Subarctic (dry summer)
Knik-Fairview, Alaska
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska · Population 19k · 167 ft elevation
Living in Knik-Fairview
Knik-Fairview has a subarctic (dry summer) climate: cool summers (July highs around 68°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are gray (45% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 9, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Knik-Fairview is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Knik-Fairview at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 167 ft
- Average daily high
- 46°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 28°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,107 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 90th percentile
- Median home value
- $312k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,615/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.91th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 7°F | 0.8″ | 9.2″ | 78 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 0.8″ | 9.0″ | 100 hrs |
| Mar | 34°F | 16°F | 0.5″ | 7.6″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 48°F | 29°F | 0.3″ | 1.4″ | 250 hrs |
| May | 59°F | 38°F | 0.7″ | 0.5″ | 283 hrs |
| Jun | 66°F | 46°F | 1.2″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 68°F | 51°F | 1.9″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Aug | 65°F | 48°F | 2.5″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Sep | 57°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | — | 168 hrs |
| Oct | 43°F | 27°F | 1.4″ | 3.8″ | 107 hrs |
| Nov | 29°F | 14°F | 0.8″ | 8.1″ | 75 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 10°F | 1.0″ | 9.9″ | 63 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