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Country around Fairbanks is a rural area of about 12,477 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,487 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 4°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,477people
$320kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
68° / 4°Summer / winter
61"Snow
204Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 12,477 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 1,487 mi to Seattle, WA
- 53 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 4°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 21 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 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to FAI airport
- 297 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,929 ft
- 267 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 43 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 52 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
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