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Denali Park is a tiny town of 819 people in Denali Borough, Alaska. It's about 93 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,486 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 1°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $1k a month.
819people
$417kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
58° / 1°Summer / winter
77"Snow
176Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 1,486 mi to Seattle, WA
- 93 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,628/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $81k
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 1°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 133 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 17% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 32% walk or take transit to work
- 89 mi to FAI airport
- 171 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,360 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 93 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 93 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to the nearest vet
- 91 mi to the nearest dog park
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denali Borough: 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.