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Alakanuk is a tiny town of 864 people in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $873 a month.
864people
$80kTypical home
$873/moRent
58° / 13°Summer / winter
81"Snow
125Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 27 people per sq mi
- 509 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$507/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 125 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 240 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 111 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 22
- 71% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 3% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to EMK airport
- 487 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 32 mi to a big lake
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 140 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 161 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 126 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kusilvak Census Area: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.