HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · Effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska (FY 2026)
A two-bedroom in Lake and Peninsula Borough carries a FY 2026 Fair Market Rent of $1,030 a month, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Everything Section 8 pays in Lake and Peninsula keys off that figure.
Two-bedroom FMR
$1,030
+6.2% from FY 2025
Payment standard
$927–$1,133
90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom
Income to afford
$41,200
a year, with rent at 30% of income
Rank in Alaska
29th of 30
by two-bedroom FMR, highest first
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Lake and Peninsula moves to $1,050. That's up 2%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
Payment standard is the 90% to 110% band a housing authority can set. Income needed puts rent at 30% of gross income, and the hourly wage assumes a 40-hour week.
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $739 | $665–$813 | $29,560 | $14.21/hr | +6.6% |
| 1 bedroom | $894 | $805–$983 | $35,760 | $17.19/hr | +8.2% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,030 | $927–$1,133 | $41,200 | $19.81/hr | +6.2% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,391 | $1,252–$1,530 | $55,640 | $26.75/hr | +2.4% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,596 | $1,436–$1,756 | $63,840 | $30.69/hr | +4.1% |
Five to eight bedrooms (PropMetrics estimates)
HUD stops at four bedrooms. These add 15% of the four-bedroom rent per extra bedroom. It's our estimate, not a HUD number.
| Bedrooms | Estimated FMR | Payment standard |
|---|---|---|
| 5 bedroom Estimate | $1,835 | $1,652–$2,019 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,075 | $1,868–$2,283 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,314 | $2,083–$2,545 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,554 | $2,299–$2,809 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
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What a voucher pays here
The FMR isn't the check you'd receive. Your local housing authority turns it into a payment standard, set between 90% and 110% of FMR, so a two-bedroom here lands between $927 and $1,133. Subtract about 30% of the tenant's income and that's the housing assistance payment. If you ask more than similar unassisted units rent for, the PHA's rent reasonableness check will push back.
At the standard 30% of income, a household needs about $41,200 a year to afford $1,030 a month. On a 40-hour week that's $20 an hour.
Worked example for a two-bedroom renting at the payment standard. The tenant pays 30% of monthly income and the voucher covers the rest.
| Monthly household income | Tenant pays (30%) | Voucher pays at 90%$927 | Voucher pays at 100%$1,030 | Voucher pays at 110%$1,133 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $177 | $280 | $383 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 6% from FY 2025 ($970) to FY 2026 ($1,030). Since FY 2020 it's up 14% in total, about 2.1% a year. The Alaska median moved up 1% over the same year.
| Fiscal year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $637 | $726 | $907 | $1,194 | $1,592 | — |
| FY 2021 | $580 | $654 | $826 | $1,112 | $1,433 | -8.9% |
| FY 2022 | $574 | $680 | $825 | $1,161 | $1,287 | -0.1% |
| FY 2023 | $605 | $733 | $863 | $1,204 | $1,310 | +4.6% |
| FY 2024 | $660 | $820 | $937 | $1,320 | $1,433 | +8.6% |
| FY 2025 | $693 | $826 | $970 | $1,359 | $1,533 | +3.5% |
| FY 2026In effect | $739 | $894 | $1,030 | $1,391 | $1,596 | +6.2% |
| FY 2027From Oct 1, 2026 | $761 | $909 | $1,050 | $1,444 | $1,755 | +1.9% |
About this rate
HUD sets Fair Market Rent once a year, based on what typical units in the area actually rent for, with utilities folded in. FY 2026 runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and in Lake and Peninsula Borough the five published rates run from $739 to $1,596, studio through four bedrooms.
Lake and Peninsula is a nonmetro borough, so HUD sets its FMR from rents in the borough itself rather than a wider metro. The number applies borough-wide, from Chignik Lake on out.
The state median two-bedroom FMR is $1,424. Lake and Peninsula comes in at $1,030, about 28% below that, and ranks 29th of 30 in Alaska. Against the national median county ($1,018) it's within a couple percent of. Population is around 999.
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs for the 12 ZIP codes it covers in Lake and Peninsula. Two-bedroom rates run from $1,030 in 99548 (Chignik Lake) to $1,820 in 99640 (Nondalton), a $790 spread inside one borough. Whether your housing authority uses the ZIP rate or the borough rate depends on whether HUD has designated this area for Small Area FMRs. Ask the PHA which one it's on before you price a unit.
| ZIP | City | 2BR rate | vs county |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99548 | Chignik Lake | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99549 | Port Heiden | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99564 | Chignik | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99565 | Chignik Lagoon | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99579 | Egegik | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99606 | Iliamna | $1,240 | +20.4% |
| 99625 | Levelock | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99640 | Nondalton | $1,820 | +76.7% |
| 99647 | Pedro Bay | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99648 | Perryville | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99649 | Pilot Point | $1,030 | 0.0% |
| 99653 | Port Alsworth | $1,050 | +1.9% |
Nearby counties
Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Lake and Peninsula.
Bristol Bay Borough
34 mi · 854 people
$1,243
+21%
Dillingham Census Area
91 mi · 4,854 people
$1,247
+21%
Kodiak Island Borough
138 mi · 13,065 people
$2,075
+101%
Bethel Census Area
246 mi · 18,538 people
$1,938
+88%
Kenai Peninsula Borough
255 mi · 59,235 people
$1,312
+27%
Anchorage Municipality
299 mi · 290,674 people
$1,631
+58%
Aleutians East Borough
327 mi · 3,407 people
$1,385
+34%
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
344 mi · 108,661 people
$1,376
+34%
Questions people ask
$1,030 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $739 for a studio, $894 for one bedroom, $1,391 for three and $1,596 for four.
Tools for this county
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The income a household needs for a given rent
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