Craigslist Houses For Rent In Juneau Alaska (2024)

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Is there a housing shortage in Juneau Alaska? ›

To develop a new framework, it can be constructive to first understand the components of Juneau's housing issues. The Borough does have an affordable housing problem for low wage households. The Borough does have a shortage of senior housing.

Juneau's cost of living was nearly 28% higher than the national average in 2023 — a somewhat smaller gap than previous years — with healthcare at more than 50% higher and utilities at 40% higher the biggest differences, according to a report by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Is Juneau, AK population increasing or decreasing? According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Juneau's population decreased by 424 between 2021 and 2023. The decrease was 239 (increased) between 2021 and 2022; and decrease of 185 (0.58%) between 2022 and 2023.

Across Alaska, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income (ELI) households, whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income.

Home prices in Alaska are rising overall. Median home prices are up 2.3% since May 2023 and up 15.5% in the past 3 years.

Not surprisingly, because Juneau is the capital of the State of Alaska, the government sector is the largest source of employment, with state government having the largest workforce by far.

Unsurprisingly, the nation's two largest cities — New York and Los Angeles — have the largest estimated overall housing shortages at roughly 390,000 and 337,000, respectively. Between 2021 and 2022, New York City's housing shortage increased by more than 3.5%, according to Zillow.