Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Lake and Peninsula Borough is $1,250.00 per year, based on a median home value of $156,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.80% of property value.

Lake and Peninsula Borough collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the twenty-nine counties in Alaska, Lake and Peninsula Borough is ranked 19th by median property taxes, and 16th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Lake and Peninsula Borough collects a median of 0.80% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Alaska. This is partially because the median property value in Lake and Peninsula Borough is $76,500.00 lower than the Alaska median property value of $232,900.00.

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19th out of 29 By median yearly property tax

16th out of 29 By percentage of median home value

5th out of 29 By percentage of median income

You can see how Lake and Peninsula 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 Lake and Peninsula Borough are the responsibility of the Lake and Peninsula Borough Tax Assessor, whose office is located in King Salmon, Alaska.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Lake and Peninsula Borough property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Lake and Peninsula Borough Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Lake and Peninsula Borough homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Lake and Peninsula 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 Lake and Peninsula Borough Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).