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Sitka is a big small town of 8,368 people in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska. It's about 563 miles from Anchorage, AK and 856 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,368people
$450kTypical home
$1,341/moRent
60° / 38°Summer / winter
112"Snow
106Sunny days
240Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,368
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 856 mi to Seattle, WA
- 563 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,840/mo)
- Median rent $1,341/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 106 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 259 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 240 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SIT airport
- 585 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 72 ft
- Right on the coast
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 192 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sitka City and Borough: 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk