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King Cove is a small town of 1,352 people in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. It's about 633 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,773 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 52°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $923 a month.
1,352people
$100kTypical home
$923/moRent
52° / 29°Summer / winter
67"Snow
36Sunny days
250Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,352
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 55 people per sq mi
- 1,773 mi to Seattle, WA
- 633 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $923/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 52°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 36 sunny days a year (2 totally clear)
- 329 cloudy days a year
- 79 of 90 winter days are gray
- 250 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 51% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CDB airport
- 614 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 53% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- Right on the coast
- 263 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 323 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 394 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aleutians East Borough: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- High volcano risk