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Nanwalek is a tiny town of 199 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 156 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,442 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
199people
$227kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
62° / 31°Summer / winter
93"Snow
142Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 24 people per sq mi
- 1,442 mi to Seattle, WA
- 156 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 156 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 142 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 223 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,061 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HOM airport
- 144 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 226 ft
- Right on the coast
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 107 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenai Peninsula Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.