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Kake is a tiny town of 624 people in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. It's about 616 miles from Anchorage, AK and 808 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 59°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $1k a month.
624people
$125kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
59° / 34°Summer / winter
84"Snow
112Sunny days
229Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 624
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 81 people per sq mi
- 808 mi to Seattle, WA
- 616 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 97 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 59°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 112 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 253 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 229 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PSG airport
- 639 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 463 ft
- Right on the coast
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 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
- 142 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 101 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