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Cost of living in Haines, Alaska

Haines, Alaska has about 1,757 people. Typical rent is $1,087 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $86,719 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $1,087 a month.

Haines is a Census community, not a separate city government in Alaska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $86,719 a year.

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People
1,757
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,087
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$86,719
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$282,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,315
Haines Borough, AK

Haines, Alaska has about 1,757 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $282,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Haines Borough is $1,315 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Haines. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Alaska's prices sit at 102.4 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Alaska does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 1.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Haines's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Alaska home paid 28.83¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Haines's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Alaska in the table we use.

Among 63 places we list in Alaska with a rent figure, 50 have higher typical rent than Haines.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.