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Petersburg is a small town of 3,227 people in Petersburg Borough, Alaska. It's about 657 miles from Anchorage, AK and 771 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 59°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,227people
$308kTypical home
$1,082/moRent
59° / 32°Summer / winter
86"Snow
112Sunny days
229Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 73 people per sq mi
- 771 mi to Seattle, WA
- 657 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 122 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,945/mo)
- Median rent $1,082/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 59°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 112 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 253 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 229 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (848 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PSG airport
- 679 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- Right on the coast
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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
- 109 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 94 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 130 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Petersburg Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk