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Elim is a tiny town of 383 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. It's about 431 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,883 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 57°F and winter highs 12°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $1k a month.
383people
$120kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
57° / 12°Summer / winter
81"Snow
180Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 383
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 1,883 mi to Seattle, WA
- 431 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 26.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 57°F
- Winter highs around 12°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (35 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 111 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 56% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 6 min
- 30% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to UNK airport
- 453 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- Right on the coast
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 200 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)
- 79 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 71 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 266 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nome 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk