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Hooper Bay is a tiny town of 903 people in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $725 a month.
903people
$117kTypical home
$725/moRent
64° / 13°Summer / winter
64"Snow
88Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 903
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 557 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$739/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 88 sunny days a year (8 totally clear)
- 277 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 94 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 28
- 71% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 6 min
- 34% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to MYU airport
- 533 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 291 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
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 150 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 150 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 153 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kusilvak Census Area: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High 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.