Fort Richardson, AK Quality of Life Profile and Information

• The median travel time to work in Fort Richardson is 8.21 minutes.

• The percent of the population that uses public transportation is 1% with 77% driving alone or carpooling.

Fort Richardson WORK COMMUTING FACTS
Commuter Travel Options
Median Travel Time to Work (minutes)	8.21
Use Public Transportation	1%
Drive or Carpool	77%
Walk or Bike	16%
Work at Home	7%

• Winter (January) low temperatures for Fort Richardson are 7.30 degrees.

• Summer (July) high temperatures for Fort Richardson are 65.20 degrees.

Fort Richardson SEASONAL TEMPERATURE RANGES
Weather Indicator
Annual Precipitation (in.)	15.19
Average January High Temperature (degrees)	21.50
Average January Low Temperature (degrees)	7.30
Average July High Temperature (degrees)	65.20
Average July Low Temperature (degrees)	48.90

• Fort Richardson 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.

Fort Richardson 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.

• Fort Richardson has an air pollution index of 72 and carbon monoxide index of 156. See the chart below for detailed information on risks of other types of pollution.

Fort Richardson POLUTION RISKS
Pollution Type	Index
Air Pollution	72
Ozone	1
Carbon Monoxide	156
Lead	39
NO2	53
Particulate Matter	110
(100=National Average)

• Crime risks are provided as a comparison to the national average (100). Total crime risk* in this Fort Richardson is 58 with murder risk of 41.

• Some other crime risks include burglary 52 and motor vehicle theft 48.

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

Fort Richardson CRIME RISKS
	Index*
Total Crime Risk (County)	58
Personal Crime Risk (County)	64
Murder Risk (County)	41
Rape Risk (County)	121
Robbery Risk (County)	39
Burglary Risk (County)	52
Assault Risk (County)	82
Property Crime Risk (County)	60
Larceny Risk (County)	70
Motor Vehicle Theft Risk(County)	48
(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 Fort Richardson.

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

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Fort Richardson, AK Zip Codes
99505 |