Dry Creek
Southeast Fairbanks
About the neighborhood
Dry Creek provides a peaceful environment with predominantly single detached homes built around 1994, offering spacious three to four-bedroom options. The community is known for its tranquil atmosphere, featuring low street noise and minimal city bustle. Residents benefit from a slower pace of life complemented by quiet neighborhood streets. While grocery shopping and schooling facilities may require some travel, the area's calm setting offers an appealing retreat. Though cycling infrastructure is limited due to hilly terrain, the overall environment supports those seeking suburban comfort amidst natural surroundings. Dry Creek’s housing variety caters to diverse residential preferences efficiently.
Highlights
Characteristics
Transportation
Driving is very often the best approach to get around in this community. This community is not very cycling-friendly since the bicycling network is quite poor, and there are a good number of elevation changes to challenge cyclists. It is also very difficult for pedestrians to navigate Dry Creek as running common errands is nearly impossible without a vehicle.
Services
There are no high schools and no primary schools in Dry Creek. Concerning food, in all but a very small number of cases, a car is needed to purchase groceries.
Character
Dry Creek is a very good community to buy a home in for those who prefer a slower-paced environment. Dry Creek is very quiet overall, as the streets are usually very tranquil.
Car friendly10.0
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly1.4
Unsuitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly0.0
Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs
Restaurants0.0
Few or no restaurants within a short drive
Groceries0.0
Few or no groceries within a short drive
Shopping0.0
Few or no shops within a short drive
Cafes0.0
Few or no cafés within a short drive
Quiet8.2
Very few sources of noise nearby
Nightlife0.0
Few or no bars within a short drive
Vibrant0.0
Calm atmosphere at all hours
Neighborhood Demographics
Median Household Income
- Median Per Capita Income
- $24,159
- Median Household Income
- $33,250
Housing Type
- 91.5% SINGLE DETACHED
- 0.0% SEMI DETACHED
- 0.0% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 8.5% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 0.0% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 91.5%
- Semi detached
- 0.0%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 8.5%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 0.0%
- Mobile
- 0.0%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 50.6%
- 0 to 4
- 19.4%
- 5 to 9
- 0.0%
- 10 to 14
- 0.0%
- 15 to 19
- 10.3%
- 20 to 24
- 16.4%
- 25 to 29
- 0.0%
- 30 to 34
- 0.0%
- 35 to 39
- 0.0%
- 40 to 44
- 0.0%
- 45 to 49
- 0.0%
- 50 to 54
- 12.5%
- 55 to 59
- 31.5%
- 60 to 64
- 4.7%
- 65 to 69
- 3.0%
- 70 to 74
- 0.0%
- 75 to 79
- 0.0%
- 80 to 84
- 0.0%
- 85 and over
- 2.2%
Education Level
- 0.0% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 64.0% HIGH SCHOOL
- 36.0% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 0.0% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 0.0% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 0.0% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 0.0% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 0.0% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 0.0%
- High School
- 64.0%
- Some college, no degree
- 36.0%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
- Master's degree
- 0.0%
- Professional degree
- 0.0%
- PhD
- 0.0%
Commute Mode
- 13.3% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 0.0% TRANSIT
- 44.4% DRIVE
- 0.0% OTHER
- Foot
- 13.3%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 0.0%
- Drive
- 44.4%
- Other
- 0.0%
- None
- 42.2%
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