Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Northwest Arctic Borough are Kotzebue, Buckland, Deering, and Kiana. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Northwest Arctic Borough use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Northwest Arctic Borough is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Northwest Arctic Borough compare?

Northwest Arctic Borough ($1,881) has a 31.8% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Alaska ($1,427) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Northwest Arctic Borough is rank 3rd out of 30 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 27 other counties. Northwest Arctic Borough is the 3rd most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,290
studio
$1,434
1-Bedroom
$1,881
2-Bedroom
$2,560
3-Bedroom
$2,973
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,365
studio
$1,518
1-Bedroom
$1,991
2-Bedroom
$2,710
3-Bedroom
$3,147
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
99727 $1,150 $1,300 $1,700 $2,350 $2,600
99736 $1,290 $1,430 $1,880 $2,560 $2,970
99749 $1,360 $1,510 $1,980 $2,700 $3,130
99750 $1,290 $1,430 $1,880 $2,560 $2,970
99751 $1,150 $1,300 $1,700 $2,350 $2,600
99752 $1,360 $1,510 $1,980 $2,700 $3,130
99761 $1,360 $1,510 $1,980 $2,700 $3,130
99763 $1,150 $1,300 $1,700 $2,350 $2,600
99770 $1,290 $1,430 $1,880 $2,560 $2,970
99773 $1,290 $1,430 $1,880 $2,560 $2,970
99786 $1,290 $1,430 $1,880 $2,560 $2,970
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
99727 $1,035 $1,170 $1,530 $2,115 $2,340
99736 $1,161 $1,287 $1,692 $2,304 $2,673
99749 $1,224 $1,359 $1,782 $2,430 $2,817
99750 $1,161 $1,287 $1,692 $2,304 $2,673
99751 $1,035 $1,170 $1,530 $2,115 $2,340
99752 $1,224 $1,359 $1,782 $2,430 $2,817
99761 $1,224 $1,359 $1,782 $2,430 $2,817
99763 $1,035 $1,170 $1,530 $2,115 $2,340
99770 $1,161 $1,287 $1,692 $2,304 $2,673
99773 $1,161 $1,287 $1,692 $2,304 $2,673
99786 $1,161 $1,287 $1,692 $2,304 $2,673
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
99727 $1,265 $1,430 $1,870 $2,585 $2,860
99736 $1,419 $1,573 $2,068 $2,816 $3,267
99749 $1,496 $1,661 $2,178 $2,970 $3,443
99750 $1,419 $1,573 $2,068 $2,816 $3,267
99751 $1,265 $1,430 $1,870 $2,585 $2,860
99752 $1,496 $1,661 $2,178 $2,970 $3,443
99761 $1,496 $1,661 $2,178 $2,970 $3,443
99763 $1,265 $1,430 $1,870 $2,585 $2,860
99770 $1,419 $1,573 $2,068 $2,816 $3,267
99773 $1,419 $1,573 $2,068 $2,816 $3,267
99786 $1,419 $1,573 $2,068 $2,816 $3,267

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska: Kotzebue, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Noatak, Noorvik, Selawik, Shungnak, and Ambler.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska: 99752, 99727, 99736, 99749, 99750, 99751, 99761, 99763, 99770, 99773, and 99786.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.