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Buying a home in Toksook Bay, Alaska

The typical owner-occupied home in Toksook Bay is worth about $66,200, 81% below the Alaska median of $352,900 and 80% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $57,083 a year, so the median home costs 1.2 times the median income (3.8 times for Alaska). 75% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 9% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Toksook Bay at a glance

Toksook Bay Alaska U.S.
Median home value $66,200 $352,900 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $3,901 $3,119
Median household income $57,083 $92,788 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 75% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 9% 60% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $492 $2,229 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 9.0% 21.6% 21.0%
Median rent $750 $1,419 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 27.5% 27.7% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1983 1986 1980
Vacant homes 2.3% 17.6% 10.1%
Population 833 735,706 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Toksook Bay

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Toksook Bay home of $66,200 with 20% down costs about $445 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $555, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $19,052 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 9% of the median Toksook Bay household income of $57,083; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $198,000.

The median rent here is $750 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$13,240
Loan amount$52,960
Principal and interest$356
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$61
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$28
PMI$0
Total per month$445

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$2,317
Loan amount$65,001
Principal and interest$437
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$61
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$28
FHA mortgage insurance$29
Total per month$555

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Questions about home buying in Toksook Bay

What is the median home value in Toksook Bay?

About $66,200 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Toksook Bay?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $445 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $19,052 a year.

More about Toksook Bay

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data