2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Alaska

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Aleutians East Borough

$957$1,210$1,358$1,642$2,077

Aleutians West Census Area

$1,349$1,515$1,991$2,407$3,044

Anchorage

$996$1,107$1,454$2,049$2,467

Bethel Census Area

$1,587$1,597$1,957$2,366$2,710

Bristol Bay Borough

$872$949$1,237$1,743$1,892

Chugach Census Area

$989$1,077$1,404$1,837$2,147

Copper River Census Area

$832$906$1,181$1,545$1,806

Denali Borough

$995$1,083$1,412$1,847$2,159

Dillingham Census Area

$903$1,142$1,282$1,681$1,707

Fairbanks

$1,120$1,260$1,650$2,330$2,800

Haines Borough

$1,036$1,128$1,470$1,923$2,248

Hoonah Angoon Census Area

$936$1,018$1,329$1,607$1,770

Juneau City And Borough

$1,138$1,307$1,679$2,291$2,299

Kenai Peninsula Borough

$984$990$1,301$1,833$2,090

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

$1,048$1,177$1,546$2,140$2,624

Kodiak Island Borough

$1,228$1,379$1,812$2,220$2,622

Lake And Peninsula Borough

$660$820$937$1,320$1,433

Matanuska Susitna Borough

$919$974$1,280$1,804$2,172

Nome Census Area

$1,250$1,258$1,497$2,110$2,289

North Slope Borough

$1,288$1,447$1,901$2,299$2,532

Northwest Arctic Borough

$1,277$1,434$1,884$2,611$2,881

Prince Of Wales Hyder Census Area

$840$927$1,041$1,413$1,420

Sitka City And Borough

$1,044$1,221$1,466$2,066$2,488

Skagway Municipality

$1,046$1,174$1,543$1,866$2,359

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

$922$1,083$1,309$1,708$2,168

Wrangell City And Borough

$776$839$1,102$1,462$1,468

Yakutat City And Borough

$916$997$1,300$1,586$1,988

Yukon Koyukuk Census Area

$929$955$1,072$1,453$1,639

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.