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Savoonga is a tiny town of 868 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
868people
$100kTypical home
$1,394/moRent
58° / 13°Summer / winter
81"Snow
106Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 868
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 148 people per sq mi
- 696 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $1,394/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 106 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 259 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 111 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 71% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 59% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to SVA airport
- 674 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 138 ft
- Right on the coast
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 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 5% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 190 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 341 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 164 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nome Census Area: 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.