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Klawock is a tiny town of 749 people in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. It's about 649 miles from Bellingham, WA and 715 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
749people
$263kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
63° / 40°Summer / winter
35"Snow
118Sunny days
245Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 749
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,100 people per sq mi
- 715 mi to Seattle, WA
- 649 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 199 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,659/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 245 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to KLW airport
- 722 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 270 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 195 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 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
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 64 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 199 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 204 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