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Bear Creek is a small town of 1,732 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 67 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,385 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 105 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $475k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,732people
$475kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
63° / 28°Summer / winter
105"Snow
127Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,732
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 45 people per sq mi
- 1,385 mi to Seattle, WA
- 67 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $475k (≈$2,992/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 127 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 238 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 105" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,061 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to ENA airport
- 70 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 446 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenai Peninsula Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.