Red Dog MineAK
A town in Alaska.
Is Red Dog Mine a good place to live?
We don’t grade Red Dog Mine yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Red Dog Mine: who provides what
Red Dog Mine is unincorporated, so Northwest Arctic 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.
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Top of a very low hazard risk in Red Dog Mine: cold waves
Compared with 93% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Red Dog Mine is lower. FEMA puts 92% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Red Dog Mine than in most of Alaska or the rest of the country
Red Dog Mine beats the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Red Dog Mine. In Red Dog Mine, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink, above both Alaska’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (16%). Only 4 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Red Dog Mine.
| Red Dog Mine | Typical Alaska town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 68% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Red Dog Mine | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.6% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Red Dog Mine
About Red Dog Mine
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Red Dog Mine is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 5 at the 2020 census, down from 309 in 2010.
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- Area
- 69 sq mi
- Elevation
- 853 ft
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Is Red Dog Mine, AK a good place to live?
We don’t grade Red Dog Mine yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Alaska.