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Lazy Mountain is a small town of 1,459 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 35 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,420 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $980 a month.
1,459people
$353kTypical home
$980/moRent
63° / 18°Summer / winter
78"Snow
144Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,459
- Part of a metro area
- About 25 people per sq mi
- 1,420 mi to Seattle, WA
- 35 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,225/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MRI airport
- 48 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,828 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matanuska-Susitna 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk