Alaska Property Tax

Alaska Property Taxes: Comparatively High

Alaska is one of the 37 states that collect property taxes at both the state and local  levels. As in most states, local governments collect far more. Alaska's localities collected $811,688,000 in property taxes in fiscal year 2004, the latest year for which the Census Bureau has published state-by-state data. At the state level,  Alaska collected $47,368,000 in property taxes during FY 2004, making its combined  state/local property taxes $859,056,000. That brings its per capita collection to $1,306(ranked 12th nationally).