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Seldovia Village is a tiny town of 213 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 142 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,434 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 59°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
213people
$264kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
59° / 28°Summer / winter
92"Snow
142Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 213
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 1,434 mi to Seattle, WA
- 142 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 142 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,665/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 59°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 142 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 223 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,061 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HOM airport
- 131 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 968 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 94 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenai Peninsula Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High 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.