Alaska · FIPS 02100 · HUD FY 2027

Haines Borough, Alaska Fair Market Rent

HUD’s FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Haines Borough is $1,315 a month (rent plus utilities), 13% below the Alaska average of $1,519 and 25% below the U.S. average of $1,761. That is down $6 (0.5%) from FY 2026. At 30% of income, a household needs about $52,600 a year to afford it.

$1,3152-bedroom FMR−$6 (−0.5%) vs FY 2026
$1,0521-bedroom FMRAlaska: $1,187 · U.S.: $1,478
$52,600Income for a 2-bedroom$25/hour full-time
20 of 302BR rank in Alaska1 = highest rent

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Rent you can afford at 30% of income$1,315/month

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent and the income it needs
Area	Fair Market Rent	Income needed	Share of your income
Haines Borough FMR	$1,315	$52,600	–
Alaska average	$1,519	$60,770	–
U.S. average	$1,761	$70,432	–

Haines Borough Fair Market Rents, FY 2027 vs FY 2026, with state and U.S. averages
Unit	Haines Borough FY 2027	FY 2026	Change	Alaska avg	U.S. avg	Income needed
Studio	$1,046	$945	+$101 (+10.7%)	$1,098	$1,379	$41,840
1 bedroom	$1,052	$1,033	+$19 (+1.8%)	$1,187	$1,478	$42,080
2 bedrooms	$1,315	$1,321	−$6 (−0.5%)	$1,519	$1,761	$52,600
3 bedrooms	$1,821	$1,771	+$50 (+2.8%)	$2,070	$2,266	$72,840
4 bedrooms	$2,161	$2,088	+$73 (+3.5%)	$2,484	$2,607	$86,440

How Haines Borough compares

Haines Borough is a non-metro county, so HUD sets one Fair Market Rent for the whole county.
Across Alaska, 2-bedroom FMRs run from $1,030 (Kusilvak Census Area) to $2,394 (Aleutians West Census Area).
Studio to 4-bedroom: $1,046, $1,052, $1,315, $1,821, $2,161. HUD derives the other sizes from the 2-bedroom figure with fixed ratios, adjusted where local data warrant.
HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs. For the 2 ZIP codes mostly in Haines Borough (by land area), the 2-bedroom figure ranges from $1,320 to $1,320.

Small Area FMRs by ZIP code in Haines Borough

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FY 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents, ZIP codes in Haines Borough
ZIP	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR	2BR vs FY 2026	2BR vs area FMR
99827	$1,050	$1,060	$1,320	$1,820	$2,180	−$10 (−0.8%)	about the same as
99850	$1,050	$1,060	$1,320	$1,830	$2,170	−$10 (−0.8%)	about the same as

Sources

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
ZIP-to-county assignment: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file (file dated December 9, 2021), largest land-area overlap.

Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.

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