Alaska Fair Market Rents

HUD FMR areas, Section 8 income limits, and housing authorities in Alaska.

Median 2BR FMR
$1,460
across 33 Alaska areas (FY2026)
Range
$973–$2,191
low to high 2BR FMR statewide
PHAs
2
6,222 units managed

Most expensive metros in Alaska (2BR FMR)

Least expensive areas in Alaska (2BR FMR)

FMR Areas in Alaska (FY2026)

Area Name Type Studio 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR
Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,152 $1,243 $1,631 $2,268 $2,736
Fairbanks, AK MSA Metro $1,156 $1,277 $1,676 $2,331 $2,812
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,015 $1,049 $1,376 $1,914 $2,308
Aleutians East Borough, AK Non-Metro $993 $1,263 $1,385 $1,661 $2,281
Aleutians West Census Area, AK Non-Metro $1,571 $1,670 $2,191 $2,652 $2,901
Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,152 $1,243 $1,631 $2,268 $2,736
Bethel Census Area, AK Non-Metro $1,688 $1,719 $1,938 $2,324 $2,566
Bristol Bay Borough, AK Non-Metro $891 $1,134 $1,243 $1,729 $2,047
Chugach Census Area, AK Non-Metro $1,038 $1,374 $1,506 $2,094 $2,526
Copper River Census Area, AK Non-Metro $810 $930 $1,130 $1,572 $1,896
Denali Borough, AK Non-Metro $851 $935 $1,187 $1,651 $1,955
Dillingham Census Area, AK Non-Metro $894 $1,138 $1,247 $1,734 $2,054
Fairbanks, AK MSA Non-Metro $1,156 $1,277 $1,676 $2,331 $2,812
Haines Borough, AK Non-Metro $945 $1,033 $1,321 $1,771 $2,088
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK Non-Metro $1,007 $1,113 $1,460 $1,751 $1,933
Juneau City and Borough, AK Non-Metro $1,212 $1,340 $1,758 $2,368 $2,679
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Non-Metro $993 $1,000 $1,312 $1,825 $2,201
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK Non-Metro $1,120 $1,238 $1,625 $2,260 $2,726
Kodiak Island Borough, AK Non-Metro $1,431 $1,581 $2,075 $2,488 $2,747
Kusilvak Census Area, AK Non-Metro $698 $767 $973 $1,353 $1,602
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK Non-Metro $739 $894 $1,030 $1,391 $1,596
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,015 $1,049 $1,376 $1,914 $2,308
Nome Census Area, AK Non-Metro $1,227 $1,334 $1,533 $2,132 $2,525
North Slope Borough, AK Non-Metro $1,115 $1,239 $1,625 $1,958 $2,664
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Non-Metro $1,331 $1,471 $1,930 $2,547 $2,676
Petersburg Census Area, AK Non-Metro $1,049 $1,211 $1,463 $1,754 $2,022
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK Non-Metro $827 $1,030 $1,153 $1,464 $1,899
Sitka City and Borough, AK Non-Metro $1,099 $1,350 $1,566 $2,178 $2,627
Skagway Municipality, AK Non-Metro $1,133 $1,253 $1,644 $2,245 $2,708
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK Non-Metro $942 $1,198 $1,313 $1,826 $2,162
Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK Non-Metro
Wade Hampton Census Area, AK Non-Metro
Wrangell City and Borough, AK Non-Metro $921 $928 $1,217 $1,682 $2,042
Yakutat City and Borough, AK Non-Metro $995 $1,094 $1,388 $1,753 $2,286
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK Non-Metro $981 $1,019 $1,126 $1,566 $1,854

Public Housing Authorities in Alaska

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Anchorage · 4,985 units
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Anchorage · 1,237 units

Section 8 in Alaska

Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are administered by local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across Alaska. Each PHA sets its payment standard — the maximum subsidy amount — as a percentage of the local FMR, typically between 90% and 110%. Income eligibility is determined separately using HUD's income limits, which define the 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) thresholds for each household size.