Subarctic
Goldstream, Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska · Population 3.2k · 1,512 ft elevation
Living in Goldstream
Goldstream has a subarctic climate: cool summers (July highs around 69°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -8°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ 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.
Goldstream is an outdoor hub: about 33% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Goldstream at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 1,512 ft
- Average daily high
- 37°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 20°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,734 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $290k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $768/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.45%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,640 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5°F | -8°F | 0.7″ | 11.9″ | 94 hrs |
| Feb | 14°F | -1°F | 0.6″ | 5.2″ | 147 hrs |
| Mar | 23°F | 3°F | 0.4″ | 6.0″ | 286 hrs |
| Apr | 42°F | 22°F | 0.3″ | 2.8″ | 360 hrs |
| May | 58°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | 1.1″ | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 47°F | 1.9″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jul | 69°F | 50°F | 3.0″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 63°F | 44°F | 2.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Sep | 52°F | 35°F | 1.7″ | 2.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Oct | 32°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 11.6″ | 119 hrs |
| Nov | 14°F | 2°F | 0.8″ | 9.9″ | 84 hrs |
| Dec | 8°F | -4°F | 0.7″ | 10.4″ | 81 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology