Subarctic
Ester, Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska · Population 2.8k · 607 ft elevation
Living in Ester
Ester has a subarctic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 72°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 20 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ester is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Ester at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- Average daily high
- 38°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 16°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,733 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $242k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,232/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.31%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0°F | -15°F | 0.7″ | 10.4″ | 94 hrs |
| Feb | 11°F | -9°F | 0.6″ | 9.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Mar | 25°F | -4°F | 0.5″ | 7.1″ | 286 hrs |
| Apr | 45°F | 19°F | 0.4″ | 3.6″ | 360 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 34°F | 0.7″ | 0.8″ | 375 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 46°F | 2.1″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jul | 72°F | 49°F | 2.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 65°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Sep | 54°F | 32°F | 1.5″ | 2.3″ | 206 hrs |
| Oct | 34°F | 16°F | 0.9″ | 7.5″ | 119 hrs |
| Nov | 11°F | -4°F | 0.9″ | 11.2″ | 84 hrs |
| Dec | 3°F | -11°F | 0.8″ | 11.5″ | 81 hrs |
Near Ester
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology