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Kaktovik is a tiny town of 124 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It's about 380 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,709 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 55°F and winter highs -8°F. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $1k a month.
124people
$97kTypical home
$1,254/moRent
55° / -8°Summer / winter
134Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 124
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 1,709 mi to Seattle, WA
- 380 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $1,254/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 55°F
- Winter highs around -8°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 134 sunny days a year (29 totally clear)
- 231 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 187 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 33
- 58% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 37% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to BTI airport
- 643 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 183 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
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 173 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 243 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 249 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- North Slope Borough: 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
- 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.