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1 / 25#25. Haines Borough
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: A
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 2,098
Boroughs with the lowest cost of living in Alaska
With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.
Stacker compiled a list of boroughs with the lowest cost of living in Alaska using 2022 rankings from Niche.
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2 / 25#24. Skagway Borough
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: A+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 1,329
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3 / 25#23. Dillingham Borough
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: D
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 4,899
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4 / 25#22. Petersburg Borough
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: A+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 3,368
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5 / 25#21. Bristol Bay Borough
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 849
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6 / 25#20. Hoonah-Angoon Borough
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 2,327
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7 / 25#19. Denali Borough
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 2,187
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8 / 25#18. Yakutat Borough
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 562
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9 / 25#17. Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: B-
- Population: 986
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10 / 25#16. Aleutians East Borough
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: B
- Population: 3,409
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11 / 25#15. Kodiak Island Borough
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 13,218
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12 / 25#14. Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 97,149
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13 / 25#13. Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 13,939
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14 / 25#12. Aleutians West Borough
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 5,251
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15 / 25#11. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 106,807
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16 / 25#10. Bethel Borough
- Overall Grade: D-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 18,514
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17 / 25#9. Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 58,711
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18 / 25#8. Nome Borough
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 10,070
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19 / 25#7. Northwest Arctic Borough
- Overall Grade: D
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 7,776
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20 / 25#6. Valdez-Cordova Borough
- Overall Grade: B+
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 9,243
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21 / 25#5. Southeast Fairbanks Borough
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 6,849
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22 / 25#4. North Slope Borough
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 10,865
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23 / 25#3. Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: B-
- Population: 5,886
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24 / 25#2. Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: B
- Population: 5,433
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25 / 25#1. Kusilvak Borough
- Overall Grade: D-
- Public School Grade: D-
- Cost of living grade: B+
- Population: 8,354
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