Sitka City and Borough?
- Sitka City and Borough, Alaska scores C (56/100) 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 A (0.46%). 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 Sitka City and Borough?
- Property taxes in Sitka City and Borough run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $101,727 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Sitka City and Borough?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sitka City and Borough ticked up 7.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,927 to $2,080, 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 Sitka City and Borough's QUIET rate
Inside Alaska, Sitka City and Borough's $2,080 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Alaska overview →
Sitka City and Borough ranks #21 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 Sitka City and 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: 0.46%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,080/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sitka City and Borough
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sitka City and Borough (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Blaine County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sitka City and Borough at $2,080/yr; rate 1.34% vs Sitka City and Borough 0.46%.
Nemaha County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sitka City and Borough at $2,080/yr; rate 0.96% vs Sitka City and Borough 0.46%.
Hill County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,078/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.16% vs Sitka City and Borough 0.46%.
Tioga County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,078/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.15% vs Sitka City and Borough 0.46%.
Alaska county set
State ACS overview for every published Alaska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Sitka City and 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 Sitka City and Borough (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.