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Skagway is a small town of 1,174 people in Skagway Municipality, Alaska. It's about 493 miles from Anchorage, AK and 972 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 59°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $427k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,174people
$427kTypical home
$1,280/moRent
59° / 22°Summer / winter
46"Snow
147Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 972 mi to Seattle, WA
- 493 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $427k (≈$2,690/mo)
- Median rent $1,280/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 59°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 147 sunny days a year (24 totally clear)
- 218 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 6 min
- 43% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HNS airport
- 516 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,103 ft
- Right on the coast
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 85 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 80 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagway Municipality: 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