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Atqasuk is a tiny town of 288 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It's about 464 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,953 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 48°F and winter highs -5°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $1k a month.
288people
$122kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
48° / -5°Summer / winter
46"Snow
152Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 288
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 1,953 mi to Seattle, WA
- 464 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 48°F
- Winter highs around -5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 183 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 27
- 56% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 34% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ATK airport
- 674 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 282 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 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 57 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 56 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 280 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