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Port Lions is a tiny town of 150 people in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. It's about 260 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,442 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $2k a month.
150people
$162kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
60° / 33°Summer / winter
56"Snow
150Sunny days
214Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 150
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 30 people per sq mi
- 1,442 mi to Seattle, WA
- 260 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 260 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 150 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 215 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 214 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ADQ airport
- 250 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 121 ft
- Right on the coast
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 131 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 376 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 131 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 191 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kodiak Island 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
- Low 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.