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Utqiaġvik is a small town of 4,778 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It's about 501 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,974 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 48°F and winter highs -5°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,778people
$311kTypical home
$1,360/moRent
48° / -5°Summer / winter
46"Snow
152Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,778
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 254 people per sq mi
- 1,974 mi to Seattle, WA
- 501 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,964/mo)
- Median rent $1,360/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 48°F
- Winter highs around -5°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 182 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 34
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to BRW airport
- 721 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 260 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 congregations per 10k people
Politics
- North Slope Borough: 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