AK area data
Fort Wainwright, AK
Fort Wainwright, AK.
Population: 8,304 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 102.4 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $13.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, landslide, avalanche, earthquake
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 28.5°F
- Average high
- 38.0°F
- Average low
- 18.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 13.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 60.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 42
- Days with Good air quality
- 213
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 8
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 3
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,005
- Households with broadband internet
- 79.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 26,693
- Average weekly wage
- $1,222
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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