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Kobuk is a tiny town of 101 people in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. It's about 298 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,811 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs -1°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
101people
$199kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
72° / -1°Summer / winter
98"Snow
200Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 101
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 1,811 mi to Seattle, WA
- 298 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,256/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around -1°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 200 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 165 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 161 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (740 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 52% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 45% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ABL airport
- 448 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 148 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 296 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 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
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 112 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 118 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 154 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northwest Arctic 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.