CohoeAK
A town of 1,598, settled in 1950.
Is Cohoe a good place to live?
Cohoe’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Cohoe’s July high is 66°F, against 66°F in Alaska’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 3 of Alaska’s 69 towns do worse. The median household income is $64K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. 22% of the land in Cohoe is conserved, against 15% in Alaska’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, at 1,054 acres. Cohoe has 1 place on the National Register. Cohoe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Cohoe grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alaska), ordered by how far Cohoe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cohoe: who provides what
Cohoe is unincorporated, so Kenai Peninsula Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cohoe.
Very high risk in Cohoe, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cohoe’s public schools outperform 65% of Alaska districts
Its public schools are run by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tustumena ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 155 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AK on state tests and graduation
Cohoe has set aside 21.8% of its land for conservation
3.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Only 1 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a lower trail density than Cohoe.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kasilof River State Recreation Site | 0.3 mi | 37 |
| 2. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge | — | 1,054 |
| 3. Crooked Creek State Recreation Area | — | 71 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median age in Cohoe is higher than in the typical Alaska or U.S. town
Cohoe’s median age is 48.4 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide). 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Alaska.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±10 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Cohoe | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.3% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cohoe
Cohoe has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. The January low in Cohoe is 5°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cohoe stands out in Alaska and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
40% of Cohoe adults have high blood pressure. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Cohoe. 20% of Cohoe adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Cohoe | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 68% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cohoe | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 21.4% | 25.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.4% | 68% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cohoe
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cohoe; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Cohoe residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Cohoe
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Cohoe (Dena'ina: Qughuhnaz’ut) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cohoe had a population of 1,471.
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- Area
- 73 sq mi
- Elevation
- 56 ft
Cohoe’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Cohoe.
| Town | AK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoe | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Kasilof | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kalifornsky | #17 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Clam Gulch | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ninilchik | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cohoe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Cohoe and Kalifornsky report no FBI crime data of their own. Kasilof, Clam Gulch and Ninilchik aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cohoe with a neighbor →
Questions about Cohoe
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cohoe, AK expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.