Taxes in Seward
Seward's tax picture combines Alaska's genuine 0% state income tax with a genuinely modest property tax rate and a real, current 7% combined sales tax.
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Learn moreAlaska's real 0% state income tax
Alaska levies no state individual income tax on wages, salaries, or investment income at all, applying in Seward as statewide.
A property tax rate below the statewide average
Seward's in-city effective rate runs approximately 0.914% (9.14 mills: 3.84 city + 4.30 borough + 1.00 flood service board), modestly below Alaska's own ~0.94% statewide average.
A 7% combined sales tax
Seward's combined sales tax runs a real, current 7.0% (4% city + 3% Kenai Peninsula Borough).
Key takeaways
- Alaska's real 0% state income tax applies in Seward as statewide.
- Seward's in-city property tax rate (~0.914%) runs below Alaska's own statewide average.
- Seward's combined sales tax runs 7.0% (4% city + 3% borough).
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