Living in Country around Yakutat, AK
Country around Yakutat is a rural area of about 527 people in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 357 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,072 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 61°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 147 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
527people
$219kTypical home
$1,330/moRent
61° / 33°Summer / winter
147"Snow
118Sunny days
237Rain/snow days
Is Near Yakutat right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 527 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 1,072 mi to Seattle, WA
- 357 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 202 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $1,330/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 61°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 237 days a year with rain or snow
- 147" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 40% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to YAK airport
- 380 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 111 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 top 31% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 202 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 202 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 190 mi to the nearest vet
- 186 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakutat 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk