Palmer
What’s happening
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Outdoors in Palmer
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Landmark of the day
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Puhl House
The Puhl House, also known as the Bacon House, is a historic house at the corner of Scott Road and Glenn Highway in Palmer, Alaska.
About Palmer
City in the United StatesPalmer is a city in and the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States, located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in the Matanuska Valley. It is the ninth-largest city in Alaska, and forms part of the Anchorage metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 5,888, down from 5,937 in 2010. Palmer hosts the annual Alaska State Fair, and is also the headquarters of the National Tsunami Warning Center.
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How Palmer ranks
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Housing in Palmer
The typical Palmer home is worth about $440,000, up 9.3% in a year, 10% above the Alaska typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Palmer
Safety Grade B-
Palmer reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Palmer
Health Grade B
Healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Alaska
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Palmer tracks Alaska closely.
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Palmer
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Palmer
Full climate →Palmer has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 83 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Palmer
All Palmer schools →School Grade A
The public schools Palmer’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.
Colleges in Palmer
Colleges →of Palmer’s residents are enrolled in college. Alaska Bible College has about 65 students on campus.
Palmer’s library
Library details →Where Palmer is
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