High-FMR payment standards - Fairbanks-College, AK MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Fairbanks-College, AK MSA is $1,676/month - 78th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#310 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Fairbanks North Star Borough .
Expensive rung: who shares Fairbanks-College, AK MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Vineland, NJ MSA ($1,673), Savannah, GA MSA ($1,680), Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,682) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Evansville, IN MSA, Fargo, ND-MN MSA, Farmington, NM MSA, Enid, OK MSA, Flint, MI MSA, Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Fairbanks-College, AK MSA.
AK-state FMR neighbors for Fairbanks-College, AK MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AK: Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,631) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Fairbanks-College, AK MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,156/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,277/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,676/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,331/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,812/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Fairbanks-College, AK MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Fairbanks-College, AK MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,156/mo | $1,040/mo | $1,272/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,277/mo | $1,149/mo | $1,405/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,676/mo | $1,508/mo | $1,844/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,331/mo | $2,098/mo | $2,564/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,812/mo | $2,531/mo | $3,093/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,676/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,508–$1,844/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,477/mo → 13.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Fairbanks-College, AK MSA.
AK agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AK whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Vineland, NJ MSA · $1,673
- Savannah, GA MSA · $1,680
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,682
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685
- Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA · $1,688
- Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,664
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA · $1,656
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA · $1,702
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,709
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA · $1,709
What to do with this FMR desk
Fairbanks-College, AK HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,676/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (13.5% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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