Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $1,501.00 per year, based on a median home value of $193,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.78% of property value.

Kenai Peninsula Borough collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the twenty-nine counties in Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Borough is ranked 17th by median property taxes, and 16th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Kenai Peninsula Borough collects a median of 0.78% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Alaska. This is partially because the median property value in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $39,900.00 lower than the Alaska median property value of $232,900.00.

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17th out of 29 By median yearly property tax

16th out of 29 By percentage of median home value

17th out of 29 By percentage of median income

You can see how Kenai Peninsula Borough (highlighted in green) compares to the twenty-nine other counties in Alaska with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Alaska, see our Alaska county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Alaska counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Kenai Peninsula Borough are the responsibility of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Soldotna, Alaska.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Kenai Peninsula Borough property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Kenai Peninsula Borough Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Kenai Peninsula Borough homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Kenai Peninsula Borough Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).