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Talkeetna is a tiny town of 944 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 81 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,471 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
944people
$280kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
68° / 21°Summer / winter
65"Snow
166Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 944
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 1,471 mi to Seattle, WA
- 81 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 166 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 199 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 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
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to MRI airport
- 78 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 738 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 56 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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