AK area data
Shungnak, AK
Shungnak, AK.
Population: 147 (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
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, winterWeather
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Kobuk Valley National Park (38 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) (18 mi)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Households with broadband internet
- 20.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,906
- Average weekly wage
- $1,869
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Information, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
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