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Harding-Birch Lakes is a tiny town of 277 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 46 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,469 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 1°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
277people
$298kTypical home
$1,459/moRent
69° / 1°Summer / winter
51"Snow
190Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- Part of a metro area
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 1,469 mi to Seattle, WA
- 46 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,880/mo)
- Median rent $1,459/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 1°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 138 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 60
- 20% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to FAI airport
- 247 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,558 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.