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Country around Sand Point is a rural area of about 1,071 people in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 581 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,709 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 56°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,071people
$189kTypical home
$1,130/moRent
56° / 35°Summer / winter
67"Snow
115Sunny days
209Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,071 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 1,709 mi to Seattle, WA
- 581 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $1,130/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 56°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 115 sunny days a year (8 totally clear)
- 250 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 209 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 35% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SDP airport
- 564 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 293 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 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
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 292 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 383 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aleutians East Borough: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- High volcano risk