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Noatak is a tiny town of 786 people in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. It's about 467 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,977 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 6°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
786people
$169kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
58° / 6°Summer / winter
64"Snow
218Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 786
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 49 people per sq mi
- 1,977 mi to Seattle, WA
- 467 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 27.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 6°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 143 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (740 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 69% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 41% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to OTZ airport
- 587 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 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 7% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 49 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 53 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northwest Arctic 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk