Metro area · CBSA 21820
Fairbanks
The Fairbanks, AK metro area has 95,460 people. Median rent is $1,459, 19.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Fairbanks North Star Borough at $1,553. Of the 14 places we track here, Pleasant Valley has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$88,267
Median home value
$298,200
Unemployment
5.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,553
HUD, Fairbanks North Star Borough
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 32,083 | $1,496 | 24.4% |
| Badger | 18,677 | $1,629 | 20.1% |
| College | 11,924 | $1,454 | 20.8% |
| Steele Creek | 5,928 | $1,223 | 12.1% |
| Chena Ridge | 5,881 | $1,110 | 10.0% |
| Farmers Loop | 4,954 | $1,406 | 15.3% |
| Goldstream | 3,294 | $847 | 9.8% |
| Eielson AFB | 3,155 | $2,103 | 37.0% |
| Ester | 2,752 | $1,208 | 27.2% |
| North Pole | 2,370 | $1,304 | 17.0% |
| Salcha | 829 | $1,339 | 18.3% |
| Pleasant Valley | 790 | $1,459 | 8.0% |
| South Van Horn | 572 | $1,459 | 23.9% |
| Moose Creek | 507 | $1,487 | 20.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.