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Fairbanks is a small city of 32,083 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's part of the Fairbanks, AK area. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 0°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,083people
$268kTypical home
$1,496/moRent
73° / 0°Summer / winter
57"Snow
190Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,083
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,009 people per sq mi
- 1,515 mi to Seattle, WA
- In the Fairbanks, AK area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,693/mo)
- Median rent $1,496/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 0°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 141 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (842 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,990 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to FAI airport
- 263 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 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
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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