Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Eviction Risk: Low

Kodiak Island Borough carries an average eviction-risk score of 3.3/10 (Low) across its 12 cities, placing it 11th riskiest of 30 counties in Alaska. That puts it squarely in the middle third of the state, with 10 counties posing higher risk and 19 sitting in more landlord-friendly territory. For owners and investors operating here, the overall environment is workable: rents average $2,015 per month, the poverty rate is a contained 7.5%, and Alaska eviction laws state law gives landlords clear statutory tools to address non-payment and lease violations without the local rent-control or just-cause layers that complicate operations elsewhere.

The intra-county spread, however, deserves attention. Scores range from 2.6 to 3.7, a full 1.5-point gap that means the borough is not a uniform story. Where you own in Kodiak Island Borough matters as much as the county average, and investors sourcing from aggregate numbers alone risk misjudging individual submarkets. With a renter share of 43.3% and a rent-burden rate of 30.3%, the tenant base is meaningful in size and carries some financial stress, which factors into eviction frequency and contest rates.

The cities inside Kodiak Island Borough

The highest-risk addresses in the borough are Kodiak and Kodiak Station, both scoring 2.6/10. Kodiak is the population center at 5,447 residents, and Kodiak Station adds another 1,823. Together they represent the bulk of the borough's rental activity and account for the greatest share of potential landlord-tenant friction. Old Harbor comes in at 3.7/10 and Mill Bay at 2.8/10 with a population of 3,654, making it the second-largest community and one with a noticeably softer risk profile.

At the lower end, Larsen Bay scores 2.7/10, Akhiok 3.4/10, and both Womens Bay and Port Lions sit at 2.9/10. These smaller communities, most with populations under 800, show that risk is genuinely hyper-local inside Kodiak Island Borough. A landlord operating in Larsen Bay faces meaningfully different conditions than one concentrated in Kodiak or Kodiak Station, and portfolio strategy should reflect those differences rather than treating the borough as a single undifferentiated market.

State-level laws that apply here

All residential tenancies in the borough operate under Alaska Stat. § 34.03 (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). For non-payment of rent, landlords must serve a 7-day notice before filing. Lease violations requiring a cure carry a 10-day notice, and no-cause or end-of-term terminations require 30 days. Alaska does not require just cause for most terminations and imposes no statewide rent cap, which gives landlords here more flexibility than in many other states. Landlords must give 24 hours notice before entry, per statute. Understanding the Alaska eviction process is straightforward by national standards, but costs still add up: court filing fees run $150 to $250, sheriff lockout fees $50 to $200, and attorney fees $500 to $2,500 depending on whether the case is contested. An uncontested matter typically resolves in 25 to 40 days, while a contested eviction can stretch to 50 to 100 days. Reviewing Alaska eviction costs before acquiring a property here helps investors build realistic assumptions about worst-case timelines and expense.

With a borough-wide poverty rate of 7.5% and renters making up 43.3% of households, Kodiak Island Borough is a modest but real rental market, and the city-by-city risk grid above is the most precise tool available for sizing up individual acquisition targets.