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Trapper Creek is a tiny town of 491 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 93 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,488 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
491people
$199kTypical home
$1,299/moRent
69° / 21°Summer / winter
62"Snow
169Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 491
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 1,488 mi to Seattle, WA
- 93 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,299/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 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 61
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to MRI airport
- 86 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 72 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 66 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.