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Thorne Bay is a tiny town of 519 people in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. It's about 639 miles from Bellingham, WA and 706 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $950 a month.
519people
$248kTypical home
$950/moRent
66° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
118Sunny days
245Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 519
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 706 mi to Seattle, WA
- 639 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 197 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,562/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (28 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 245 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to KLW airport
- 716 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 267 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 194 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 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
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 197 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 204 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low 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.