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Country around Ketchikan is a rural area of about 13,768 people in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 607 miles from Bellingham, WA and 676 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,768people
$393kTypical home
$1,505/moRent
63° / 37°Summer / winter
35"Snow
116Sunny days
237Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 13,768 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 676 mi to Seattle, WA
- 607 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 215 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,480/mo)
- Median rent $1,505/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 116 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 249 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 237 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,150 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to KTN airport
- 687 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 712 ft
- Right on the coast
- 262 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 215 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 215 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 225 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ketchikan Gateway 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