Alaska +4 more Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Alaska ($1,591 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Alaska, Illinois, Montana, Texas, Utah share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 5.

Alaska Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Alaska ($1,591 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Alaska at a glance

Figure	Alaska	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,591	[3]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,231	[3]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$2,087	[3]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,591	[1]

[3] [1] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

Alaska highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Alaska, ranked 20 of 50. Median $1,504.

Alaska voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Alaska payment standards (2BR $1,591).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$949	$1,081	$1,441	$1,937	$2,252
$650	$904	$1,036	$1,396	$1,892	$2,207
$800	$859	$991	$1,351	$1,847	$2,162
$950	$814	$946	$1,306	$1,802	$2,117
$1,100	$769	$901	$1,261	$1,757	$2,072
$1,250	$724	$856	$1,216	$1,712	$2,027
$1,400	$679	$811	$1,171	$1,667	$1,982
$1,550	$634	$766	$1,126	$1,622	$1,937
$1,700	$589	$721	$1,081	$1,577	$1,892
$1,850	$544	$676	$1,036	$1,532	$1,847
$2,000	$499	$631	$991	$1,487	$1,802
$2,200	$439	$571	$931	$1,427	$1,742
$2,400	$379	$511	$871	$1,367	$1,682
$2,650	$304	$436	$796	$1,292	$1,607
$2,900	$229	$361	$721	$1,217	$1,532
$3,200	$139	$271	$631	$1,127	$1,442
$3,600	$19	$151	$511	$1,007	$1,322
$4,000	$0	$31	$391	$887	$1,202

Worked figures for Alaska

Alaska values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$1,351	$1,591
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$1,291	$1,591
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$1,231	$1,591
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$1,141	$1,591
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$1,051	$1,591
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$961	$1,591
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$871	$1,591
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$781	$1,591
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$691	$1,591
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$541	$1,591

How Alaska compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Alaska ranks #20 of 50 at $1,591 — 6% above the median of $1,504. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#18	Maine	$1,681
#19	Delaware	$1,675
#20	Alaska	$1,591
#21	Utah	$1,582
#22	Illinois	$1,579

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Alaska:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Alaska
Rhode Island	$1,765	+10.9%
Arizona	$1,709	+7.4%
Alaska	$1,591	—
Georgia	$1,551	-2.5%
Minnesota	$1,504	-5.5%
Tennessee	$1,363	-14.3%
Alabama	$1,087	-31.7%

Alaska questions, answered with Alaska numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Alaska?▾

HUD sets Alaska's two-bedroom FMR at $1,591 a month ($1,231 for one bedroom, $2,087 for three). FMR is set by metro area, so your local figure may differ from the state number.

What would I pay on $1,800 a month income?▾

Roughly $540 as your share, with the housing authority covering about $1,051 against a $1,591 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

How does Alaska's FMR compare with market rent?▾

Alaska's $1,591 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,591, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other mid-cost fmr areas

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Alaska figures only — verify with the relevant Alaska agency before acting. How this is calculated.