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Farmers Loop’s story
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2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A town of 4,954.
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Oddfellows House · Photo: Durkeeco · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
4,954
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$280K
Census ACS
Household income
$110K
median
Median age
36.6
years
Land area
22 sq mi
TownGrade
B+
#6 of 41 in AK
Is Farmers Loop a good place to live?
Farmers Loop is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 6th among Alaska's 41 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 83% of the country. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $110K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $280K, 3.2 years of the Fairbanks metro’s $88K median household income. Farmers Loop’s January low is -12°F, where Alaska’s towns sit at 7°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, at 1,417 acres with 21.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Farmers Loop stand out
Where Farmers Loop beats most towns.
How Farmers Loop grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alaska), ordered by how far Farmers Loop is from typical.
HealthFairbanks Memorial Hospital 5.2 miles awayA−Open →Jobs & income1.8% below the poverty lineA−Open →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingC+Open →SchoolsBeat 56% of Alaska districts on tests and graduationBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 0.6% of households have no car; 5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Farmers Loop: who provides what
Farmers Loop is unincorporated, so Fairbanks North Star Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerGolden Valley Elec Assn31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCozy Northern Homes, LLC water system5 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes99712, 9970999712 95% · 99709 5%Census 2020
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 Farmers Loop.
Farmers Loop has more trail for its size than nearly any town in Alaska, has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Alaska.
OutdoorsA−
Conserved land covers 19.2% of Farmers Loop
At 2.4 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #2 of 40 Alaska towns.
51 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Farmers Loop’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile.
#2for trails in AK
19.2%
conserved · 2,655 of 13,812 acres
51 mi
of trails · 2.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge | 21.5 mi | 1,417 |
| 2. Goldstream Public Use Area | 3.8 mi | 1,001 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthA−
Farmers Loop earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Alaska is food insecurity: 8.7% of its 3,620 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide.
68% of Farmers Loop adults had a checkup this year. Farmers Loop beats the Alaska average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8.1% of Farmers Loop adults have diabetes.
83%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Farmers Loop | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 68% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 8.8% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Alaska
11 better20 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Farmers Loop | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 7% |
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
5.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
88th
percentile among AK towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Farmers Loop, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The College Obsy weather station, 6 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 111 days, shorter than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average -11.5°, colder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 71.3°.
Farmers Loop has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. The July high in Farmers Loop is 71°F. About 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
64″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter-8–6°
Spring20–43°
Summer48–69°
Fall17–33°
Sep 6
typical first frost
May 18
typical last frost
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Farmers Loop faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesWildfireCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who lives here
An age mix much like Alaska’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Alaska average. 13% of residents are 65 or older in Farmers Loop. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Alaska.
36.6median age · AK 35.8
| Farmers Loop | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.6 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 27% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
Farmers LoopAlaskaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma4%
High school41%
Some college10%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate11%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 97% are men (AK 57%).
| Farmers Loop | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.6% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.9% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.1% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 5,000, single groups can be off by several points
HousingCost of living grade C+
A home in Farmers Loop sells for about $198K at the median
$198Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
35
days on market
100%
sale-to-list price
8
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 6 attractions →Pioneer Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmers Loop. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Park & preservePioneer Park
5 mi MuseumUniversity of Alaska Museum of the North8 mi Ski areaMoose Mountain Ski Resort98 runs · 1,311 ft vertical13 mi Ski areaSki Land (Mt Aurora)45 runs · 1,084 ft vertical
6 mi GardenGeorgeson Botanical GardenSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Pioneer Park: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of Alaska Museum of the North: Maureen amerune, CC BY 2.0 · Georgeson Botanical Garden: Abalg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Farmers Loop
17pages on Farmers Loop
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Farmers Loop
About 5 of every 100 Farmers Loop residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alaska.
Landmarks
2 places in Farmers Loop on the National Register of Historic Places.
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About Farmers Loop
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Farmers Loop is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It was one of several CDPs created out of various Fairbanks suburbs and outskirts during the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Farmers Loop had a population of 4,704. The CDP is located north of Fairbanks and is centered on and named for Farmers Loop Road, a road that runs along the foothills north of Fairbanks between the Steese Highway and the northeastern corner of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Farmers Loop CDP has a total area of 21.90 square miles (56.71 km2), of which 21.87 square miles (56.65 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
Farmers Loop’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Farmers Loop.
GoldstreamCollegeFoxSteele CreekFarmers Loop
How the neighbors grade
| Town | AK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Loop | #6 | B+ | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Goldstream | #7 | B | B+ | — | B | A |
| College | #13 | B | C | — | B | A− |
| Fox | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steele Creek | #5 | B+ | B− | — | B | A |
Farmers Loop, Goldstream, College and Steele Creek report no FBI crime data of their own. Fox isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Farmers Loop with a neighbor →
Questions about Farmers Loop
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Farmers Loop, AK a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Farmers Loop grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #6 of 41 in Alaska. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
Is Farmers Loop, AK expensive?
The typical home is worth about $280,000, 30% 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+.