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Kodiak is a big small town of 5,447 people in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. It's about 258 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,425 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,447people
$347kTypical home
$1,571/moRent
58° / 32°Summer / winter
52"Snow
150Sunny days
218Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,447
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,386 people per sq mi
- 1,425 mi to Seattle, WA
- 258 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 258 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,189/mo)
- Median rent $1,571/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 150 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 215 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 218 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ADQ airport
- 249 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- Right on the coast
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 132 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 392 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 132 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 192 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kodiak Island 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk