Juneau City and Borough
Alaska

What stands out

What stands out about Juneau City and Borough: the typical two-bedroom rent is in the top 3% of American counties ($1,613 a month), the average commute is in the bottom 4% of American counties (14 minutes), and the median household income is in the top 5% of American counties ($95,711). Within Alaska it ranks 4th of 29 counties for the typical two-bedroom rent.

Where you are

You live in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska. 32,108 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -314).

Alaska has no state income tax and no state sales tax, and it pays residents an annual Permanent Fund Dividend from oil revenue. Most goods arrive by barge or air, so groceries, fuel and building materials cost well above the national average, and winter heating is a major line item. Roughly half the population lives in the Anchorage area; much of the rest is reachable only by plane or ferry.

Money

The typical household here brings in $95,711 a year, higher than 95% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $68,540. Unemployment runs 2.8%, lower than 73% of American counties. 10% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 14 minutes each way.

Alaska has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $481K, pricier than 92% of American counties, about 3.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,613 a month. Property tax is 0.94% of home value, roughly $3,789 a year on that median home, higher than 56% of American counties. 64% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.1 per 1,000 residents, lower than 88% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 41 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 80.4 years, longer than 93% of American counties. There are 91 active physicians in the county, about 28.3 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 12.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

95% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

Under Alaska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 20 out of 100, safer than 80% of American counties; the county has had 3 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 239 Mbps down, faster than 68% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 4 breweries, 3 museums.