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Susitna North is a small town of 1,566 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 69 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,461 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,566people
$258kTypical home
$1,299/moRent
65° / 16°Summer / winter
65"Snow
166Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,566
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 1,461 mi to Seattle, WA
- 69 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,626/mo)
- Median rent $1,299/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 166 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 199 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MRI airport
- 67 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,549 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
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.