Alaska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Skagway Municipality Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Skagway Municipality pays $1,634 a year, an effective rate of 0.38%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,634
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.38%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -18%
- vs U.S. average
- #23 of 28
- rank in AK
The verdict
Homeowners in Skagway Municipality pay a median $1,634 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.38%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,634
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.38%
- Effective rate on median home
- #179 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -18%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($435,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Alaska. Population: 1,244. Owner-occupied homes: 319.
The median annual property tax in Skagway Municipality is $1,634, which is 58% lower than the Alaska state average and 18% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.38% on a median home value of $435,400. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Skagway Municipality's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Skagway Municipality's 0.38% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 94% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Alaska median
Homeowners in Skagway Municipality pay a median annual property tax of $1,634, notably lower than the national median and far below the Alaska state median. On a $435,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.38% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Alaska counties by effective rate
Skagway Municipality ranks #23 of 28 counties in Alaska by effective rate (18% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Skagway Municipality run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $81,136 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Skagway Municipality 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
Skagway Municipality sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 7.5% up, against a median home value that rose 9.6%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 17.8%, from $1,387 to $1,634.
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 $1,387 to $1,634, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 113 of 319 owner-occupied homes (35.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
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 Skagway Municipality Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Skagway Municipality homeowners, 113 of 319 owner-occupied homes (35.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.2% (23)
- $800 to $1,499 35.4% (113)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.2% (58)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.6% (69)
- $3,000 or more 12.5% (40)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
16 homes here (5.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Alaska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Skagway Municipality, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Skagway Municipality's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Skagway Municipality's effective rate is higher than 18% of the 28 counties in Alaska - ranking #23 of 28.
Where Skagway Municipality sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.38% Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.38%, Skagway Municipality sits in the lowest 6% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $1,634, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Skagway Municipality vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Skagway Municipality | Alaska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very 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.
Skagway Municipality is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Alaska counties.
Skagway Municipality rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,634 +11.0% | 0.38% |
| 2023 | $1,472 +2.7% | 0.34% |
| 2022 | $1,433 +1.4% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | $1,413 +1.9% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | $1,387 | 0.35% |
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.
Skagway Municipality: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Skagway Municipality's effective rate
On effective rate, Skagway Municipality sits nearest Russell County (AL), Marengo County (AL), Lauderdale County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Garland County (AR), McPherson County (NE), Marion County (OH).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Skagway Municipality Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Skagway Municipality. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Skagway Municipality rate FAQs
- How does Skagway Municipality property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Skagway Municipality run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.38% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Skagway Municipality, Alaska?
- The median annual property tax in Skagway Municipality is $1,634, an effective rate of 0.38% on a $435,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Skagway Municipality?
- Skagway Municipality, Alaska scores C+ (62/100) 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+ (0.38%). 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 Skagway Municipality?
- Property taxes in Skagway Municipality run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $81,136 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Skagway Municipality?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Skagway Municipality climbed 17.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,387 to $1,634, 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 Skagway Municipality's QUIET rate
Inside Alaska, Skagway Municipality's $1,634 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Alaska overview →
Skagway Municipality ranks #23 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 Skagway Municipality'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: 0.38%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,634/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Skagway Municipality
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Skagway Municipality (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Audubon County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Skagway Municipality at $1,634/yr; rate 1.34% vs Skagway Municipality 0.38%.
Stevens County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Skagway Municipality at $1,634/yr; rate 0.81% vs Skagway Municipality 0.38%.
Franklin County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,633/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.32% vs Skagway Municipality 0.38%.
Stephens County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,633/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.48% vs Skagway Municipality 0.38%.
Alaska county set
State ACS overview for every published Alaska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Skagway Municipality 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 Skagway Municipality (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.