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Salcha is a tiny town of 829 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 31 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,484 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs -2°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $1k a month.
829people
$311kTypical home
$1,459/moRent
71° / -2°Summer / winter
62"Snow
190Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 829
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 1,484 mi to Seattle, WA
- 31 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,962/mo)
- Median rent $1,459/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around -2°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 147 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 18% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to FAI airport
- 252 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.