IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Hoonah, AK
Country around Hoonah is a rural area of about 862 people in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 534 miles from Anchorage, AK and 897 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
862people
$329kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
63° / 33°Summer / winter
89"Snow
110Sunny days
222Rain/snow days
Is Near Hoonah right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 862 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 897 mi to Seattle, WA
- 534 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,077/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 110 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 255 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 222 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 16% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 49% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GST airport
- 556 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 232 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 48 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk