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Nuiqsut is a tiny town of 616 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It's about 382 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,828 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs -8°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $1k a month.
616people
$140kTypical home
$1,211/moRent
58° / -8°Summer / winter
52"Snow
146Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 616
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 1,828 mi to Seattle, WA
- 382 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $1,211/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around -8°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 187 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 30
- 56% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 30% walk or take transit to work
- 0 mi to NUI airport
- 625 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 127 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 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 149 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 291 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- North Slope 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.