Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Eviction Risk: Low

Wrangell City and Borough sits near the southern end of the Alaska panhandle, occupying Wrangell Island at the mouth of the Stikine River. With a total population of 2,088, it is one of Southeast Alaska's smaller unified city-borough governments, where the same municipal body handles both city and county-level functions. The borough scores 3/10 on the Eviction Risk Map scale, a Low rating that places it 24th out of 30 Alaska boroughs and census areas - meaning 23 jurisdictions in the state carry higher eviction risk than Wrangell, and only 6 score lower. That puts Wrangell firmly in the lower-risk third of Alaska's landlord-tenant landscape.

The rental market here is shaped by the borough's small size and remote location. Average rent lands at $993 per month, with an average rent burden of 24.5% of renter household income - a relatively contained figure that keeps eviction pressure lower than in larger Alaskan cities. Roughly 40.9% of the borough's housing units are renter-occupied, and the poverty rate sits at 10.9%. The borough contains one principal community: Wrangell city, which accounts for the full population of 2,088. There is no meaningful gap between the borough-level figures and city-level figures here - what applies to Wrangell city applies to the borough as a whole.

Alaska landlord-tenant law is governed by Alaska Stat. § 34.03, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Wrangell offers no local rent control, no local just-cause eviction requirement, and the state does not protect source of income as a fair housing category. Landlords must give 7 days notice for non-payment of rent, 10 days to cure a lease violation, and 30 days for a no-cause end-of-term termination. Landlord entry requires a minimum 24-hour notice under Alaska Stat. § 34.03.100. Court filing fees for eviction actions run $150 to $250, sheriff lockout fees range from $50 to $200, and attorney costs for a contested matter typically fall between $500 and $2,500. An uncontested eviction resolves in roughly 25 to 40 days; a contested case stretches to 50 to 100 days. Fair housing complaints are handled by the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights.

Wrangell City and Borough's 3/10 score reflects a small, stable rental market with contained rent burden and no local tenant-protection ordinances layered on top of Alaska eviction laws's baseline landlord-tenant statute.