HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Sitka City and Borough is $1,566 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,566
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$1,409 to $1,723
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$62,640
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Alaska
11th of 30
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Sitka moves to $1,622. That's up 4%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Sitka actually rent for?
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,099 | $989 to $1,209 | $43,960 | $21.13/hr | +4.9% |
| 1 bedroom | $1,350 | $1,215 to $1,485 | $54,000 | $25.96/hr | +8.2% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,566 | $1,409 to $1,723 | $62,640 | $30.12/hr | +4.5% |
| 3 bedroom | $2,178 | $1,960 to $2,396 | $87,120 | $41.88/hr | +3.8% |
| 4 bedroom | $2,627 | $2,364 to $2,890 | $105,080 | $50.52/hr | +4.4% |
5 to 8 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 | $3,021 | $2,719 to $3,323 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $3,415 | $3,074 to $3,757 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $3,809 | $3,428 to $4,190 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $4,203 | $3,783 to $4,623 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
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 Sitka City and Borough the five published rates run from $1,099 to $2,627, studio through four bedrooms.
Sitka 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 Sitka on out.
The state median two-bedroom FMR is $1,424. Sitka comes in at $1,566, about 10% above that, and ranks 11th of 30 in Alaska. Against the national median county ($1,018) it's about 54% above. Population is around 8,462.
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. For the one ZIP code it covers in Sitka, the two-bedroom rate is $1,570 across the board, so there's no ZIP-level story here.
| ZIP | City | 2BR rate | vs county |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99835 | Sitka | $1,570 | +0.3% |
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 $1,409 and $1,723. 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 $62,640 a year to afford $1,566 a month. On a 40-hour week that's $30 an hour.
Worked example for a two-bedroom, assuming the rent equals the payment standard. Tenant pays 30% of monthly income, HUD's housing assistance payment covers the rest.
| Monthly household income | Tenant pays (30%) | HAP at 90% ($1,409) | HAP at 100% ($1,566) | HAP at 110% ($1,723) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $659 | $816 | $973 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $209 | $366 | $523 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 5% from FY 2025 ($1,498) to FY 2026 ($1,566). Since FY 2020 it's up 21% in total, about 3.2% a year. The Alaska median moved up 1% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $950 | $1,085 | $1,293 | $1,846 | $2,233 | — |
| FY 2021 | $862 | $1,008 | $1,179 | $1,667 | $2,010 | -8.8% |
| FY 2022 | $907 | $1,040 | $1,229 | $1,715 | $2,009 | +4.2% |
| FY 2023 | $956 | $1,110 | $1,316 | $1,870 | $2,228 | +7.1% |
| FY 2024 | $1,044 | $1,221 | $1,466 | $2,066 | $2,488 | +11.4% |
| FY 2025 | $1,048 | $1,248 | $1,498 | $2,099 | $2,516 | +2.2% |
| FY 2026 | $1,099 | $1,350 | $1,566 | $2,178 | $2,627 | +4.5% |
| FY 2027 | $1,144 | $1,451 | $1,622 | $2,246 | $2,711 | +3.6% |
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Questions people ask
$1,566 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $1,099 for a studio, $1,350 for one bedroom, $2,178 for three and $2,627 for four.
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