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Steele Creek is a big small town of 5,928 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 9 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,514 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 7°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,928people
$348kTypical home
$1,341/moRent
69° / 7°Summer / winter
54"Snow
190Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,928
- Part of a metro area
- About 64 people per sq mi
- 1,514 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,197/mo)
- Median rent $1,341/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 7°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 122 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 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to FAI airport
- 271 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,335 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.