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Angoon is a tiny town of 480 people in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. It's about 581 miles from Anchorage, AK and 846 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $722 a month.
480people
$184kTypical home
$722/moRent
58° / 34°Summer / winter
90"Snow
106Sunny days
244Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 480
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 846 mi to Seattle, WA
- 581 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 106 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 259 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 244 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 43% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SIT airport
- 603 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 705 ft
- Right on the coast
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 43 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
- 181 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 42 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk