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Cantwell is a tiny town of 128 people in Denali Borough, Alaska. It's about 104 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,481 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 59°F and winter highs 3°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $975 a month.
128people
$256kTypical home
$975/moRent
59° / 3°Summer / winter
77"Snow
176Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 128
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 1,481 mi to Seattle, WA
- 104 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,616/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $43k
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 59°F
- Winter highs around 3°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 141 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 65
- 17% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 101 mi to FAI airport
- 159 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,009 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 33 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 104 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to the nearest vet
- 100 mi to the nearest dog park
- 105 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denali 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
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.