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Knik-Fairview is a small city of 19,972 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 26 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,435 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,972people
$340kTypical home
$1,588/moRent
70° / 23°Summer / winter
61"Snow
144Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,972
- Part of a metro area
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 1,435 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,145/mo)
- Median rent $1,588/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MRI airport
- 26 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- Right on the coast
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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