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Unalaska is a small town of 4,556 people in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Summer highs average 54°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,556people
$462kTypical home
$2,034/moRent
54° / 34°Summer / winter
82"Snow
54Sunny days
231Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,556
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 45 people per sq mi
- 809 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,916/mo)
- Median rent $2,034/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 54°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 54 sunny days a year (1 totally clear)
- 311 cloudy days a year
- 75 of 90 winter days are gray
- 231 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (90 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 37% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to DUT airport
- 789 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 935 ft
- Right on the coast
- 444 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 177 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aleutians West Census Area: D+15 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
- High volcano risk