DeltanaAK
A town of 1,997. Public schools that outperform most of Alaska.
Is Deltana a good place to live?
Deltana’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Deltana’s January low is -13°F, below both the Alaska town median (7°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Only 2 of Alaska’s 68 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. 91% of the land in Deltana is conserved, against 15% in Alaska’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Tanana Valley State Forest, 24,200 acres with 2.4 miles of trail. Deltana has 1 place on the National Register. Deltana has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Deltana stand out
Where Deltana beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Deltana grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alaska), ordered by how far Deltana is from typical.
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Moving to Deltana: who provides what
Deltana is unincorporated, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 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 Deltana.
Nearly a third of Deltana is conserved land
81 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Deltana’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tanana Valley State Forest | 2.4 mi | 24,200 |
| 2. Ruffed Grouse Habitat Management Area | — | 101 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Deltana’s schools rank ahead of 83% of Alaska districts
Its public schools are run by the Delta/Greely School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerstle River SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 33 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AK on state tests and graduation
Very high risk in Deltana, with wildfire at the top
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Deltana is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns
Deltana beats the Alaska average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 68% of adults had a checkup this year in Deltana.
| Deltana | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 68% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 8.8% | 12% |
| What stands out | Deltana | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.5% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Deltana
Deltana has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. The July high in Deltana is 71°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Alaska overall
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (14% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (25% statewide). Only 2 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a higher median age than Deltana. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Alaska.
| Deltana | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.1 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 13% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 28% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Deltana | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.4% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.1% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.5% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Deltana
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Deltana; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Deltana residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Deltana
Town in Alaska
Deltana (Ukrainian: Делтана) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,359, up from 2,251 in 2010. Native inhabitants are Tanana Athabaskans.
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- Area
- 569 sq mi
Deltana’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Deltana.
| Town | AK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltana | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Big Delta | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta Junction | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Deltana has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Deltana reports no FBI crime data of its own. Big Delta and Delta Junction aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Deltana with a neighbor →
Questions about Deltana
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deltana, AK a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Alaska.
Is Deltana, AK expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.