Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is $2,157.00 per year, based on a median home value of $242,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.89% of property value.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the twenty-nine counties in Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough is ranked 7th by median property taxes, and 13th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is $242,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $232,900.00

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7th out of 29 By median yearly property tax

13th out of 29 By percentage of median home value

11th out of 29 By percentage of median income

You can see how Ketchikan Gateway Borough (highlighted in green) compares to the twenty-nine other counties in Alaska with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Alaska, see our Alaska county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Alaska counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Ketchikan Gateway Borough are the responsibility of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Ketchikan, Alaska.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Ketchikan Gateway Borough property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Ketchikan Gateway Borough Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).