Meadow Lakes.
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Alaska·Matanuska-Susitna County
3 tracts·14K people·$323K median·190/mi²
White 79 · Multiracial 9 · Other 6 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Black 0
Married couple 53 · Other 24 · Living alone 23
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 18 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 17 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 11 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Meadow Lakes is $323,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Meadow Lakes has 8,689 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 78.7% White, 9.0% Multiracial, 5.9% Other, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian and 0.2% Black; the average household has 2.8 people; 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.1% (Census ACS).
Midnight Sun Family Learning Center (49%) and Meadow Lakes Elementary (16%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,377/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Meadow Lakes is $81,699 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Meadow Lakes, median rent is $1,377/month and the median home value is $323,100 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 65°F; winter lows average 12°F; annual precipitation is 19 inches; snowfall averages 66 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Meadow Lakes are earthquake (99), wildfire (97) and winter weather (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.25g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Meadow Lakes scores 4.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).