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Eek is a tiny town of 174 people in Bethel Census Area, Alaska. It's about 436 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,797 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $1k a month.
174people
$146kTypical home
$1,474/moRent
64° / 13°Summer / winter
64"Snow
143Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 280 people per sq mi
- 1,797 mi to Seattle, WA
- 436 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$918/mo)
- Median rent $1,474/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 143 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 222 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 94 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1278 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 51% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 33% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BET airport
- 412 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 248 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 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 2% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bethel Census Area: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.