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Badger is a small city of 18,677 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 8 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,507 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs -2°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,677people
$311kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
72° / -2°Summer / winter
54"Snow
190Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,677
- Part of a metro area
- About 284 people per sq mi
- 1,507 mi to Seattle, WA
- 8 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,959/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around -2°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 147 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to FAI airport
- 263 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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