Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska Eviction Risk: Low

Kusilvak Census Area sits in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta of western Alaska, covering 13 remote communities with a combined population of 8,201. The area carries a Low eviction risk score of 3.3/10 under the Eviction Risk Map model, placing it 5th riskiest of 30 Alaska eviction laws counties - meaning 4 counties carry higher risk and 25 are less risky. That position in the higher-risk third of the state reflects economic conditions rather than aggressive landlord activity: average rent is a relatively modest $853 per month, but a poverty rate of 32% and a renter share of nearly 30% of households mean that even modest rent levels place meaningful strain on many residents. Average rent burden sits at 19.8% of income, which looks manageable on paper but masks variation across communities where cash incomes are low and subsistence living supplements wages that don't fully appear in reported figures.

The largest communities by population - Kotlik (976 residents, score 3.4/10), Emmonak (966 residents, 3.4/10), Mountain Village (949 residents, 2.8/10), Hooper Bay (903 residents, 3.3/10), and Alakanuk (864 residents, 3.4/10) - illustrate how scores shift even within a small geographic area. Mountain Village is the lowest-risk community in the census area at 2.8/10, while Scammon Bay, Marshall, and Russian Mission each score 3.6/10, the highest readings locally. St. Mary's (810 residents, 3.1/10) and Pilot Station (713 residents, 3.3/10) fall in the middle of that range. The spread from 2.8 to 3.6 across 13 communities reflects differences in local rental stock, vacancy conditions, and reported housing cost data - not dramatic policy differences, since all communities fall under the same statewide statute.

Alaska governs residential tenancies under Alaska Stat. § 34.03, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. The law requires a 7-day notice for non-payment of rent, a 10-day notice for lease violations with opportunity to cure, and a 30-day notice for no-cause terminations. Landlords must give 24 hours' notice before entry. Court filing fees run $150 to $250, and uncontested cases typically resolve in 25 to 40 days; contested matters extend to 50 to 100 days. Attorney fees range from $500 to $2,500, and sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $200. Alaska has no statewide rent control, no just-cause eviction requirement, and source-of-income protections are not in effect statewide - fair housing complaints go to the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. For landlords operating in Kusilvak, the legal framework is straightforward but the logistics of remote enforcement - traveling to village courts, coordinating with local law enforcement - add practical friction that the score model does not fully capture.

Scores across Kusilvak's 13 communities range from 2.8/10 in Mountain Village to 3.6/10 in Scammon Bay, Marshall, and Russian Mission - a narrow band that reflects consistent statewide statute rather than local policy variation, with economic pressure driven primarily by a 32% average poverty rate against modest rents of $853/month.