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Country around Sitka is a rural area of about 8,368 people in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 582 miles from Anchorage, AK and 836 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 55°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,368people
$450kTypical home
$1,341/moRent
55° / 33°Summer / winter
83"Snow
107Sunny days
240Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,368 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 836 mi to Seattle, WA
- 582 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 103 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,840/mo)
- Median rent $1,341/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 55°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 107 sunny days a year (16 totally clear)
- 258 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 240 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SIT airport
- 604 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,568 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 172 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 100 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sitka City and Borough: 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