TatitlekAK
A town of 20, settled in 1946.
Is Tatitlek a good place to live?
Tatitlek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
20 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tatitlek: who provides what
Tatitlek is unincorporated, so Chugach 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 Tatitlek.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Tatitlek: avalanches
FEMA puts three fifths of Tatitlek’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 21% to earthquakes. Compared with 83% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Tatitlek’s kids attend
Public schools: the Chugach School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatitlek Community SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 10 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Tatitlek has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Its midsummer high stands at 62°F, where Alaska’s towns sit at 66°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Tatitlek’s adults have diabetes than in the typical Alaska or U.S. town
For adults in Tatitlek, the share who smoke cigarettes is 20%. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Tatitlek. In Tatitlek, 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both Alaska’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (23%). The town beats the Alaska average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Tatitlek | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.8% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tatitlek | AK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68.7% | 59.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.8% | 68% |
| More adults with diabetes | 14.9% | 9.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 7.7% of Tatitlek
1.9 miles of trail. The trail density in Tatitlek is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Tatitlek | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 15% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Tatitlek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tatitlek; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Tatitlek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alaska.
Questions about Tatitlek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tatitlek, AK a good place to live?
Tatitlek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.