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College is a big small town of 11,924 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 5 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,520 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 2°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,924people
$298kTypical home
$1,454/moRent
72° / 2°Summer / winter
62"Snow
190Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,924
- Part of a metro area
- About 635 people per sq mi
- 1,520 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,876/mo)
- Median rent $1,454/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 138 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 33
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to FAI airport
- 264 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 505 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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