BOROUGH REPORT AK

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

3 ZIP codes · Home Safety Score unavailable · 0 of 3 tracked ZIP records scored · Updated

Data: ZipCheckup Home Safety Score model 4.0.0; EPA SDWIS, UCMR 5, EPA radon zones, EPA AirData Last verified:

Unavailable
0 of 3 tracked ZIP records scored
3
ZIP Codes
$379K
Median Home Value
$1,200
Avg Remediation (32% of home value)

Key Risk Factors

Health risk index: 12.9 (asthma 10.3%, diabetes 10.1%)

Estimated additional annual cost per homeowner: $1,403, driven primarily by flood

Borough Health Indicators vs National Average

Asthma 10.3% (national: 8.9%)
Diabetes 10.1% (national: 10.5%)
Obesity 37.7% (national: 32.4%)

Black markers indicate national averages. Source: CDC PLACES, Census ACS.

Infrastructure Overview

76/100
Infrastructure Stress Indicator
100%
ZIPs with High Infrastructure Stress

Modeled area-level indicator, not a failure probability. Sources: Census ACS housing age, EPA DWINS infrastructure needs, EPA SDWIS violations, and EPA lead indicators.

Compound Risk Breakdown

Estimated additional annual cost per homeowner: $1,403

Flood $600/yr
Water Infrastructure $583/yr
Sea Level Rise $400/yr

Bar widths proportional to share of total annual risk cost. Source: compound risk model (FEMA, EPA, USGS).

Water Safety Affordability

How much it costs to fix water issues relative to home values in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

$379K
Median Home Value
$1,200
Est. Remediation Cost
0.3%
of Home Value
Remediation as % of home value low burden

Remediation costs are relatively manageable for most homeowners in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, representing a small fraction of property value.

Remediation includes water filtration, lead abatement, radon mitigation, and flood protection where applicable. Source: Census ACS, EPA SDWIS.

Health Outcomes vs National Average

CDC PLACES data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough residents

Asthma 10.3% (US avg: 8.9%)
Diabetes 10.1% (US avg: 11%)
Obesity 37.7% (US avg: 32.4%)

Black markers = national averages. Red = above national avg. Green = below. Source: CDC PLACES, Census ACS.

All ZIP Codes in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

3 ZIP codes tracked in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.

# ZIP Code City Safety Score Grade Violations Home Value
1 99901 Ketchikan $379K
2 99928 Ward Cove
3 99950 Ketchikan

Recommended Buyer Guides for Ketchikan Gateway Borough

If FEMA records flag flood-top-risk status or EPA samples show PFAS exceedances, the matching logic lifts emergency-water and PFAS-rated filtration into the recommendations - federal data drives the order, not retailer arrangements.

Overview

Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska covers 3 tracked ZIP records. No Home Safety Score is published because the required model evidence is incomplete for every tracked record; missing evidence is not treated as zero.

EPA water-system violation data is unavailable in the dataset used for this page for the tracked ZIP codes in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.

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Data Sources

Reporting periods vary by source. Missing data is shown as unavailable, not as zero.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the biggest environmental risk in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
The primary environmental risk factor in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is flood. This contributes to an estimated additional annual cost of $1,403 per homeowner.

How to cite this page

APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Home Safety Profile. https://zipcheckup.com/county/alaska/ketchikan-gateway/
BibTeX
@misc{zipcheckup-county-alaska-ketchikan-gateway,
  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Home Safety Profile}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/county/alaska/ketchikan-gateway/}
}

Page version: August 2026.

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