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Tok is a small town of 1,649 people in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. It's about 174 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,341 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs -4°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,649people
$225kTypical home
$1,177/moRent
72° / -4°Summer / winter
38"Snow
182Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,649
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 1,341 mi to Seattle, WA
- 174 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 166 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,416/mo)
- Median rent $1,177/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around -4°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 156 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ORT airport
- 268 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,634 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 96 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 173 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 164 mi to the nearest vet
- 94 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 179 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 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