DeltanaAK
Public schools that outperform most of Alaska. With 1,997 residents, it is a town in 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
The concentration of trails for Deltana comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 81 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| 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
Public schools: 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
Deltana has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
33% of Deltana’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by avalanches at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Deltana is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns
Deltana: 16% of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Deltana is ahead of Alaska on 3 and behind on 3. Two figures for adults in the town: 20% have been diagnosed with depression, 35% have high blood pressure.
| 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
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Deltana skews older than Alaska
Only 2 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a higher median age than Deltana. People 65 and older are just over a fifth of residents (14% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (25% statewide). College graduates make up 26% of adults 25 and older, against 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
The median home in Deltana sells for about $359K
Homes sold in Deltana spent a median 78 days on the market.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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?
The typical home is worth about $325,000, 18% below the Alaska typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.