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Country around Unalakleet is a rural area of about 565 people in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 377 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,812 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 1°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
565people
$225kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
66° / 1°Summer / winter
77"Snow
180Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 565 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 1,812 mi to Seattle, WA
- 377 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 1°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 132 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 32% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to UNK airport
- 380 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 148 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 5% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 48 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 141 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 234 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 159 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 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
- High volcano risk