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Unalakleet is a tiny town of 519 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. It's about 398 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,825 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 5°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
519people
$221kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
70° / 5°Summer / winter
77"Snow
149Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 519
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 1,825 mi to Seattle, WA
- 398 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 149 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 216 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 132 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 51% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 35% walk or take transit to work
- 0 mi to UNK airport
- 391 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 169 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
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 48 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 129 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 218 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 145 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nome 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk