Cost Of Living in Skagway, AK

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Skagway	Alaska	National
Cost of living	139	129	100
Goods & Services	122	120	100
Groceries	123	124	100
Health care	151	148	100
Housing	169	135	100
Transportation	125	115	100
Utilities	140	158	100

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The cost of living in Skagway is 8% higher than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Skagway is 39% higher than the national average
Skagway housing is 69% higher than the national average
Alaska general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Alaska state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$95,938	$7,995	$2,238	$2,878
Renters	$65,714	$5,476	$1,533	$1,972

Alaska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alaska	0%	7%

Alaska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alaska	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Skagway	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.07	$24.26	0.8%
Beauty Salon	$56.22	$45.56	23.4%
Toothpaste	$4.06	$3.70	9.5%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.2%
Movie	$12.64	$12.13	4.2%
Bowling	$16.18	$18.00	10.1%

Groceries

Item	Skagway	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.65	$5.84	13.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.57	4.5%
Milk	$5.04	$4.67	7.9%
Potatoes	$5.73	$4.93	16.2%
Pizza	$13.03	$12.09	7.8%
Beer	$13.44	$10.41	29.1%

Health Care

Item	Skagway	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$286.93	$125.68	128.3%
Doctor	$260.80	$135.78	92.1%
Dentist	$152.60	$113.29	34.7%
Ibuprofen	$12.14	$10.65	14.0%
Lipitor	$514.97	$468.60	9.9%

Housing

Item	Skagway	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$353,700.00	$184,700.00	91.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,274.62	$2,346.69	39.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,101.00	$949.00	16.0%

Transportation

Item	Skagway	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.27	$3.46	23.2%
Tire Balancing	$76.75	$59.92	28.1%

Utilities

Item	Skagway	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$316.03	$193.99	62.9%
Phone	$197.83	$192.25	2.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lutak, AK	190	127	26.9%
Haines, AK	1,905	128	28.4%
Skagway, AK	1,191	139	39.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Felton, DE	1,191	101	1.5%
Haven, KS	1,191	86	13.7%
Goodhue, MN	1,191	96	4.5%
Geronimo, OK	1,191	82	18.2%
L'Anse-Saint-Jean, QC	1,191	n/a
Skagway, AK	1,191	139	39.5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Skagway, AK