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Mosquito Lake is a tiny town of 116 people in Haines Borough, Alaska. It's about 462 miles from Anchorage, AK and 993 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 55°F and winter highs 11°F, with about 236 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
116people
$365kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
55° / 11°Summer / winter
236"Snow
151Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 116
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 993 mi to Seattle, WA
- 462 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 105 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,299/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 55°F
- Winter highs around 11°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 151 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 214 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 236" of snow a year
- 50 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 15% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HNS airport
- 485 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,383 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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 29% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 105 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 97 mi to the nearest vet
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haines 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.