Alaska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area pays $3,350 a year, an effective rate of 1.19%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,350
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.19%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +68%
- vs U.S. average
- #5 of 28
- rank in AK
The verdict
Homeowners in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area pay a median $3,350 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.19%, more affordable than 24% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,350
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.19%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2395 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +68%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($282,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Alaska. Population: 7,068. Owner-occupied homes: 1,865.
The median annual property tax in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is $3,350, which is 14% lower than the Alaska state average and 68% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.19% on a median home value of $282,000. Property taxes represent 4.5% of the median household income in this county.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's 1.19% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 24%).
Decision signal 2
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has jumped 79.0%, from $1,871 to $3,350. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area pay a median annual property tax of $3,350, far above the national median and notably lower than the Alaska state median. On a $282,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.19% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Low among Alaska counties by effective rate
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area ranks #5 of 28 counties in Alaska by effective rate (82% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.5% of the $73,882 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 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.
What Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Southeast Fairbanks Census Area homeowners are not billed at all: 1,797 of 1,865 owner-occupied homes (96.4%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 0.0% (0)
- $800 to $1,499 0.0% (0)
- $1,500 to $1,999 0.9% (17)
- $2,000 to $2,999 0.2% (3)
- $3,000 or more 2.6% (48)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,797 homes here (96.4%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Alaska handles assessments and appeals.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's effective rate is higher than 82% of the 28 counties in Alaska - ranking #5 of 28.
Where Southeast Fairbanks Census Area sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.19% more affordable than 24% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Alaska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 4.5% | - | - |
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.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is PAR · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Alaska counties.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,350 +79.0% | 1.19% |
| 2023 | $1,871 -1.2% | 0.71% |
| 2022 | $1,893 +10.1% | 0.85% |
| 2021 | $1,719 | 0.89% |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A |
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.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: tax takes 4.5% of income
Counties near Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's effective rate
On effective rate, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area sits nearest Brantley County (GA), Huron County (MI), York County (NE).
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.
IRS county file: no disclosed Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. 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.
Other Counties in Alaska
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area rate FAQs
- How does Southeast Fairbanks Census Area property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.19% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska scores F (17/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 4 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at F (1.19%). 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 is the average property tax in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
- The median annual property tax in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is $3,350, an effective rate of 1.19% on a $282,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
- Property taxes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.5% of the $73,882 median household income.
What to do with Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's PAR rate
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's $3,350 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area ranks #5 of 28 Alaska counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Alaska overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's PAR 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: 1.19%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,350/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (PAR · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR HEAVY
Baltimore city, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,354/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.46% vs Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 1.19%.
Fulton County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,364/yr (near-tied bill ABS $14); rate 2.06% vs Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 1.19%.
Licking County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,364/yr (near-tied bill ABS $14); rate 1.22% vs Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 1.19%.
Fond du Lac County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,365/yr (near-tied bill ABS $15); rate 1.51% vs Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 1.19%.
Alaska county set
State ACS overview for every published Alaska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area stamps PAR · 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (PAR · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.