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Ester is a small town of 2,752 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 12 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,525 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs -5°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,752people
$255kTypical home
$1,208/moRent
67° / -5°Summer / winter
62"Snow
194Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 43 people per sq mi
- 1,525 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,611/mo)
- Median rent $1,208/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around -5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 151 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 16% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FAI airport
- 263 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,936 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairbanks North Star 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
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.