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Houston is a small town of 1,834 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 35 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,444 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $887 a month.
1,834people
$295kTypical home
$887/moRent
70° / 17°Summer / winter
60"Snow
144Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,834
- Part of a metro area
- About 77 people per sq mi
- 1,444 mi to Seattle, WA
- 35 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,860/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 96 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MRI airport
- 31 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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