Kenai
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Outdoors in Kenai
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About Kenai
City in Alaska, United StatesKenai (, KEE-ny; Dena'ina: Shk'ituk't; Russian: Кенай, romanized: Kenay) is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010, the seventh-most populated city in the state.
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How Kenai ranks
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Housing in Kenai
The typical Kenai home is worth about $331,000, up 6.2% in a year, 17% below the Alaska typical home.
Safety in Kenai
Safety Grade B-
Kenai reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
Health in Kenai
Health Grade B
Healthier than 63% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Alaska
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Kenai
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Kenai
Full climate →Kenai has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 63°, a January night drops to 7°.
Schools in Kenai
All Kenai schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Kenai’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AK. Ratings are from neighbors.