Property tax in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska is $1,673 a year, which is about 0.56% of the county's median home value of $296,400. 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 Wrangell City and Borough

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Wrangell City and Borough's average effective rate of 0.56% (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: $1,660 / year

Property tax in Wrangell City and Borough at a glance

Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,673
Median home value	$296,400
Effective tax rate	0.56%
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 Wrangell City and Borough compare in Alaska?

Among Alaska's 28 counties, Wrangell City and Borough has the 19th highest effective property-tax rate: 18 rank higher and 9 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Alaska. Nationally, it ranks 2396th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Alaska county ranked.

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

The median is only the middle bill. Across Wrangell City and Borough's 577 owner-occupied homes, 13.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 27.8% pay at least $2,000, and 17% pay under $800. Another 27.6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Wrangell City and Borough homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	98	17%
$800 to $1,499	85	14.7%
$1,500 to $1,999	75	13%
$2,000 to $2,999	84	14.6%
$3,000 or more	76	13.2%
No property tax paid	159	27.6%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,761 and owners without one pay $1,542. 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 Wrangell City and Borough property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,673 is about 2.2% of the median income of Wrangell City and Borough homeowner households, $77,171 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 59.1% of Wrangell 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 Wrangell City and Borough?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,311 in 2015-2019 to $1,673 in 2020-2024, a 27.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 37.1%, from $216,200 to $296,400. 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 Wrangell City and Borough

Wrangell City and Borough borders 3 counties.

Wrangell City and Borough and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK	0.67%	$2,619	$393,300
Petersburg Borough, AK	0.6%	$1,896	$315,100
Wrangell City and Borough, AK (this county)	0.56%	$1,673	$296,400
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK	0.51%	$1,139	$225,300

How is a home assessed in Wrangell City and Borough?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Wrangell 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 Wrangell City and Borough. Alaska's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Wrangell 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. Wrangell 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 Wrangell 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; Wrangell 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 Wrangell 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.