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Farmers Loop is a small town of 4,954 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 5 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,519 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 0°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,954people
$280kTypical home
$1,406/moRent
70° / 0°Summer / winter
58"Snow
190Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,954
- Part of a metro area
- About 227 people per sq mi
- 1,519 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,764/mo)
- Median rent $1,406/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 141 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 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to FAI airport
- 267 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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