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Soldotna is a small town of 4,485 people in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It's about 77 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,446 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,485people
$306kTypical home
$1,020/moRent
65° / 22°Summer / winter
88"Snow
144Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,485
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 648 people per sq mi
- 1,446 mi to Seattle, WA
- 77 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,930/mo)
- Median rent $1,020/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k)
- Low property crime (927 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ENA airport
- 60 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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