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Yakutat is a tiny town of 527 people in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska. It's about 348 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,081 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 61°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 147 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
527people
$219kTypical home
$1,330/moRent
61° / 33°Summer / winter
147"Snow
118Sunny days
237Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 527
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 1,081 mi to Seattle, WA
- 348 mi to Anchorage, AK
- 210 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $1,330/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 61°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (21 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 237 days a year with rain or snow
- 147" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 40% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to YAK airport
- 371 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 112 ft
- Right on the coast
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 118 mi to the nearest campground
- 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 top 31% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 210 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 210 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 198 mi to the nearest vet
- 194 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakutat 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
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk