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Koyuk is a tiny town of 348 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. It's about 394 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,859 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 4°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $910 a month.
348people
$95kTypical home
$910/moRent
69° / 4°Summer / winter
77"Snow
180Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 68 people per sq mi
- 1,859 mi to Seattle, WA
- 394 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 3.4% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 4°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 132 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 52% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 6 min
- 39% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to UNK airport
- 434 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 85 ft
- Right on the coast
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 166 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 5% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 83 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 105 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 289 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 130 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nome Census Area: 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk