Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town, settled in 1897.
95% of the land in Hope 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 1,447 acres. We don’t grade Hope yet; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 44 in 1920, a low of 15 in 1930, 161 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hope 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hope.
There are 16 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. In Hope, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile, where Alaska’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge | 0.2 mi | 1,447 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 21 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Households in Hope have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2018. Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 88% come from avalanches and 10% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 6.1% in value.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
28% of adults feel lonely in Hope. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Hope. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Hope is ahead of Alaska on 15 and behind on 6.
| Hope | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 68% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hope | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 4.8% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hope. Close and well known come first.
13 mi State parkChugach State Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaSullivan Arena
17 mi Zoo & aquariumAlaska Zoo22 mi Zoo & aquariumAlaska Wildlife Conservation Center
29 mi Scenic driveGlenn Highway
34 mi National forestChugach National ForestChugach State Park: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Sullivan Arena: Acez1, CC0 · Alaska Zoo: James from Boulder, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Glenn Highway: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chugach National Forest: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0
None within 15 miles of Hope; the nearest are
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Hope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 70 miles (110 km) south of Anchorage. As of the 2020 census, Hope had a population of 161. The Hope Historic District, which includes the surviving elements of the former mining town, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Hope.
Hope and Sunrise aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hope with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Hope yet; the figures below are still real.
