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Section 8 rent amounts in Alaska

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Alaska is $1,569.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Aleutians West Census Area$1,571$1,670$2,191$2,652$2,9017
Kodiak Island Borough$1,431$1,581$2,075$2,488$2,7477
Bethel Census Area$1,688$1,719$1,938$2,324$2,56627
Northwest Arctic Borough$1,331$1,471$1,930$2,547$2,67611
Juneau City and Borough$1,212$1,340$1,758$2,368$2,6793
Fairbanks North Star Borough$1,156$1,277$1,676$2,331$2,81213
Skagway Municipality$1,133$1,253$1,644$2,245$2,7081
Anchorage Municipality$1,152$1,243$1,631$2,268$2,73630
Ketchikan Gateway Borough$1,120$1,238$1,625$2,260$2,7262
North Slope Borough$1,115$1,239$1,625$1,958$2,6649
Sitka City and Borough$1,099$1,350$1,566$2,178$2,6271
Nome Census Area$1,227$1,334$1,533$2,132$2,52514
Chugach Census Area$1,038$1,374$1,506$2,094$2,5260
Petersburg Borough$1,049$1,211$1,463$1,754$2,0223
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area$1,007$1,113$1,460$1,751$1,9336
Yakutat City and Borough$995$1,094$1,388$1,753$2,2861
Aleutians East Borough$993$1,263$1,385$1,661$2,2815
Matanuska-Susitna Borough$1,015$1,049$1,376$1,914$2,30811
Haines Borough$945$1,033$1,321$1,771$2,0881
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area$942$1,198$1,313$1,826$2,1627
Kenai Peninsula Borough$993$1,000$1,312$1,825$2,20115
Dillingham Census Area$894$1,138$1,247$1,734$2,0547
Bristol Bay Borough$891$1,134$1,243$1,729$2,0473
Wrangell City and Borough$921$928$1,217$1,682$2,0422
Denali Borough$851$935$1,187$1,651$1,9554
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area$827$1,030$1,153$1,464$1,8998
Copper River Census Area$810$930$1,130$1,572$1,8960
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area$981$1,019$1,126$1,566$1,85431
Lake and Peninsula Borough$739$894$1,030$1,391$1,59612
Kusilvak Census Area$698$767$973$1,353$1,6020

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,569. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Alaska?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Alaska is $1,569.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Alaska?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Alaska is $2,191 in Aleutians West Census Area.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Alaska?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,569. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).