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Living in Kodiak Station, AK

Kodiak Station is a small town of 1,823 people in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. It's about 262 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,431 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 59°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $2k a month.

1,823people
$412kTypical home
$2,403/moRent
59° / 32°Summer / winter
65"Snow
150Sunny days
209Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,823
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 79 people per sq mi
  • 1,431 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 262 mi to Anchorage, AK
  • 262 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $412k (≈$2,600/mo)
  • Median rent $2,403/mo
  • Median household income $84k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 59°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
  • 209 days a year with rain or snow
  • 65" of snow a year
  • 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 7 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • About average violent crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (765 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 24
  • 53% of households have kids
  • 3% are 65 or older
  • 29% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 7% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 10 min
  • 15% walk or take transit to work
  • 4 mi to ADQ airport
  • 253 mi to ANC (major hub)
  • 64% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1982
  • 98% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 692 ft
  • 4 mi to the ocean
  • 107 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 252 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 6 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
  • 135 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
  • 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 388 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 135 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 195 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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