AK · Housing Choice Voucher
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4,143 Alaska households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Alaska Housing Finance Corporation ran all of them. The average household paid $592 a month toward rent and utilities.
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Who runs vouchers in Alaska
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation administers all 4,142 tenant-based vouchers that HUD reports for Alaska.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is a Moving to Work agency and can set its own rent rules; check its rent policy against this estimate.
- Households
- 4,143
- Avg. family payment
- $592
- Avg. yearly income
- $21,985
- Avg. wait
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- 2-bed / 3+ bed units
- 39% / 15%
| Agency | Households | Avg. family payment | Avg. wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Housing Finance Corporation MTWAK901 | 4,142 | $592 | — |
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.
FY2027 rent references for Alaska
HUD’s county workbook contains 30 location rows across 30 FMR areas in Alaska. The two-bedroom references range from $1,030 in Kusilvak Census Area (Kusilvak Census Area) to $2,394 in Aleutians West Census Area (Aleutians West Census Area, AK). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.
Alaska metropolitan HUD areas
| HUD area | Rows | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks-College, AK MSA | 1 | $1,081 | $1,187 | $1,553 | $2,150 | $2,596 |
| Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,095 | $1,169 | $1,529 | $2,117 | $2,556 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $929 | $988 | $1,293 | $1,790 | $2,161 |
The other 27 Alaska rows use 27 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $1,030 to $2,394; $1,269 applies to 2 of them.
30 location rows
| Location / HUD area | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough Aleutians East Borough, AK | $1,015 | $1,286 | $1,400 | $1,668 | $2,301 |
| Aleutians West Census Area Aleutians West Census Area, AK | $1,735 | $1,830 | $2,394 | $2,852 | $3,146 |
| Anchorage Municipality Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,095 | $1,169 | $1,529 | $2,117 | $2,556 |
| Bethel Census Area Bethel Census Area, AK | $1,738 | $1,811 | $1,971 | $2,348 | $2,590 |
| Bristol Bay Borough Bristol Bay Borough, AK | $920 | $1,166 | $1,269 | $1,757 | $2,086 |
| Chugach Census Area Chugach Census Area, AK | $1,097 | $1,447 | $1,575 | $2,181 | $2,589 |
| Copper River Census Area Copper River Census Area, AK | $838 | $966 | $1,157 | $1,602 | $1,934 |
| Denali Borough Denali Borough, AK | $884 | $976 | $1,220 | $1,689 | $2,005 |
| Dillingham Census Area Dillingham Census Area, AK | $1,142 | $1,190 | $1,295 | $1,793 | $2,128 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Fairbanks-College, AK MSA | $1,081 | $1,187 | $1,553 | $2,150 | $2,596 |
| Haines Borough Haines Borough, AK | $1,046 | $1,052 | $1,315 | $1,821 | $2,161 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | $1,090 | $1,197 | $1,566 | $1,866 | $2,574 |
| Juneau City and Borough Juneau City and Borough, AK | $1,258 | $1,381 | $1,807 | $2,379 | $2,889 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | $1,056 | $1,063 | $1,390 | $1,925 | $2,323 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | $1,207 | $1,325 | $1,733 | $2,400 | $2,897 |
| Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak Island Borough, AK | $1,559 | $1,712 | $2,239 | $2,716 | $2,943 |
| Kusilvak Census Area Kusilvak Census Area | $746 | $824 | $1,030 | $1,416 | $1,693 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | $761 | $909 | $1,050 | $1,444 | $1,755 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HUD Metro FMR Area | $929 | $988 | $1,293 | $1,790 | $2,161 |
| Nome Census Area Nome Census Area, AK | $1,266 | $1,385 | $1,638 | $2,268 | $2,692 |
| North Slope Borough North Slope Borough, AK | $1,108 | $1,373 | $1,521 | $2,090 | $2,542 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | $1,396 | $1,651 | $2,005 | $2,389 | $2,635 |
| Petersburg Census Area Petersburg Borough | $1,090 | $1,226 | $1,504 | $1,919 | $2,181 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | $920 | $1,075 | $1,269 | $1,633 | $2,086 |
| Sitka City and Borough Sitka City and Borough, AK | $1,144 | $1,451 | $1,622 | $2,246 | $2,711 |
| Skagway Municipality Skagway Municipality, AK | $1,277 | $1,427 | $1,611 | $2,231 | $2,648 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | $962 | $1,219 | $1,327 | $1,837 | $2,181 |
| Wrangell City and Borough Wrangell City and Borough, AK | $983 | $990 | $1,295 | $1,793 | $2,128 |
| Yakutat City and Borough Yakutat City and Borough, AK | $1,143 | $1,262 | $1,577 | $1,879 | $2,592 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | $952 | $958 | $1,196 | $1,656 | $1,966 |
Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.
Alaska housing agency directory
The HUD Alaska contact report lists 2 agencies; these 1 run Section 8 or combined programs.
- Alaska Housing Finance CorporationAK901 · Section 8
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