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Mill Bay is a small town of 3,654 people in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. It's about 256 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,423 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $463k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,654people
$463kTypical home
$2,710/moRent
60° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
150Sunny days
224Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,654
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 1,423 mi to Seattle, WA
- 256 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 256 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $463k (≈$2,921/mo)
- Median rent $2,710/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 150 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 215 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 224 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ADQ airport
- 247 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 141 ft
- Right on the coast
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 245 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 130 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 393 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 130 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 190 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kodiak Island Borough: 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
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.