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Country around Thorne Bay is a rural area of about 570 people in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 637 miles from Bellingham, WA and 703 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $947 a month.
570people
$258kTypical home
$947/moRent
65° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
118Sunny days
245Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 570 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 703 mi to Seattle, WA
- 637 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 199 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,625/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 245 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to KLW airport
- 714 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 276 ft
- Right on the coast
- 269 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 196 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 199 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 206 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.