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Hydaburg is a tiny town of 375 people in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. It's about 625 miles from Bellingham, WA and 690 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $669 a month.
375people
$106kTypical home
$669/moRent
62° / 39°Summer / winter
35"Snow
118Sunny days
245Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 375
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,284 people per sq mi
- 690 mi to Seattle, WA
- 625 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 225 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$668/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 245 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to KLW airport
- 701 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- Right on the coast
- 296 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 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
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 65 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 225 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 230 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk