Alaska Fair Market Rents 2026

HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 30 counties in Alaska. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,424 per month, ranging from $973 in Kusilvak Census Area to $2,191 in Aleutians West Census Area.

What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Alaska

Housing wage
$29.73/hr
Annual income needed
$61,838
Hours at minimum wage
92/wk

To rent a modest two-bedroom in Alaska without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $29.73 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $13.00, that means working 92 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.

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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County

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

Find a housing authority in Alaska

Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.

Alaska Housing Authorities Alaska Waiting Lists

For FY2026, Aleutians West Census Area has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Alaska at $2,191 per month, while Kusilvak Census Area has the lowest at $973. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,424.

No. Each housing authority in Alaska sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.

Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov

The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of race, color, national origin, religion, familial status, gender, and disability. The Fair Housing Act ensures that all persons receive equal housing opportunity. For more information about the Fair Housing Act and your rights, visit the Department of Housing and Urban Development .