Property tax in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska is $2,080 a year, which is about 0.46% of the county's median home value of $450,300. That effective rate is lower than the typical Alaska county (0.69%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Sitka City and Borough

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Sitka City and Borough's average effective rate of 0.46% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $2,071 / year

Property tax in Sitka City and Borough at a glance

Sitka City and Borough, Alaska property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,080
Median home value	$450,300
Effective tax rate	0.46%
Typical Alaska county rate	0.69%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Sitka City and Borough compare in Alaska?

Among Alaska's 28 counties, Sitka City and Borough has the 21st highest effective property-tax rate: 20 rank higher and 7 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Alaska. Nationally, it ranks 2747th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Alaska county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Sitka City and Borough actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Sitka City and Borough's 2,123 owner-occupied homes, 16.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 47.1% pay at least $2,000, and 12.2% pay under $800. Another 10.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Sitka City and Borough homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	259	12.2%
$800 to $1,499	296	13.9%
$1,500 to $1,999	339	16%
$2,000 to $2,999	659	31%
$3,000 or more	341	16.1%
No property tax paid	229	10.8%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,259 and owners without one pay $1,757. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Sitka City and Borough property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,080 is about 1.8% of the median income of Sitka City and Borough homeowner households, $117,044 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 61.7% of Sitka City and Borough's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Sitka City and Borough?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,890 in 2015-2019 to $2,080 in 2020-2024, a 10.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 25.6%, from $358,600 to $450,300. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Sitka City and Borough

Sitka City and Borough borders 2 counties.

Sitka City and Borough and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK	0.51%	$1,139	$225,300
Sitka City and Borough, AK (this county)	0.46%	$2,080	$450,300
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK	0.43%	$1,136	$262,800

How is a home assessed in Sitka City and Borough?

Alaska assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Sitka City and Borough included. How Alaska assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Sitka City and Borough?

Not statewide. Alaska lets each municipality adopt, with voter ratification, a residential exemption of up to $75,000 of assessed value. That is the Alaska rule, and it applies in Sitka City and Borough. Alaska's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Sitka City and Borough?

Alaska sets no statewide payment date. State law requires each municipality to fix its levy rate before June 15 and mail tax statements by July 1, but the actual payment and delinquency dates are set locally. State law contemplates that a municipality may allow two installments but does not require it, so whether you get one bill or two depends on where you live. Recent due dates among the larger boroughs spread from late June to November 1.

That is the Alaska rule. Sitka City and Borough issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Sitka City and Borough property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the your local board of equalization, appointed by the borough or city governing body. The filing deadline is typically 30 days after the date the assessment notice was mailed. That is the Alaska rule; Sitka City and Borough sets the exact dates and forms. The Alaska appeal process step by step.

Alaska rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Alaska page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Sitka City and Borough, Alaska: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.