Building a house in Alaska
573 new homes permitted in 2025
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.
Every county in Alaska
New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.
| County | New homes | Average permit value |
|---|---|---|
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 181 | $302,000 |
| Anchorage Municipality | 147 | $591,000 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 79 | $294,000 |
| Juneau City and Borough | 34 | $192,000 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 27 | $305,000 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 18 | $297,000 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 13 | $480,000 |
| Chugach Census Area | 11 | $309,000 |
| Sitka City and Borough | 10 | $218,000 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 9 | None |
| Bethel Census Area | 8 | None |
| Haines Borough | 8 | None |
| Petersburg Borough | 6 | None |
| Skagway Municipality | 6 | None |
| North Slope Borough | 5 | None |
| Nome Census Area | 3 | None |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 3 | None |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 2 | None |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 2 | None |
| Wrangell City and Borough | 1 | None |
| Aleutians East Borough | 0 | None |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 0 | None |
| Dillingham Census Area | 0 | None |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 0 | None |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 0 | None |
| Copper River Census Area | No data | None |
| Denali Borough | No data | None |
| Kusilvak Census Area | No data | None |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | No data | None |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | No data | None |
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.
Builders and pros listed in Alaska
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