Where would the best place to move in Alaska. (Anchorage: place to live, bus)

[septbless]

Hello, I am wondering when does the summer start and when does winter start there in Alaska? We are thinking about relocating. We are trying to decide when the best time would be to do so. Thank you for your time.

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by septbless

Hello, I am wondering when does the summer start and when does winter start there in Alaska? We are thinking about relocating. We are trying to decide when the best time would be to do so. Thank you for your time.

Kind of depends on your idea of summer and winter...Maybe May or June, and we had our first snow beginning of October, but it melted...then snow on the ground since mid October and now is almost mid April and still quite a bit of snow to go...then we'll have ice, water, and mud for a while.

[snkalaska]

Originally Posted by Jason28

Napaskiak. If fine dining, four star hotel restaurants, and olympic sized swimming pools is your cup of tea then you really want to check this place out.

Is that really fine spring Kodiak weather getting to you? I know there's so much to do this time of year. Fish aren't biting, hunting season is long over, hiking in snow slush is no fun. A friend used to go over to the rocks on the channel by Dog Bay and dump hot McD french fries at night, then pick off the really big rats that came out.

[BeC...]

Hey.

How long is it by train, bus or car to go from Seward to Anchorage..?

And is Seward a big town, small or in the middle..?
Is there lots of locals and how cold does the winter get..?

Just curiosity...
Thanks.

[Alex2009]

Originally Posted by BeC...

Hey.

How long is it by train, bus or car to go from Seward to Anchorage..?

And is Seward a big town, small or in the middle..?
Is there lots of locals and how cold does the winter get..?

Just curiosity...
Thanks.

As of 2007, Seward's population is 3,025 people. That is probably tiny by your standards.
Seward, AK, gets 68 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 83 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 167.
On average, there are 133 sunny days per year in Seward, AK. The July high is around 62 degrees. The January low is 20. It doesn't get cold in Winter (by alaska standards) and doesn't get hot either. 72.11% of people are white, 2.33% are black, 2.41% are asian, 17.39% are native american, and 6.27% claim 'Other'.

[AKNana]

It's about a three hour drive from Anchorage to Seward. As Warptman said, everyone is going to tell you where they live is the best place, so I'll tell you why I live where I do. I have lived many different parts of the country, and three different places in Alaska. When it came time to choose our retirement home, the choice was easy. Eagle River is beautiful, has the friendliest people, is close enough to Anchorage for a quick work commute or for big box shopping, but away from the traffic and congestion. Everything we need is no more than a ten minute drive. We can get to Wasilla/Palmer in 30 minutes, or most places on the Kenai peninsula within three. Get any further out towards Wasilla and the commute is bad in the winter, and frankly some areas of Birchwood/Chugiak are a bit dicey. It developed without zoning, you can have a beautiful home next to tear down dumps. Eagle River has much more distinct neighborhoods. We also considered South Anchorage. But it takes just as long to get to downtown Anchorage from there, and the drive is most unpleasant compared to that from Eagle River. The hillside area is much too windy for my taste, and I think the Sand Lake and southeast/central areas of Anchorage are a disaster waiting to happen. The homes are built on silt and will liquefy in an earthquake. Check earthquake maps before you settle anywhere in Alaska. Add to that the problems in Anchorage schools, homeless people on street corners, etc. etc., Eagle River is just a better choice. As for the rest of Alaska, there are great places to live, but jobs become more scarce as the size of the town goes down.

[socal4now]

Im not there yet but once im there the best place to live would be real close to me as i cant figure out how to cook for only two people after cooking for so many for so long! So lots of free meals regularly! Hmmm making soup for two ...6 pounds of beef should do for starters!

[Marty Van Diest]

Originally Posted by septbless

Hello, I am wondering when does the summer start and when does winter start there in Alaska? We are thinking about relocating. We are trying to decide when the best time would be to do so. Thank you for your time.

June and July are summer. August is summer/fall. September/Oct is fall
December-March is winter April is winter/spring May is spring.

Thats in South Central Alaska.

[lyoness]

Originally Posted by socal4now

Im not there yet but once im there the best place to live would be real close to me as i cant figure out how to cook for only two people after cooking for so many for so long! So lots of free meals regularly! Hmmm making soup for two ...6 pounds of beef should do for starters!

Too funny, sounds like me!!

[fairbanks101]

dont move to fairbanks