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Kachemak is a tiny town of 805 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 127 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,435 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
805people
$450kTypical home
$1,185/moRent
63° / 31°Summer / winter
88"Snow
142Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 805
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 481 people per sq mi
- 1,435 mi to Seattle, WA
- 127 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 127 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,185/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 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
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HOM airport
- 115 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- Right on the coast
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 57 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