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Haines is a small town of 1,757 people in Haines Borough, Alaska. It's about 491 miles from Anchorage, AK and 965 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 61°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 162 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,757people
$283kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
61° / 25°Summer / winter
162"Snow
147Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,757
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 965 mi to Seattle, WA
- 491 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,783/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 61°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 147 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 218 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 162" of snow a year
- 35 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to HNS airport
- 514 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- Right on the coast
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 77 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 70 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haines Borough: 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk