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South Van Horn is a tiny town of 572 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 4 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,517 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 0°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
572people
$170kTypical home
$1,459/moRent
73° / 0°Summer / winter
56"Snow
190Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 572
- Part of a metro area
- About 73 people per sq mi
- 1,517 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $1,459/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 0°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 145 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to FAI airport
- 260 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.