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Prudhoe Bay is a small town of 1,664 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It's about 383 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,798 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 55°F and winter highs -8°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,664people
$218kTypical home
$1,254/moRent
55° / -8°Summer / winter
40"Snow
146Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,664
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 1,798 mi to Seattle, WA
- 383 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,254/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 55°F
- Winter highs around -8°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (23 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 187 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 51% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 45% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SCC airport
- 636 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 133 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
- 53 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 192 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 277 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.