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Willow is a small town of 1,815 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. It's about 50 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,448 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 9°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,815people
$314kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
60° / 9°Summer / winter
64"Snow
144Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,815
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 1,448 mi to Seattle, WA
- 50 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,979/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 9°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 144 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 221 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 89 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,624 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 52 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MRI airport
- 50 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,019 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk