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Take a Tour Since it is not safe to walk outside of town, this is the only way you can get to Point Barrow , the northernmost land in the United States as well as visit the town’s cemetery and see the tundra. It will also give you a better chance to see wildlife in the area, such as birds, whales and polar bears.
Barrow cost of living is 118.1
COST OF LIVING | Barrow | Alaska |
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Housing | 101.1 | 134.3 |
Median Home Cost | $233,800 | $310,600 |
Utilities | 93.7 | 169.8 |
Transportation | 72.5 | 98.2 |
A gallon of milk is $10. A gallon of water is $9.59.
Regarding Barrow –if I’m not mistaken, it’s not that there are no “official roads” to Barrow , it’s that there are no roads AT ALL. Barrow , BTW, is well over 200 miles from Deadhorse and the end of the Dalton Highway .
Barrow has gone dry. Because of an October election in which voters approved prohibition , the town that once barred the sale of alcohol but tolerated its importation and possession now bans booze completely. Possession of alcoholic beverages subjects offenders to fines of up to $1,000.
Utqiagvik is not connected by road to the rest of Alaska , even though it is the economic center of the North Slope Borough. More than 4,000 people live here and survive largely by hunting whales, seals, polar bears, walrus, waterfowl, caribou, and catching fish from the Arctic Ocean or nearby rivers and lakes.
Restaurant Menu
Travis Scott Meal | $6.00 |
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Big Mac | $3.99 |
Big Mac – Meal | $5.99 |
2 Cheeseburgers | $2.00 |
2 Cheeseburgers – Meal | $4.89 |
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Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates
City, State | Population | Total crime /100k people |
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Barrow , AK | 4,316 | 3,049 |
5 Popular Alaska Jobs Zoologists and wildlife biologists . Geological and petroleum technician . Airline pilots , copilots, and flight engineers . Material moving workers. Commercial pilots .
Do you get paid to live in Alaska ? While it’s a common misconception that you can move there for free , you can get paid to live in Alaska . The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) takes the state’s oil wealth and shares an annual portion with all permanent residents (both children and adults).
Portions of the Dalton Highway may be temporarily closed due to road work or inclement weather. Traveling this farthest-north road involves real risks and challenges, and it can be dangerous , because the highway is essentially just a gravel road, reduced to zero visibility, enormous potholes and extreme Arctic weather.
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Inaccessible by land travel, the only option for getting to Barrow is by plane. Alaska Airlines runs flights to Barrow from Fairbanks and Anchorage; expect to spend upward of $500 per person for round-trip tickets.