AK area data
Skagway, AK
Skagway, AK.
Population: 1,244 (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
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, landslide
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 42.5°F
- Average high
- 48.0°F
- Average low
- 36.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 28.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 50.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (11 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Skagway Airport (SGY) (0 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Haines Airport (HNS) (16 mi)
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 1
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,985
- Median annual property tax
- $1,634
- Mean commute to work
- 5 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 67.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 570
- Average weekly wage
- $857
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Education, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
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