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North Pole is a small town of 2,370 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 10 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,504 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs -2°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,370people
$289kTypical home
$1,304/moRent
72° / -2°Summer / winter
54"Snow
190Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,370
- Part of a metro area
- About 580 people per sq mi
- 1,504 mi to Seattle, WA
- 10 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,825/mo)
- Median rent $1,304/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around -2°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 147 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (711 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 41% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to FAI airport
- 260 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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