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Halibut Cove is a tiny town of 167 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 129 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,425 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
167people
$234kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
60° / 27°Summer / winter
88"Snow
142Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 167
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 1,425 mi to Seattle, WA
- 129 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 129 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 142 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 223 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,061 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to HOM airport
- 119 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- Right on the coast
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 80 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenai Peninsula Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.