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Valdez is a small town of 3,847 people in Chugach Census Area, Alaska. It's about 99 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,326 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 61°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 323 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,847people
$313kTypical home
$1,481/moRent
61° / 26°Summer / winter
323"Snow
148Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,847
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 1,326 mi to Seattle, WA
- 99 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 99 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,974/mo)
- Median rent $1,481/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 61°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 148 sunny days a year (22 totally clear)
- 217 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 323" of snow a year
- 56 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to VDZ airport
- 123 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 614 ft
- Right on the coast
- 47 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 95 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to the nearest vet
- 114 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chugach 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk