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Meadow Lakes is a big small town of 8,689 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 34 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,439 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,689people
$323kTypical home
$1,377/moRent
67° / 23°Summer / winter
61"Snow
144Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,689
- Part of a metro area
- About 115 people per sq mi
- 1,439 mi to Seattle, WA
- 34 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,377/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 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 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MRI airport
- 34 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 351 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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