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Farm Loop is a small town of 2,894 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 32 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,426 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,894people
$431kTypical home
$1,991/moRent
68° / 23°Summer / winter
70"Snow
144Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,894
- Part of a metro area
- About 318 people per sq mi
- 1,426 mi to Seattle, WA
- 32 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,720/mo)
- Median rent $1,991/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MRI airport
- 42 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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