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Emmonak is a tiny town of 966 people in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $890 a month.
966people
$112kTypical home
$890/moRent
58° / 13°Summer / winter
81"Snow
125Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 966
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 195 people per sq mi
- 505 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 125 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 240 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 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
People
- Median age 28
- 58% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 36% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to EMK airport
- 483 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 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
- Grocery store in town
- 136 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 163 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 122 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kusilvak Census Area: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk