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Country around Girdwood is a rural area of about 1,949 people in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,395 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 223 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $630k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,949people
$630kTypical home
$1,639/moRent
64° / 28°Summer / winter
223"Snow
127Sunny days
188Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,949 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 1,395 mi to Seattle, WA
- 20 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $630k (≈$3,974/mo)
- Median rent $1,639/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 127 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 238 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 188 days a year with rain or snow
- 223" of snow a year
- 52 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1027 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,307 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MRI airport
- 40 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 381 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anchorage Municipality: D+13 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
- 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.