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Anaktuvuk Pass is a tiny town of 329 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It's about 255 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,746 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 61°F and winter highs 5°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $1k a month.
329people
$182kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
61° / 5°Summer / winter
98"Snow
208Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 329
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 64 people per sq mi
- 1,746 mi to Seattle, WA
- 255 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 251 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,145/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 61°F
- Winter highs around 5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 184 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 27
- 49% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to AKP airport
- 484 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,244 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 207 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 244 mi to the nearest ski area
- 51 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 251 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 144 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 74 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 251 mi to the nearest vet
- 253 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 203 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- North Slope Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.