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Seward is a small town of 2,794 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 73 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,383 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 118 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,794people
$338kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
62° / 31°Summer / winter
118"Snow
127Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,794
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 200 people per sq mi
- 1,383 mi to Seattle, WA
- 73 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,132/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 127 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 238 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 118" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Low property crime (960 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to ENA airport
- 76 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 65 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