Fairbanks, AK Quality of Life Profile and Information

• The median travel time to work in Fairbanks is 11.22 minutes.

• The percent of the population that uses public transportation is 1% with 86% driving alone or carpooling.

Fairbanks WORK COMMUTING FACTS
Commuter Travel Options
Median Travel Time to Work (minutes)	11.22
Use Public Transportation	1%
Drive or Carpool	86%
Walk or Bike	8%
Work at Home	5%

• Winter (January) low temperatures for Fairbanks are -12.50 degrees.

• Summer (July) high temperatures for Fairbanks are 73.40 degrees.

Fairbanks SEASONAL TEMPERATURE RANGES
Weather Indicator
Annual Precipitation (in.)	11.71
Average January High Temperature (degrees)	2.30
Average January Low Temperature (degrees)	-12.50
Average July High Temperature (degrees)	73.40
Average July Low Temperature (degrees)	50.10

• Fairbanks has an earthquake risk of 0.00 and a hurricane risk of 0.00. See the chart below for likelihood of other potential weather threats.

Fairbanks SEVERE WEATHER RISKS
Weather Situation	Index
Earthquake Risk	0.00
Hail Risk	0.00
Hurricane Risk	0.00
Tornado Risk	0.00
Wind Risk	0.00
(100=National Average)

• People today are increasingly interested in the pollution levels of their community.

• Fairbanks has an air pollution index of 80 and carbon monoxide index of 217. See the chart below for detailed information on risks of other types of pollution.

Fairbanks POLUTION RISKS
Pollution Type	Index
Air Pollution	80
Ozone	1
Carbon Monoxide	217
Lead	39
NO2	71
Particulate Matter	71
(100=National Average)

• Crime risks are provided as a comparison to the national average (100). Total crime risk* in this Fairbanks is 214 with murder risk of 255.

• Some other crime risks include burglary 151 and motor vehicle theft 121.

• For other information on specific crimes see the chart below.

Fairbanks CRIME RISKS
	Index*
Total Crime Risk (County)	214
Personal Crime Risk (County)	283
Murder Risk (County)	255
Rape Risk (County)	525
Robbery Risk (County)	79
Burglary Risk (County)	151
Assault Risk (County)	343
Property Crime Risk (County)	186
Larceny Risk (County)	233
Motor Vehicle Theft Risk(County)	121
(100=National Average)

• Although many towns have instituted policies that legislate smoking in public places this chart will show whether these rules have been adopted in Fairbanks.

Fairbanks PUBLIC SMOKING BANS
	Yes or no
In Workplaces	Y or N	Y
In Restaurants	Y or N	N
In Bars	Y or N	N