11 Small Towns in Alaska With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 35 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Alaska. #1 is Ketchikan, AK (January lows average 32.3°F).

1. 11Butte, Alaska

   January lows average 12.1°F

   3,589 people · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · median home $374,600 · income $101,042 · Jan low 12°F · 83 in snow

2. 10Homer, Alaska

   January lows average 19.0°F

   5,522 people · Kenai Peninsula Borough · median home $388,400 · income $74,449 · Jan low 19°F · 84 in snow

3. 9Valdez, Alaska

   January lows average 19.1°F

   3,985 people · Chugach Census Area · median home $313,000 · income $99,271 · Jan low 19°F · 325 in snow

4. 8Seward, Alaska

   January lows average 21.1°F

   2,717 people · Kenai Peninsula Borough · median home $338,100 · income $85,481 · Jan low 21°F · 90 in snow

5. 7Cordova, Alaska

   January lows average 26.8°F

   2,609 people · Chugach Census Area · median home $419,400 · income $85,132 · Jan low 27°F · 99 in snow

6. 6Petersburg, Alaska

   January lows average 27.2°F

   3,043 people · Petersburg Borough · median home $308,400 · income $71,369 · Jan low 27°F · 86 in snow

7. 5Mill Bay, Alaska

   January lows average 27.3°F

   4,216 people · Kodiak Island Borough · median home $463,200 · income $88,580 · Jan low 27°F · 43 in snow

8. 4Kodiak, Alaska

   January lows average 27.3°F

   5,581 people · Kodiak Island Borough · median home $347,100 · income $90,292 · Jan low 27°F · 43 in snow

9. 3Unalaska, Alaska

   January lows average 28.7°F

   4,254 people · Aleutians West Census Area · median home $462,400 · income $131,964 · Jan low 29°F · 82 in snow

10. 2Sitka, Alaska

    January lows average 29.2°F

    8,458 people · Sitka City and Borough · median home $450,300 · income $101,727 · Jan low 29°F

11. 1Ketchikan, Alaska

    January lows average 32.3°F

    8,192 people · Ketchikan Gateway Borough · median home $352,400 · income $85,275 · Jan low 32°F · 35 in snow

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