Best PlacesKupreanof, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kupreanof, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kupreanof ranks 14,586th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kupreanof
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Kupreanof's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kupreanof ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute8.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Kupreanof ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 24 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Kupreanof
Kupreanof runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kupreanof.
Who works in Kupreanof, and how
Work in Kupreanof centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in Kupreanof
The coast is about 39 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Kupreanof, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kupreanof, month by month
Kupreanof sees roughly 24 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 64 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 33° | 28° |
| April | 50° | 42° | 34° |
| July | 64° | 57° | 51° |
| October | 50° | 43° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Kupreanof
The nearest airport, Petersburg James A Johnson, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 680 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kupreanof
Schools across Kupreanof average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rae C. Stedman ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mitkof Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Petersburg High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kupreanof school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kupreanof measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Kupreanof against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kupreanof
Is Kupreanof a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kupreanof ranks 14,586th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, short commutes, and low taxes, and lowest on the weather and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kupreanof safe?
Kupreanof is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $971 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Kupreanof?
July highs average about 64 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 28. That works out to about 24 pleasant days a year, more than 0% of towns.
Compare Kupreanof with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kupreanof. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kupreanof represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Kupreanof detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kupreanof: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kupreanof: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kupreanof: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kupreanof: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kupreanof detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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