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Country around Nenana is a rural area of about 833 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,532 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 3°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
833people
$175kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
73° / 3°Summer / winter
68"Snow
194Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 833 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 1,532 mi to Seattle, WA
- 53 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 3°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 141 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to FAI airport
- 225 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 54 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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