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Metlakatla is a small town of 1,235 people in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. It's about 585 miles from Bellingham, WA and 651 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,235people
$168kTypical home
$775/moRent
64° / 42°Summer / winter
35"Snow
116Sunny days
232Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 651 mi to Seattle, WA
- 585 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 246 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 116 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 249 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 232 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to KTN airport
- 662 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 164 ft
- Right on the coast
- 283 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 245 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 246 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 254 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince of Wales-Hyder 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk