Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Alaska
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg Borough | 85.6" | 8,018 | $2,347 |
| 2 | Wrangell City and Borough | 85.6" | 8,018 | $2,250 |
| 3 | Nome Census Area | 80.8" | 13,485 | $1,788 |
| 4 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 72.3" | 9,072 | $2,123 |
| 5 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 67.7" | 13,878 | $2,351 |
| 6 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 64.2" | 14,907 | $1,298 |
| 7 | Kusilvak Census Area | 64.0" | 12,228 | $719 |
| 8 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 50.0" | 14,408 | $863 |
| 9 | Bristol Bay Borough | 47.4" | 10,385 | $2,133 |
| 10 | Dillingham Census Area | 47.4" | 10,385 | $1,529 |
| 11 | Kodiak Island Borough | 47.4" | 10,385 | $2,991 |
| 12 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 42.9" | 14,679 | $2,083 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska