Area data
Tenakee Springs, AK — ZIP 99841
Population: 163 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 99841 (Tenakee Springs, AK) is $258,300. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with avalanche, landslide the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.4% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$258,300
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $258,300
- House Price Index (state)
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- avalanche, landslide
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Very High · earthquake: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Moderate · winterWeather: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 7% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 76.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 43.0°F
- Average high
- 49.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 64.9 in
- Annual snowfall
- 108.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Sitka National Historical Park (52 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 2
- Nearest airport
- Hoonah Airport (HNH) (21 mi)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Housing built before 1970
- 26.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 17.7%
- Households with broadband internet
- 3.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
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
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 99841?
- $258,300.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 99841?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: avalanche, landslide.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 99841?
- Risk to homes is higher than 7% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 99841?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 99841?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 99841?
- Regional Price Parity: 102.4 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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