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Country around Kake is a rural area of about 629 people in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 619 miles from Anchorage, AK and 802 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $1k a month.
629people
$125kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
58° / 35°Summer / winter
84"Snow
107Sunny days
243Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 629 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 802 mi to Seattle, WA
- 619 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 111 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 107 sunny days a year (16 totally clear)
- 258 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 243 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (848 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PSG airport
- 641 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 137 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 43 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 113 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Petersburg Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk