County FMR · HUD FY2026

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK - 6% above the US average.

$1,019
1-bedroom FMR
$1,126
2-bedroom FMR
+3.1%
YoY change
+6%
vs US avg

The verdict

Yukon-Koyukuk is the 3rd cheapest of 30 counties in Alaska by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #1,195 most expensive of 3,145 HUD counties.

#1,195
most expensive of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#3
cheapest of 30 in Alaska (2BR)
-15%
vs the state average
$40,760
income to afford it (30% rule)

Software Developers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (10.2%), while Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary spend the most (40%); nearby Alaska counties range as much as 72% apart in 1-bedroom FMR, so the county line itself can matter for renters comparing options.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK. Verify with HUD →

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska carries an FY 2026 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,019 per month, the federal benchmark HUD publishes for this county. A 2-bedroom costs $1,126/mo and a studio is $981/mo. That's 6% above the national benchmark of $959 and 15% below the Alaska average of $1,194.

Rent increased3.1% from FY 2025 ($988), outpacing inflation. Under the 30% rule, affordability starts near $40,760/year for a 1-bedroom.

Observed renter burden: 10.9% of the 679 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent benchmark above.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents in Alaska. Population: 5,355. Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-2.7%, Census ACS). That's slower than Alaska's statewide growth of -0.6% over the same period.

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Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK: $1,019/mo 1BR · #1195 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA AK
  • 1BR-FMR $1,019
  • 2BR-FMR $1,126
  • RANK-MID #1,195
  • YOY-UP +3.1%
  • VSUS-NEAR +6%
  • VS-ST-LOW -15% AK
  • INC-MID 23%
  • POP-SMALL 5K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Anchorage Municipa
  • VOUCH-90-110 $917–$1,121
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Anchorage Municipality ($224 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $1,061 · US avg: $893
$981/mo
↑ 3.2% YoY -8% vs state +10% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $1,194 · US avg: $959
$1,019/mo
↑ 3.1% YoY -15% vs state +6% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $1,467 · US avg: $1,175
$1,126/mo
↑ 2.9% YoY -23% vs state -4% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,941 · US avg: $1,525
$1,566/mo
↑ 3.6% YoY -19% vs state +3% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $2,304 · US avg: $1,756
$1,854/mo
↑ 7.2% YoY -20% vs state +6% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $951
$981
+$30 (+3.2%)
1 Bedroom $988
$1,019
+$31 (+3.1%)
2 Bedroom $1,094
$1,126
+$32 (+2.9%)
3 Bedroom $1,511
$1,566
+$55 (+3.6%)
4 Bedroom $1,729
$1,854
+$125 (+7.2%)

Rent Burden Analysis

How much of household income goes to rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The 30% threshold indicates cost burden.

Studio
22.4%
Affordable
Need $39,240/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
23.2%
Affordable
Need $40,760/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
25.7%
Affordable
Need $45,040/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
35.7%
Burdened
Need $62,640/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
42.3%
Burdened
Need $74,160/yr for 30% rule
How we calculate this

Rent burden = (FMR × 12) ÷ county median household income. Required income = (FMR × 12) ÷ 0.3, the federal 30%-of-gross-income rule HUD uses to define cost burden. Median household income is from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; FMR is from HUD's FY2026 release. See methodology.

0%100%National avg22%25.7%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $52,642 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View Alaska rent burden →

Where Yukon-Koyukuk sits among every US county

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 3,145 HUD counties

$1,126 Top 38% higher than 62% of 3,145 counties

$600–$800: 23 counties (1%). Below this entry. $800–$1,000: 1,406 counties (45%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 723 counties (23%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 417 counties (13%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 108 counties (3%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 29 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 40 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 13 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 9 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 15 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. This county $600 $4,400 every US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

How Yukon-Koyukuk compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other Alaska counties

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Yukon-Koyukuk is highlighted. Nearby Alaska counties by 1-bedroom FMR, highest to lowest: Bethel Census Area ($1,719), Juneau City and Borough ($1,340), Fairbanks North Star Borough ($1,277), Anchorage Municipality ($1,243), Matanuska-Susitna Borough ($1,049), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (this county) ($1,019), Kenai Peninsula Borough ($1,000).

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?

How a 1-bedroom at $1,019/mo compares to Alaska salaries for popular occupations (BLS wage data, 30%-of-income rule).

Occupation AK Salary Rent Burden Verdict
Software Developers $119,600 10.2% Affordable
General & Operations Managers $120,470 10.2% Affordable
Registered Nurses $110,690 11% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $100,300 12.2% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $81,950 14.9% Affordable
Electricians $81,860 14.9% Affordable
Elementary School Teachers $76,290 16% Affordable
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $64,890 18.8% Affordable
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $61,120 20% Affordable
Pharmacy Technicians $50,440 24.2% Affordable
Customer Service Representatives $44,760 27.3% Affordable
Janitors & Cleaners $39,040 31.3% Stretched
Retail Salespersons $36,940 33.1% Stretched
Fast Food & Counter Workers $34,430 35.5% Stretched
Teaching Assistants $30,560 40% Stretched
Salaries: BLS OES (Alaska) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

7-year Fair Market Rent history for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Shows how HUD rental rates have changed over time.

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Yukon-Koyukuk (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 42.1% overall, from $717 to $1,019. Most of that movement was gradual except for a single sharp jump of +12.9% in FY 2023, well above this county's typical year-to-year change.

$600$700$800$900$1,000$1,100 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $1,019
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↑3.1% $981 $1,019 $1,126
FY 2025 ↑3.5% $951 $988 $1,094
FY 2024 ↑12.8% $929 $955 $1,072
FY 2023 ↑12.9% $829 $847 $957
FY 2022 ↑8.5% $594 $750 $855
FY 2021 ↓3.6% $553 $691 $788
FY 2020 $573 $717 $816
Total change (6yr): +42.1%
Annualized: +6.0%/yr
1 BR: $717 → $1,019

Where Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Ranks in Alaska

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is not part of any federally-designated metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area -- an independent rental market not administratively tied to a larger urban core. By 2-bedroom FMR, it ranks #3 of 30 counties in Alaska. Nearest by rank: Kusilvak Census Area ($973), Lake and Peninsula Borough ($1,030), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (this county) ($1,126), Copper River Census Area ($1,130), Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area ($1,153), Denali Borough ($1,187), Wrangell City and Borough ($1,217), Bristol Bay Borough ($1,243).

Kusilvak Census Area
2 BR: $973/mo
Lake and Peninsula Borough
2 BR: $1,030/mo
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (this county)
2 BR: $1,126/mo
Copper River Census Area
2 BR: $1,130/mo
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
2 BR: $1,153/mo
Denali Borough
2 BR: $1,187/mo
Wrangell City and Borough
2 BR: $1,217/mo
Bristol Bay Borough
2 BR: $1,243/mo

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, both outside Alaska so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice above. Axes stay disjoint: burden peers exclude the FMR peer set.

Similar 2-bedroom FMR

Nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside AK (FY2026).

Hancock County
OH · 2 BR $1,127/mo
Washington County
ID · 2 BR $1,127/mo
Grant County
OR · 2 BR $1,127/mo
Cayuga County
NY · 2 BR $1,124/mo

Similar rent burden

Nearest 2BR FMR as a share of median household income (outside AK).

Greene County
VA · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $1,824/mo
Covington city
VA · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $914/mo
Boise County
ID · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $1,655/mo
Letcher County
KY · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $866/mo

Nearby Counties in Alaska

Largest counties by population in Alaska

Showing the 8 largest of 29 other counties in Alaska.

Anchorage Municipality
1 BR: $1,243/mo Pop: 290,674
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
1 BR: $1,049/mo Pop: 108,661
Fairbanks North Star Borough
1 BR: $1,277/mo Pop: 96,299
Kenai Peninsula Borough
1 BR: $1,000/mo Pop: 59,235
Juneau City and Borough
1 BR: $1,340/mo Pop: 32,108
Bethel Census Area
1 BR: $1,719/mo Pop: 18,538
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
1 BR: $1,238/mo Pop: 13,910
Kodiak Island Borough
1 BR: $1,581/mo Pop: 13,065
View all counties in Alaska →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is $1,019 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,126 and a studio is $981.
How does Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is 6% above the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $1,019 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's 2-bedroom FMR of $1,126 ranks #1,195 most expensive among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the middle half of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $40,760 ($3,397/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
Is rent going up or down in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area increased by 3.1% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $988 to $1,019.
Which jobs can afford rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area? ▼
Based on Alaska BLS salary data and the 30% affordability rule, jobs like Software Developers, General and Operations Managers, Registered Nurses can afford a 1-bedroom at $1,019/mo. 11 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area went from $717 in FY 2020 to $1,019 in FY 2026, a total change of +42.1% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area? ▼
In Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, the FY 2026 FMR of $1,019/mo for a 1-bedroom sets the baseline that local housing authorities use for Section 8 payment standards.
What does Fair Market Rent mean for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area? ▼
For Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($1,019/mo for a 1-bedroom in FY 2026).

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD Fair Market Rents. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county-level fair-market rent estimates by bedroom count. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr
  • HUD Income Limits - area median income for affordability calculations. huduser.gov/datasets/il
  • HUD Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - rent burden and housing-cost distribution. huduser.gov/datasets/cp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - county and metro housing characteristics + median rent. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BLS Consumer Price Index, Rent of Primary Residence - rent inflation by metro. bls.gov/cpi
  • IRS Migration Data (SOI) - interstate migration aggregates affecting county demand. irs.gov/statistics/migration
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - state-level median wages by occupation, used for job affordability analysis. bls.gov/oes

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