Cost of living in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,553 a month.
That HUD number covers Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,081
- 1 bed
- $1,187
- 2 bed
- $1,553
- 3 bed
- $2,150
- 4 bed
- $2,596
This county is in the Fairbanks-College, AK area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 103.2 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Fairbanks · 32,083 people
- Badger · 18,677 people
- College · 11,924 people
- Steele Creek · 5,928 people
- Chena Ridge · 5,881 people
- Farmers Loop · 4,954 people
- Goldstream · 3,294 people
- Eielson AFB · 3,155 people
- Ester · 2,752 people
- North Pole · 2,370 people