Property tax rate
0.12%Below state avg 1.11%Median bill $199/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,4742-bed $1,660Per month · Census30-yr mortgage rate
7.24%Freddie Mac weekly averageWhat the numbers say
Bethel Census Area, AK real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
Homeowners in Bethel Census Area pay a median of $199 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $168,100, an effective rate of about 0.12%. The Alaska average is 1.11%, which makes Bethel Census Area the #2 lowest-tax of 25 counties in the state with published tax data.
Renters pay a median of $1,474 a month, and $1,660 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 10 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $168,000 home here comes to about $1,003 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $43,000 a year (the median household here earns $73,996).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,003/mo- Principal & interest$916
- Property tax$17
- Insurance (est.)$70
$168,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Bethel Census Area by bedrooms
Studio$1,61165% above state
1 bedroom$1,63853% above state
2 bedrooms$1,66016% above state
3 bedrooms$1,25432% below state
4 bedrooms$90059% below state
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.