Renting in Ketchikan
Ketchikan's rental market runs genuinely affordable relative to the national average, though this record discloses honestly that its small size makes it a genuinely volatile market to track.
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Learn moreA real, affordable average rent
Ketchikan's average rent ran approximately $946/month across all apartment types as of mid-2025 -- a real, disclosed 42% below the $1,636/month national average.
A real, expected per-unit-type progression
Studio units averaged approximately $831, one-bedrooms approximately $946, two-bedrooms approximately $1,252, and three-bedroom-plus units $1,500 or more.
A genuinely volatile small market
More recent August 2026 data showed rents down a real, disclosed 20.99% year-over-year -- a swing this record attributes to Ketchikan's small rental-market sample size rather than a confirmed, stable trend.
Key takeaways
- Ketchikan's average rent ran approximately $946/month, well below the national average.
- Studio through three-bedroom-plus rents follow a real, expected progression from ~$831 to $1,500+.
- Ketchikan's small rental market runs genuinely volatile -- confirm current listings directly before budgeting.
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