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Country around Angoon is a rural area of about 480 people in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 589 miles from Anchorage, AK and 838 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $722 a month.
480people
$184kTypical home
$722/moRent
58° / 35°Summer / winter
86"Snow
106Sunny days
244Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 480 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 838 mi to Seattle, WA
- 589 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 106 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 259 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 244 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 29% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SIT airport
- 612 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 512 ft
- Right on the coast
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 41 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
- 173 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 45 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sitka City and Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk