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Shaktoolik is a tiny town of 283 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. It's about 402 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,847 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 5°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $1k a month.
283people
$92kTypical home
$1,394/moRent
70° / 5°Summer / winter
81"Snow
180Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 283
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 265 people per sq mi
- 1,847 mi to Seattle, WA
- 402 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $1,394/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 3.5% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 132 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 27
- 57% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 6 min
- 35% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to UNK airport
- 416 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 171 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 5% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 66 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 106 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 248 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 126 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.