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Port Alsworth is a tiny town of 199 people in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 185 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,541 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $850 a month.
199people
$238kTypical home
$850/moRent
66° / 22°Summer / winter
88"Snow
145Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 1,541 mi to Seattle, WA
- 185 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 184 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,498/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $68k
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 145 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 220 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ILI airport
- 163 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 876 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 100 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 72 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
- 103 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 33 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 115 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 260 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 103 mi to the nearest vet
- 157 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 congregations per 10k people
- 112 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake and Peninsula 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.