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White Mountain is a tiny town of 222 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. It's about 463 miles from Fairbanks, AK and 1,917 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $1k a month.
222people
$106kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
58° / 13°Summer / winter
81"Snow
180Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 222
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 1,917 mi to Seattle, WA
- 463 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$668/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (35 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 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 32
- 51% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 35% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to OME airport
- 485 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 95 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 61 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)
- 60 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 274 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.