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Warm, chilly, or in-between? Current Alaska Weather.
Location | Kotzebue |
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Current Temp. | -14°F |
Humidity | 68% |
Current Conditions | Clear |
Pressure | 29.46 |
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Where Are The Most Dangerous Cities In Alaska?
Rank | City | Violent Crimes Per Capita |
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1 | Kotzebue | 3,238 |
2 | Kenai | 786 |
3 | Anchorage | 1,309 |
4 | Juneau | 827 |
Residential Leasing in Alaska As of 2016, renting an apartment in Anchorage area costs an average of $1,135 per month. Kenai, a small town, is somewhat cheaper, with an average rent of $888 per month for all apartment types.
Anchorage is a good place to live if you like winter. Livability.com rated Alaska’s largest city as America’s best to live in during the winter. The same website rated Anchorage 91st overall for livability among U.S. towns. Of course, another list by the website Areavibes rated Anchorage as ninth worst.
Even though it is the largest state in the US, Alaska’s population is sparse. With 24- hour daylight during the summer months and 24- hour darkness during the winter, many people find Alaska to be a strange and mysterious place.
#4 Anchorage , Alaska’s largest city, is also its least safe . Alaska’s Safest Cities.
City | Anchorage |
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Crime rate per 1,000 | 62.37 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 | 13.10 |
Property crimes per 1,000 | 49.28 |
Law enforcement per 1,000 | 1.97 |
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Alaska Weather Myths Myth: Summers in Alaska are always cool. Fact: The Interior Region of Alaska enjoys warm summers. Fairbanks often has summer temperatures in the 80s and occasionally gets up into the 90s. Myth: Arctic Alaska (Utqiagvik (Barrow), Prudhoe Bay, Kaktovik) is the coldest part of the state.
Is it expensive to live in Alaska ? Yes, overall Alaska is one of the more expensive states to live in in the entire United States of America. Due to our location, and the necessity of shipping or flying everything in, our costs of goods and services is much higher than the average state.
Alaska is cold , very cold . Alaska has the coldest winters, the coldest summers, the longest winter, the most freezing degree days, and on and on. Temperatures in the -30°s and -40°s are a near daily occurrence from November through March in the interior portion of the state. There is a very simple reason for this.
Quick: What are the four seasons in Alaska ? Answer: Winter, June, July, and August.
The 5 Safest Cities in Alaska #1. Unalaska . +3. Population 4,546. Median Income $91,635. #2. Sitka . -1. Population 8,588. Median Income $69,635. #3. Homer. -1. Population 5,797. Median Income $59,185. #4. Palmer. -1. Population 7,403. Median Income $58,389. #5. Soldotna . +4. Population 4,731. Median Income $68,662.
That said, Alaska still gets fairly extreme. For example, Barrow—one of the northernmost towns in Alaska—has about two months of darkness in the winter, from about November 18 to January 22. But in the summer, the sun doesn’t completely set for about 82 days, from roughly May 11 until July 31.
When is the best month to visit Alaska? You can’t go wrong visiting Alaska anytime between May 10 and September 15. The days are long, nature is in full bloom, and the air is alive with energy. But, for the absolute best time to visit Alaska, shoot for June 15 to July 15.