Living in Country around Dillingham, AK
Country around Dillingham is a rural area of about 2,454 people in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 350 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,675 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,454people
$288kTypical home
$1,223/moRent
65° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
166Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,454 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 1,675 mi to Seattle, WA
- 350 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,819/mo)
- Median rent $1,223/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 166 sunny days a year (43 totally clear)
- 199 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to WKK airport
- 327 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 122 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 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
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 256 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 256 mi to the nearest vet
- 256 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dillingham Census Area: 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