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Cooper Landing is a tiny town of 227 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 51 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,409 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 121 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $1k a month.
227people
$428kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
68° / 24°Summer / winter
121"Snow
127Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 1,409 mi to Seattle, WA
- 51 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 127 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 238 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 121" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,061 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to ANC airport
- 48 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 610 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 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
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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.