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King Salmon is a tiny town of 323 people in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska. It's about 302 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,586 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
323people
$310kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
65° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
143Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 1,586 mi to Seattle, WA
- 302 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 143 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 222 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 19% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to AKN airport
- 283 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 288 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 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
- 188 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 92 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 234 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 187 mi to the nearest vet
- 164 mi to the nearest dog park
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bristol Bay 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Moderate volcano risk