Hello,
It looks like there are some very knowledgable Alaskans out there. I was looking for some information on the Wrangell area. If any of these questions have been already answered I apologize in advance.
I have lived in the Phoenix metropolitan area my entire adult life (30 years) and am looking for a big change. Tired of the heat, the eight months of 100 plus temps and into the 120's, ten months of 90 plus degrees and almost no rain. A few years ago we had a low, yes low, temp of 96. It gets old when you dread the eight month summer in mid January already. Tired of the sprawl, moved out here in 1978 when there was about 1 to 1.5 million people, now there are 3.5 million. And yes hate to say it, but tired of the illegal immigrants taking over everything, many areas you can't find somebody to speak English to. Tired of the pollution. Tired of the traffic. Tired of the crime. Tired of the ugly, ugly area I live in, flat desert with some scrub brush but mostly just miles and miles of homes and more homes (made a commitment to my wife and son to stay where we are until he finishes school) And just tired of big metropolitan area living in general. Sorry to sound so negative. I am really just negative on the place I live, not much else.
Okay, now that I got that off my chest, here are the questions I have:
1.) Is it possible to make a living in Wrangell? Any opportunities in real estate or actually anything?
2.) How is the crime there?
3.) Is the crime that is there more violent crime or property crime?
4.) I understand it rains a lot there. Does the rain come in long periods, or is it more or less in big, brief downfalls?
5.) How much snow does Wrangell get?
6.) How long does it stay on the ground (from what month to what month)?
7.) Are there many acre properties in the area?
8.) Are there many brown bears in the immediate area?
9.) Does it have the basics or more than the basics as far as stores?
10.) Approximately how many visitors does it receive each year?
11.) Any idea on the schools? Any private schools?
12.) Is it pretty isloated living away from any major metopolitan areas?
13.) What are the major employment fields?
14.) I read that Alaska's politics "start on the conservative end of the spectrum and head from there to I'll-pull-my-gun-out-to-show-you-how-right-wing-I am." Any comments on the accuracy of this?
15.) How does Wrangell compare in these ares as compared to Moose Pass, Petersburg, Kodiak, Sitka, Seldovia, or a place like Hope?
Thanks for any help on any of the above information. Any additional information on the Wrangell area also would be great.
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