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Buying a home in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

The typical owner-occupied home in Anaktuvuk Pass is worth about $145,000, 59% below the Alaska median of $352,900 and 56% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $95,500 a year, so the median home costs 1.5 times the median income (3.8 times for Alaska). 41% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 30% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Anaktuvuk Pass at a glance

Anaktuvuk Pass Alaska U.S.
Median home value $145,000 $352,900 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $3,901 $3,119
Median household income $95,500 $92,788 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 41% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 30% 60% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $2,229 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 15.9% 21.6% 21.0%
Median rent $1,129 $1,419 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 19.4% 27.7% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1982 1986 1980
Vacant homes 15.0% 17.6% 10.1%
Population 329 735,706 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Anaktuvuk Pass

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Anaktuvuk Pass home of $145,000 with 20% down costs about $974 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,215, 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 $41,729 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 12% of the median Anaktuvuk Pass household income of $95,500; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $332,000.

The median rent here is $1,129 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$29,000
Loan amount$116,000
Principal and interest$780
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$133
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$60
PMI$0
Total per month$974

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$5,075
Loan amount$142,374
Principal and interest$958
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$133
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$60
FHA mortgage insurance$64
Total per month$1,215

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Questions about home buying in Anaktuvuk Pass

What is the median home value in Anaktuvuk Pass?

About $145,000 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 Anaktuvuk Pass?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $974 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $41,729 a year.

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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