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2026 conforming loan limit: Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

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Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska has a 2026 one-unit conforming loan limit of $1,249,125, which is 4.4 times the county's median home value of $282,000, so a typical home there can be financed with a conforming (non-jumbo) loan; median household income is $73,882 (FHFA; Census ACS 2020–2024).

✓ FHFA 2026 conforming loan limits; U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024

Data as of 2026. Source: FHFA 2026 conforming loan limits; U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024

ItemValue
1-unit limit (2026)$1,249,125
2-unit limit$1,599,375
3-unit limit$1,933,200
4-unit limit$2,402,625
Median home value (ACS 2020–24)$282,000
Alaska median home value$352,900
Limit ÷ median home value4.43×
Median household income$73,882
Median home value ÷ income3.8×
Population7,068
Median property tax paid (owners)$3,350
Effective property tax rate (approx.)1.19%
Owner-occupied homes74.7%
Home value rank in Alaska16 of 30 counties
Neighbor: Copper River Census Area, AKlimit $1,249,125; median home $292,800
Neighbor: Denali Borough, AKlimit $1,249,125; median home $275,000
Neighbor: Fairbanks North Star Borough, AKlimit $1,249,125; median home $298,200
Neighbor: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AKlimit $1,249,125; median home $346,600
Neighbor: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKlimit $1,249,125; median home $98,500

Across Alaska's 30 counties, FHFA's 2026 one-unit limits are $1,249,125 everywhere. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's median home value is 20% below the state median of $352,900 (rank 16 of 30). Among its 5 neighboring counties, Matanuska-Susitna Borough has the highest median home value ($346,600) and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area the lowest ($98,500); all share the same loan limit. Owners pay a median $3,350 a year in property tax, an effective rate of about 1.19% of home value.

County data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024 (tables B25077, B19013, B01003, B25103, B25003). Neighbors: Census county adjacency file.

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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.

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