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Sand Point is a small town of 1,064 people in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. It's about 573 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,701 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 57°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,064people
$189kTypical home
$1,130/moRent
57° / 36°Summer / winter
67"Snow
115Sunny days
209Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,064
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 1,701 mi to Seattle, WA
- 573 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $1,130/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 57°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 115 sunny days a year (8 totally clear)
- 250 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 209 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 36% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to SDP airport
- 555 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 285 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 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
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 286 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 381 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aleutians East Borough: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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