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Wales is a tiny town of 238 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. Summer highs average 57°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $1k a month.
238people
$95kTypical home
$1,394/moRent
57° / 13°Summer / winter
81"Snow
105Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 238
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 106 people per sq mi
- 591 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $1,394/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 3.4% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 57°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 105 sunny days a year (15 totally clear)
- 260 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 111 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 22
- 54% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 32% walk or take transit to work
- 108 mi to OME airport
- 634 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 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 5% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 109 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 116 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 385 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 110 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.