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Kotzebue is a small town of 2,984 people in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. It's about 441 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,945 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 5°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,984people
$288kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
60° / 5°Summer / winter
64"Snow
169Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,984
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 122 people per sq mi
- 1,945 mi to Seattle, WA
- 441 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,819/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (39 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 141 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (740 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 44% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OTZ airport
- 544 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 69 ft
- Right on the coast
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 247 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 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