Property tax, transfer tax and closing costs in Alaska
Alaska has no statewide real estate transfer tax. Municipal assessors value property annually as of January 1.
Reviewed October 15, 2026. Every line links its statute or official source.
What Alaska sets
- Transfer tax
- No state real estate transfer tax. Recording fees apply per document. Source: dnr.alaska.gov
- Who customarily pays
- Not stated. No official source confirmed this yet.
- Local transfer taxes
- Not stated. No official source confirmed this yet.
- Reassessment cycle
- Municipal assessors value property annually as of January 1. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
- Homestead and other exemptions
- Senior citizen and disabled veteran exemption of the first $150,000 of assessed value on a primary residence. Municipalities may add residential exemptions. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
- Owner’s title policy
- Not stated. No official source confirmed this yet.
- How closings run
- Escrow closings through title companies are customary. Source: commerce.alaska.gov
- Survey
- Not stated. No official source confirmed this yet.
- Other closing customs
- Not stated. No official source confirmed this yet.
No statewide transfer tax
On a $353,000 sale in Alaska the state charges no transfer tax. Recording fees, title and settlement charges still apply.
Typical property tax in Alaska
- Median real-estate tax paid
- $3,901 a year
- Per month
- $325
- Median owner-occupied home value
- $352,900
- Effective rate they imply
- 1.10%
Census American Community Survey five-year file, 2020-2024, tables B25103 and B25077, owner-occupied homes. The median bill rose 21% against the 2015-2019 file. An estimate for a typical home, not yours. Your bill depends on the parcel, its exemptions and the next reassessment.
For agents
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Sources
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