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Kenai is a big small town of 7,641 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 77 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,452 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,641people
$284kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
63° / 22°Summer / winter
85"Snow
144Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,641
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 262 people per sq mi
- 1,452 mi to Seattle, WA
- 77 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,078 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to ENA airport
- 59 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 79 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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