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Living in Point Hope, AK

Point Hope is a tiny town of 832 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. Summer highs average 56°F and winter highs 7°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.

832people
$167kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
56° / 7°Summer / winter
64"Snow
140Sunny days
85Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 832
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 166 people per sq mi
  • 573 mi to Fairbanks, AK
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $167k (≈$1,053/mo)
  • Median rent $1,088/mo
  • Median household income $75k
  • Property tax about 1.7% of value
  • 19.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 56°F
  • Winter highs around 7°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
  • 140 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
  • 225 cloudy days a year
  • 49 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 85 days a year with rain or snow
  • 64" of snow a year
  • 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 145 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

People

  • Median age 26
  • 60% of households have kids
  • 8% are 65 or older
  • 8% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 8 min
  • 42% walk or take transit to work
  • 39 mi to LUR airport
  • 693 mi to ANC (major hub)
  • 89% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1982
  • 82% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation -3 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 207 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 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 161 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 147 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

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