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Ambler is a tiny town of 182 people in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. It's about 327 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,840 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 4°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $1k a month.
182people
$97kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
60° / 4°Summer / winter
64"Snow
208Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 1,840 mi to Seattle, WA
- 327 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$611/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 4°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 141 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (740 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 55% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 6 min
- 49% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ABL airport
- 472 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 175 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 86 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 89 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northwest Arctic Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High 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.