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Wrangell is a small town of 2,088 people in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska. It's about 651 miles from Bellingham, WA and 720 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $993 a month.
2,088people
$296kTypical home
$993/moRent
63° / 36°Summer / winter
86"Snow
112Sunny days
229Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,088
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 720 mi to Seattle, WA
- 651 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 171 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,869/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 112 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 253 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 229 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to WRG airport
- 729 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 528 ft
- Right on the coast
- 235 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 171 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 181 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wrangell City and Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk