Area data
Thorne Bay, AK — ZIP 99919
Population: 570 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 99919 (Thorne Bay, AK) is $290,000. 2 schools serve the area (NCES). Cost of living is 2.4% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $290,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 383.3 (+3.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 8
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-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)
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- Thorne Bay School, AK-TRAILS Correspondence
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- 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
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 52.5°F
- Average low
- 41.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 101.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 37.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 2
- Nearest airport
- Annette Island Airport (ANN) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Annette Island Airport (ANN) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- PEACEHEALTH KETCHIKAN MEDICAL CENTER
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 1
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Housing built before 1970
- 12.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 24.5%
- Median annual property tax
- $199
- Households with broadband internet
- 28.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 99919?
- $290,000.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 99919?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 99919?
- 2 schools (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 99919?
- Regional Price Parity: 102.4 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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