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Alaska: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Alaska: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $120,300.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

Household	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$25,300	$42,150	$67,400
2 people	$28,900	$48,150	$77,000
3 people	$32,500	$54,150	$86,650
4 people	$36,100	$60,150	$96,250
5 people	$39,000	$65,000	$103,950
6 people	$41,900	$69,800	$111,650
7 people	$44,800	$74,600	$119,350
8 people	$47,700	$79,400	$127,050

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

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