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Two Rivers is a tiny town of 451 people in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It's about 17 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,504 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 5°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
451people
$307kTypical home
$1,459/moRent
73° / 5°Summer / winter
60"Snow
190Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 451
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 1,504 mi to Seattle, WA
- 17 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,459/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 136 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (826 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to FAI airport
- 272 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: 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
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.