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Country around Metlakatla is a rural area of about 1,334 people in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 584 miles from Bellingham, WA and 650 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $808 a month.
1,334people
$168kTypical home
$808/moRent
63° / 41°Summer / winter
35"Snow
116Sunny days
233Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,334 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 650 mi to Seattle, WA
- 584 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 246 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 116 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 249 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 233 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to KTN airport
- 661 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- Right on the coast
- 279 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 245 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 246 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 254 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince of Wales-Hyder 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk