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Wainwright is a tiny town of 718 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska. Summer highs average 52°F and winter highs -4°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $833 a month.
718people
$117kTypical home
$833/moRent
52° / -4°Summer / winter
46"Snow
152Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 718
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 70 people per sq mi
- 514 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 52°F
- Winter highs around -4°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 152 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 213 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 178 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 28
- 52% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to AIN airport
- 711 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 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 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 84 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 84 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 268 mi to the nearest college
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