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Country around Juneau is a rural area of about 29,588 people in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 558 miles from Anchorage, AK and 888 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $451k and rent runs about $1k a month.
29,588people
$451kTypical home
$1,436/moRent
58° / 28°Summer / winter
83"Snow
110Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 29,588 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 888 mi to Seattle, WA
- 558 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $451k (≈$2,844/mo)
- Median rent $1,436/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 110 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 255 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,887 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to JNU airport
- 581 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 597 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 230 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Juneau 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk