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Country around Kotzebue is a rural area of about 3,056 people in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 414 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,925 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 4°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,056people
$288kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
60° / 4°Summer / winter
64"Snow
210Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,056 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 1,925 mi to Seattle, WA
- 414 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,819/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 4°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 141 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (740 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 47% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IAN airport
- 538 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 238 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
Everyday
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northwest Arctic Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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