Seward
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Brown & Hawkins Store
Brown & Hawkins is a general store in Seward, Alaska. It was founded in 1904 to serve the town and those constructing of the Alaska Central Railroad, and has been the oldest continuously operating business in Seward.
About Seward
City in Alaska, United StatesSeward (Alutiiq: Qutalleq; Dena'ina: Tl'ubugh) is an incorporated home rule city in Alaska, United States. Located on Resurrection Bay, a fjord of the Gulf of Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, Seward is situated on Alaska's southern coast, approximately 120 miles (190 km) by road from Alaska's largest city, Anchorage. With a population of 2,717 people as of the 2020 census, Seward is the fourth-largest city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, behind Kenai, Homer, and the borough seat of Soldotna. The city is named for former United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, who orchestrated the United States' purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867 while serving in this position as pa…
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Housing in Seward
The typical Seward home is worth about $402,000, up 11.5% in a year, close to the Alaska typical home.
Safety in Seward
Safety Grade C+
Seward reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
Health in Seward
Health Grade A
Healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Alaska
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Seward
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Seward
Full climate →Seward has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 62°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Seward
All Seward schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Seward’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.