Nanwalek
Kenai-cook Inlet
About the neighborhood
Nanwalek offers a serene and tranquil living experience with minimal traffic noise, creating a peaceful environment. The community features a range of housing types, including single detached homes and townhouses, primarily built between the 1960s and 1990s. Residents benefit from convenient access to both primary and secondary schools located nearby throughout the neighborhood. While a vehicle is typically used for errands, the area’s quiet streets contribute to a calm setting. The terrain’s natural hills provide scenic surroundings, enhancing the neighborhood’s charm. This community’s relaxed atmosphere and proximity to educational institutions make it a welcoming place to settle.
Highlights
Characteristics
Transportation
This community is an extraordinarily good community for traveling by car. Nanwalek is not very bike-friendly because cyclists are faced with quite a few slopes, and the bicycling network is not very comprehensive. Getting around as a pedestrian is also not very practical for home buyers in this community because running daily errands is nearly impossible without a car.
Services
Locals will value that no matter where their house is located in this community, both primary and secondary schools are nearby. Concerning food, a vehicle is almost always required in Nanwalek to reach the closest supermarket.
Character
Nanwalek offers a slower-paced environment. Nanwalek is great for those who enjoy quiet surroundings, as noise from streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue.
Car friendly10.0
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly2.0
Unsuitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly0.0
Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs
Restaurants0.2
Few or no restaurants within a short drive
Groceries0.2
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
Quiet10.0
Virtually no 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
- $14,757
- Median Household Income
- $50,000
Housing Type
- 89.6% SINGLE DETACHED
- 1.5% SEMI DETACHED
- 4.5% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 4.5% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 0.0% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 89.6%
- Semi detached
- 1.5%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 4.5%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 4.5%
- Mobile
- 0.0%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 40.5%
- 0 to 4
- 2.0%
- 5 to 9
- 4.6%
- 10 to 14
- 12.8%
- 15 to 19
- 14.3%
- 20 to 24
- 4.1%
- 25 to 29
- 4.1%
- 30 to 34
- 3.1%
- 35 to 39
- 4.6%
- 40 to 44
- 9.2%
- 45 to 49
- 4.6%
- 50 to 54
- 1.5%
- 55 to 59
- 9.7%
- 60 to 64
- 15.8%
- 65 to 69
- 5.1%
- 70 to 74
- 3.6%
- 75 to 79
- 0.0%
- 80 to 84
- 1.0%
- 85 and over
- 0.0%
Education Level
- 4.1% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 43.4% HIGH SCHOOL
- 32.0% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 0.0% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 12.3% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 8.2% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 0.0% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 0.0% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 4.1%
- High School
- 43.4%
- Some college, no degree
- 32.0%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's degree
- 12.3%
- Master's degree
- 8.2%
- Professional degree
- 0.0%
- PhD
- 0.0%
Commute Mode
- 46.8% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 0.0% TRANSIT
- 29.9% DRIVE
- 23.4% OTHER
- Foot
- 46.8%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 0.0%
- Drive
- 29.9%
- Other
- 23.4%
- None
- 0.0%
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