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Gustavus is a tiny town of 594 people in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. It's about 507 miles from Anchorage, AK and 928 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $957 a month.
594people
$331kTypical home
$957/moRent
63° / 33°Summer / winter
73"Snow
110Sunny days
227Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 594
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 928 mi to Seattle, WA
- 507 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,085/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 110 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 255 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 227 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 51
- 17% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to GST airport
- 529 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 263 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 56 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.