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Chickaloon is a tiny town of 333 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 55 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,408 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
333people
$347kTypical home
$1,299/moRent
62° / 17°Summer / winter
68"Snow
144Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 333
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 1,408 mi to Seattle, WA
- 55 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,186/mo)
- Median rent $1,299/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MRI airport
- 71 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,083 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 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
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.