Best PlacesTenakee Springs, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tenakee Springs, 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.
Tenakee Springs ranks 43,833rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tenakee Springs
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.
Tenakee Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Tenakee Springs ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute12.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Tenakee Springs ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 39 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tenakee Springs
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tenakee Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,048, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Tenakee Springs' effective rate of 0.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tenakee Springs
Tenakee Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tenakee Springs.
Who works in Tenakee Springs, and how
Work in Tenakee Springs centers on public administration and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 36%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 57%
Life in Tenakee Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tenakee Springs.
What the weather is like in Tenakee Springs, month by month
Tenakee Springs sees roughly 39 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 68 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 50° | 40° | 31° |
| July | 68° | 58° | 49° |
| October | 50° | 42° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Tenakee Springs
The nearest airport, Hoonah, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International, about 566 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tenakee Springs
Schools across Tenakee Springs average a D, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Keet Gooshi Heen ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blatchley Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Sitka High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tenakee Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tenakee Springs 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 Tenakee Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tenakee Springs
Is Tenakee Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tenakee Springs ranks 43,833rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, low taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tenakee Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,300. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $55,048 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Tenakee Springs safe?
Tenakee Springs is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,023 per resident a year.
Compare Tenakee Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tenakee Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tenakee Springs 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.
Tenakee Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tenakee Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tenakee Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tenakee Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tenakee Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tenakee Springs 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.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- 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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