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Grayling is a tiny town of 173 people in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. It's about 370 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,782 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 3°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $875 a month.
173people
$114kTypical home
$875/moRent
68° / 3°Summer / winter
87"Snow
167Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 173
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 1,782 mi to Seattle, WA
- 370 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 3°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 132 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 33% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ANV airport
- 348 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 190 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 157 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 157 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 155 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 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
- High volcano risk