This should free up some homes to buy or and rent. Bank loans can be made through Wells Fargo Bank in Dillingham. While home construction is expensive, Dillingham has a lumberyard, Alaska West Supply that offers a wide variety of building materials, house packages and energy products. Building supplies can also be shipped in by barge from Anchorage or Seattle in the spring and summer months. Dillingham is not known for its good water, and many homes have wells that are rusty, and require water softeners and other chemicals to improve the quality of water.
Some people supplement their home heating with wood stoves.
Dillingham's overall cost of living is very high. Dillingham has some of the highest grocery prices in Alaska. Property tax is 8 mils on real and personal property. Alaska has no state sales tax or state income tax. All Rights Reserved.