Alaska is the rare state with no statewide sales tax and no statewide vehicle sales tax. What you pay locally depends on the city or borough that actually levies a sales tax — and many places levy none. Anchorage is not Juneau. A borough areawide rate is not a small-city rate inside that borough. This guide compares the live municipal rates on the official rate data and leaves every listed community in the appendix. Right now the highest local sales-tax rate is 7% in Cordova, Unorganized Borough / Hoonah, Unorganized Borough / Klawock, Unorganized Borough / Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough / Selawik, Unorganized Borough / Wrangell, City and Borough of Wrangell, and the lowest is 0% in Aleutians East Borough (Areawide) / Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage / Bristol Bay Borough / Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough / Craig, Unorganized Borough / Denali Borough / Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough / Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough / Matanuska-Susitna Borough / McGrath, Unorganized Borough / Northwest Arctic Borough / Nuiqsut, North Slope Borough / Port Lions, Kodiak Island Borough / Seldovia, Kenai Peninsula Borough / Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka / Skagway, Municipality of Skagway / Utqiagvik, North Slope Borough / Valdez, Unorganized Borough. Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage is 0%; Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau is 5%. If you live in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage rather than Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau, the gap is 5%, or $1,600.00 on a $32,000 taxable purchase. This guide compares 104 localities. Rates are sourced from Alaska DMV and local city or borough finance offices and update in real time so a levy change cannot leave a stale percentage in the prose.
Why the locality on the title changes the bill
DMV title fees are statewide. Local sales tax is not. If you take delivery in a taxing city, that city’s ordinance controls. If you live in a borough that only taxes areawide, the city add-on may be zero. Seasonal winter/spring rates exist in some communities; the live primary field in this article is the general sales-tax rate on the official rate data.
Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage sits at 0% while Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough sits at 0%. If you live in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage instead of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, that is 0% — $0.00 on a $32,000 taxable purchase. People move this gap around without meaning to: a dealer in a cheaper jurisdiction does not rewrite the sourcing rules. The live comparisons below use the same local sales tax field the calculator uses.
- Alaska Statutes Title 29 — Municipal Government; sales tax authority
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development — local sales tax reporting
- Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles — title and registration fees
- Individual city and borough codes (Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Sitka, and others in the official locality list)
How this state taxes (or fees) a vehicle
The State of Alaska does not impose a sales tax. Municipalities (home-rule and general-law cities and boroughs) may levy sales taxes under Title 29 of the Alaska Statutes. Motor vehicle sales can be included, exempted, or capped depending on the local code — which is why you must read the city, not a state chart. This official rates is a rate table, not a substitute for a city’s exemption list. Title and registration still go through the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.
Dealers in taxing cities collect local tax. Private-party buyers should ask the city clerk or borough finance office whether vehicles are in the tax base. Out-of-state purchases are a use-tax question for that municipality, not for Juneau’s state treasury.
Highest and lowest rates right now
Among localities currently loaded for Alaska, the maximum local sales-tax rate is 7% (Cordova, Unorganized Borough / Hoonah, Unorganized Borough / Klawock, Unorganized Borough / Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough / Selawik, Unorganized Borough / Wrangell, City and Borough of Wrangell) and the minimum is 0% (Aleutians East Borough (Areawide) / Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage / Bristol Bay Borough / Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough / Craig, Unorganized Borough / Denali Borough / Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough / Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough / Matanuska-Susitna Borough / McGrath, Unorganized Borough / Northwest Arctic Borough / Nuiqsut, North Slope Borough / Port Lions, Kodiak Island Borough / Seldovia, Kenai Peninsula Borough / Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka / Skagway, Municipality of Skagway / Utqiagvik, North Slope Borough / Valdez, Unorganized Borough). Those names are live. If a district overtakes the leader next quarter, the sentence updates automatically. On a $48,000 taxable price, the high row is $3,360.00 and the low row is $0.00.
Treat a raw maximum with care when official tables include special districts, CID parcels, or vehicle types other than a passenger car. The regional sections below prefer ordinary cities and counties you would actually put on a title. The appendix remains the complete searchable list.
Anchorage, Mat-Su, and the Kenai
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage is 0% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
If you live in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage rather than Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the local sales-tax rate is 0% versus 3% — a gap of 3%. On a $32,000 taxable price that is $960.00.
A household deciding between Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough is not deciding between identical local bills. Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough is 3%; Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough is 3%. On $32,000 that is $960.00 versus $960.00, a cash gap of $0.00.
If you live in Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough rather than Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough, the local sales-tax rate is 5% versus 3% — a gap of 2%. On a $32,000 taxable price that is $640.00.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage versus Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough — the local sales-tax rate runs 0% against 4%, a gap of 4% or $1,920.00 on $48,000.
Named in this section: Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage, Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage versus Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $32,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage (0%); the other titles in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough (3%).
Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage local sales-tax rate (0%): $0.00
Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough local sales-tax rate (3%): $960.00
Gap if you live in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage rather than Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough: $960.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local local sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $4,500. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Alaska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$4,500 in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough: $135.00
$48,000 in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage: $0.00
$48,000 in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough: $1,440.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, and the Inside Passage
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau is 5% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
Cross from Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka into Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau and the local sales-tax rate moves from 0% to 5%. That 5% swing is $1,600.00 on a $32,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough is currently 0%; Petersburg Borough is 6%. The difference is 6%, or $1,920.00 on a $32,000 vehicle. If you live in Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Petersburg Borough.
Cross from Haines Borough into Wrangell, City and Borough of Wrangell and the local sales-tax rate moves from 6% to 7%. That 1% swing is $320.00 on a $32,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau versus Haines Borough — the local sales-tax rate runs 5% against 6%, a gap of 1% or $480.00 on $48,000.
Named in this section: Haines Borough, Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Petersburg Borough, Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka, Wrangell, City and Borough of Wrangell. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau versus Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $32,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau (5%); the other titles in Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka (0%).
Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau local sales-tax rate (5%): $1,600.00
Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka local sales-tax rate (0%): $0.00
Gap if you live in Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau rather than Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka: $1,600.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local local sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $4,500. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Alaska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$4,500 in Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka: $0.00
$48,000 in Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau: $2,400.00
$48,000 in Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka: $0.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Fairbanks and the Interior
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough is 0% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
A household deciding between Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough and Nome, Unorganized Borough is not deciding between identical local bills. Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough is 0%; Nome, Unorganized Borough is 5%. On $32,000 that is $0.00 versus $1,600.00, a cash gap of $1,600.00.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough versus Bethel, Unorganized Borough — the local sales-tax rate runs 0% against 6%, a gap of 6% or $2,880.00 on $48,000.
Named in this section: Bethel, Unorganized Borough, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Nome, Unorganized Borough. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough versus Nome, Unorganized Borough
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $32,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough (0%); the other titles in Nome, Unorganized Borough (5%).
Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough local sales-tax rate (0%): $0.00
Nome, Unorganized Borough local sales-tax rate (5%): $1,600.00
Gap if you live in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough rather than Nome, Unorganized Borough: $1,600.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local local sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $4,500. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Alaska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$4,500 in Nome, Unorganized Borough: $225.00
$48,000 in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough: $0.00
$48,000 in Nome, Unorganized Borough: $2,400.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Kodiak, the Aleutians, and Prince William Sound
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough is 7% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough is currently 7%; Unalaska, Unorganized Borough is 3%. The difference is 4%, or $1,280.00 on a $32,000 vehicle. If you live in Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Unalaska, Unorganized Borough.
Cross from Cordova, Unorganized Borough into Valdez, Unorganized Borough and the local sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 0%. That 7% swing is $2,240.00 on a $32,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough versus Cordova, Unorganized Borough — the local sales-tax rate runs 7% against 7%, a gap of 0% or $0.00 on $48,000.
Named in this section: Cordova, Unorganized Borough, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Unalaska, Unorganized Borough, Valdez, Unorganized Borough. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough versus Unalaska, Unorganized Borough
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $32,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough (7%); the other titles in Unalaska, Unorganized Borough (3%).
Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough local sales-tax rate (7%): $2,240.00
Unalaska, Unorganized Borough local sales-tax rate (3%): $960.00
Gap if you live in Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough rather than Unalaska, Unorganized Borough: $1,280.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local local sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $4,500. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Alaska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$4,500 in Unalaska, Unorganized Borough: $135.00
$48,000 in Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough: $3,360.00
$48,000 in Unalaska, Unorganized Borough: $1,440.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Counties and localities covered here
Current official data covers 104 distinct county/parish labels and 104 total rows. Names, as printed:
Adak, Aleutians East Borough, Akutan, Aleutians East Borough, Alakanuk, Unorganized Borough, Aleknagik, Unorganized Borough, Aleutians East Borough (Areawide), Ambler, Unorganized Borough, Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage, Anderson, Denali Borough, Angoon, Unorganized Borough, Aniak, Unorganized Borough, Bethel, Unorganized Borough, Bristol Bay Borough, Buckland, Unorganized Borough, Chefornak, Unorganized Borough, Chignik, Lake & Peninsula Borough, Clark's Point, Unorganized Borough, Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough, Cordova, Unorganized Borough, Craig, Unorganized Borough, Deering, Unorganized Borough, Denali Borough, Dillingham, Unorganized Borough, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, False Pass, Aleutians East Borough, Fort Yukon, Unorganized Borough, Galena, Unorganized Borough, Gustavus, Unorganized Borough, Haines Borough, Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Hoonah, Unorganized Borough, Hooper Bay, Unorganized Borough, Houston, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Hydaburg, Unorganized Borough, Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau, Kake, Unorganized Borough, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Kiana, Unorganized Borough, King Cove, Aleutians East Borough, Kivalina, Unorganized Borough, Klawock, Unorganized Borough, Kobuk, Unorganized Borough, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Kotzebue, Unorganized Borough, Koyuk, Unorganized Borough, Kwethluk, Unorganized Borough, Larsen Bay, Kodiak Island Borough, Manokotak, Unorganized Borough, Marshall, Unorganized Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, McGrath, Unorganized Borough, Mountain Village, Unorganized Borough, Napakiak, Unorganized Borough, Napaskiak, Unorganized Borough, Nenana, Unorganized Borough, Nome, Unorganized Borough, North Pole, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Northwest Arctic Borough, Nuiqsut, North Slope Borough, Nunam Iqua, Unorganized Borough, Nunapitchuk, Unorganized Borough, Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough, Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Pelican, Unorganized Borough, Petersburg Borough, Pilot Point, Lake & Peninsula Borough, Pilot Station, Unorganized Borough, Point Hope, North Slope Borough, Port Alexander, Unorganized Borough, Port Lions, Kodiak Island Borough, Quinhagak, Unorganized Borough, Saint Mary's, Unorganized Borough, Saint Michael, Unorganized Borough, Saint Paul, Unorganized Borough, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough, Savoonga, Unorganized Borough, Saxman, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Scammon Bay, Unorganized Borough, Selawik, Unorganized Borough, Seldovia, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Shaktoolik, Unorganized Borough, Shishmaref, Unorganized Borough, Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka, Skagway, Municipality of Skagway, Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Stebbins, Unorganized Borough, Tanana, Unorganized Borough, Teller, Unorganized Borough, Tenakee Springs, Unorganized Borough, Thorne Bay, Unorganized Borough, Togiak, Unorganized Borough, Toksook Bay, Unorganized Borough, Unalakleet, Unorganized Borough, Unalaska, Unorganized Borough, Utqiagvik, North Slope Borough, Valdez, Unorganized Borough, Wales, Unorganized Borough, Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, White Mountain, Unorganized Borough, Whittier, Unorganized Borough, Wrangell, City and Borough of Wrangell, Yakutat, City and Borough of Yakutat.
If a name is long, truncated, or includes a district tag, that is how the official locality is labeled. Look it up in the appendix rather than shortening the official name.
More named comparisons
The regional sections cannot quote every locality. These additional pairs still use live rates and real place names, so you can see how neighbors diverge without scrolling the appendix yet.
Cross from Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau into Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage and the local sales-tax rate moves from 5% to 0%. That 5% swing is $2,400.00 on a $48,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough is currently 0%; Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough is 0%. The difference is 0%, or $0.00 on a $48,000 vehicle. If you live in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
Cross from Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough into Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka and the local sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 0%. That 7% swing is $3,360.00 on a $48,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough is currently 3%; Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough is 3%. The difference is 0%, or $0.00 on a $48,000 vehicle. If you live in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Cross from Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough into Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough and the local sales-tax rate moves from 5% to 3%. That 2% swing is $960.00 on a $48,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough is currently 3%; Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough is 4%. The difference is 1%, or $480.00 on a $48,000 vehicle. If you live in Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Cross from Nome, Unorganized Borough into Valdez, Unorganized Borough and the local sales-tax rate moves from 5% to 0%. That 5% swing is $2,400.00 on a $48,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Bethel, Unorganized Borough is currently 6%; Unalaska, Unorganized Borough is 3%. The difference is 3%, or $1,440.00 on a $48,000 vehicle. If you live in Bethel, Unorganized Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Unalaska, Unorganized Borough.
Cross from Wrangell, City and Borough of Wrangell into Petersburg Borough and the local sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 6%. That 1% swing is $480.00 on a $48,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Haines Borough is currently 6%; Cordova, Unorganized Borough is 7%. The difference is 1%, or $480.00 on a $48,000 vehicle. If you live in Haines Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Cordova, Unorganized Borough.
Cross from Akutan, Aleutians East Borough into Adak, Aleutians East Borough and the local sales-tax rate moves from 2% to 4%. That 2% swing is $960.00 on a $48,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Alakanuk, Unorganized Borough is currently 4%; Aleknagik, Unorganized Borough is 5%. The difference is 1%, or $480.00 on a $48,000 vehicle. If you live in Alakanuk, Unorganized Borough, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Aleknagik, Unorganized Borough.
Two complete examples
These two walk-throughs use the same live rate as the regional boxes. They are not a substitute for a clerk’s calculator, but they show the arithmetic behind the live dollar figures.
Complete example A: $32,000 in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage
Scenario: Taxable or assessed amount $32,000 in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage.
Local sales-tax rate 0%
Result: $0.00
Same amount in Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau (5%): $1,600.00
Gap: $1,600.00
This is the local (or combined) rate line only.
Complete example B: $48,000 in Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau
Scenario: Step the amount to $48,000 and keep the same two places.
Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage: $0.00
Gap: $2,400.00
Percentage and millage gaps scale with the base. Flat-fee states in this series do not.
What these rates do not include
DMV title, registration, and the biennial registration tax are statewide schedules. Seasonal winter/spring rates appear separately in official tables and are not the default number woven through this essay unless a city is known for them.
- Alaska Statutes Title 29 — Municipal Government; sales tax authority
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development — local sales tax reporting
- Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles — title and registration fees
- Individual city and borough codes (Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Sitka, and others in the official locality list)
Common questions
Does Anchorage charge a city sales tax on cars? Check the live Anchorage rate in this guide. Anchorage has historically relied on other local taxes; do not assume a rate from a Lower 48 habit. Use the live rate shown for Anchorage in this guide.
Why are village names on a vehicle article? Because those communities levy sales tax that can apply to taxable sales, and buyers move boats, ATVs, and used cars through the same clerks. The appendix is the full list.
Can I trust a screenshot of this article in six months? Trust the live rates on this page, not a PDF. Highest and lowest names update when official rates change.
What if a rate shows as unavailable? The locality name may not match official spelling. Search the appendix and use the official city or county label.
Does a dealer in the cheap locality save me money? Almost never, if sourcing follows residence or first use. Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage still pays 0% when that is where the vehicle belongs.
How these rates stay current
Every rate and dollar amount in this article is pulled live from current official data used by Alaska DMV and local city or borough finance offices. When an official levy changes, the figures on this page update in real time. Highest and lowest locality names also update automatically.
This is an educational estimator, not a clerk’s receipt. Effective dates, exemptions, trade-in rules, and assessment fractions can be more precise than a single combined rate. When you title, the state’s collecting office is the authority.
Appendix: searchable rate table
Use this as a search box, not as a substitute for the comparisons above. Filter by city, county, or location name.
| City / borough | Sales tax |
|---|---|
| Adak, Aleutians East Borough | 4% |
| Akutan, Aleutians East Borough | 2% |
| Alakanuk, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Aleknagik, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Aleutians East Borough (Areawide) | 0% |
| Ambler, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage | 0% |
| Anderson, Denali Borough | 6% |
| Angoon, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Aniak, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Bethel, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 0% |
| Buckland, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Chefornak, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Chignik, Lake & Peninsula Borough | 2% |
| Clark's Point, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough | 0% |
| Cordova, Unorganized Borough | 7% |
| Craig, Unorganized Borough | 0% |
| Deering, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Denali Borough | 0% |
| Dillingham, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough | 0% |
| False Pass, Aleutians East Borough | 3% |
| Fort Yukon, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Galena, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Gustavus, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Haines Borough | 6% |
| Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough | 5% |
| Hoonah, Unorganized Borough | 7% |
| Hooper Bay, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Houston, Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 2% |
| Hydaburg, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau | 5% |
| Kake, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough | 3% |
| Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 0% |
| Kiana, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| King Cove, Aleutians East Borough | 6% |
| Kivalina, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Klawock, Unorganized Borough | 7% |
| Kobuk, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough | 7% |
| Kotzebue, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Koyuk, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Kwethluk, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Larsen Bay, Kodiak Island Borough | 3% |
| Manokotak, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Marshall, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 0% |
| McGrath, Unorganized Borough | 0% |
| Mountain Village, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Napakiak, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Napaskiak, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Nenana, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Nome, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| North Pole, Fairbanks North Star Borough | 6% |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 0% |
| Nuiqsut, North Slope Borough | 0% |
| Nunam Iqua, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Nunapitchuk, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough | 3% |
| Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough | 6% |
| Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 3% |
| Pelican, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Petersburg Borough | 6% |
| Pilot Point, Lake & Peninsula Borough | 3% |
| Pilot Station, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Point Hope, North Slope Borough | 3% |
| Port Alexander, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Port Lions, Kodiak Island Borough | 0% |
| Quinhagak, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Saint Mary's, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Saint Michael, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Saint Paul, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough | 4% |
| Savoonga, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Saxman, Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 4% |
| Scammon Bay, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Selawik, Unorganized Borough | 7% |
| Seldovia, Kenai Peninsula Borough | 0% |
| Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough | 4% |
| Shaktoolik, Unorganized Borough | 4% |
| Shishmaref, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Sitka, City and Borough of Sitka | 0% |
| Skagway, Municipality of Skagway | 0% |
| Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough | 3% |
| Stebbins, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Tanana, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Teller, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Tenakee Springs, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Thorne Bay, Unorganized Borough | 6% |
| Togiak, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Toksook Bay, Unorganized Borough | 2% |
| Unalakleet, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Unalaska, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Utqiagvik, North Slope Borough | 0% |
| Valdez, Unorganized Borough | 0% |
| Wales, Unorganized Borough | 3% |
| Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 3% |
| White Mountain, Unorganized Borough | 1% |
| Whittier, Unorganized Borough | 5% |
| Wrangell, City and Borough of Wrangell | 7% |
| Yakutat, City and Borough of Yakutat | 5% |
Conclusion
Alaska does not have one vehicle-tax number. Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage is 0%; Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau is 5%; the live high is 7% and the live low is 0%. If you live in the high place, you feel it on a $32,000 taxable purchase; if you live in the low place, you still owe whatever statewide tax or fee the statutes below impose. Walk the region that matches your address, then confirm the live row in the appendix before you sign.
- Complete reference list
- Alaska Statutes Title 29 — Municipal Government; sales tax authority
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development — local sales tax reporting
- Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles — title and registration fees
- Individual city and borough codes (Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Sitka, and others in the official locality list)
This guide is an educational estimator. It is not legal, tax, or DMV advice. Figures shown inline are sourced from Alaska DMV and local city or borough finance offices and related official rate data, update in real time, and can change when a locality’s levy changes. Confirm amounts with the collecting agency cited above before you pay.