Living in Lakes

In Lakes, unemployment is 7.1% (2024).

The population of Lakes totalled 9,450 at the end of 2020. Lakes recorded annual PM2.5 of 3.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population9,450people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,223EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,331EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate7.15%country median 4.6% — 56% aboveOfficial source · api.census.gov

PM2.5, annual mean3.84µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 82% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lakes?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Lakes.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁰Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,331 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Lakes a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–44%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 29–51%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%

Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–51%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 468 of 9,450 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lakes is 7.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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Lakes 7.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,223 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.15 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.census.gov³Official

What does a salary buy in Lakes?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,869of €3,282 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,282
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €1,331
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,869

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Lakes Salary needed to live in Lakes

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lakes. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lakes. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	121.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lakes when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Lakes was 52 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	52 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MRI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lakes. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lakes.

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Climate and air quality

Lakes's monthly mean temperatures were −9.2°C in January and 15.1°C in July. Lakes's monthly precipitation totalled 16.4 mm in January and 40.6 mm in July. Maximum PM2.5 in Lakes reached 32.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.53.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Lakes is 3.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Lakes 3.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.84 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -5.3 · Feb -2 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 8.8 · May 15.1 · Jun 18.7 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 5.7 · Nov -1.7 · Dec -3.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -13.2 · Feb -10.4 · Mar -8.2 · Apr -1.2 · May 3.8 · Jun 8.3 · Jul 10.4 · Aug 9 · Sep 4.9 · Oct -1.9 · Nov -9.1 · Dec -11.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.2 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 3.8 · May 9.4 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 1.9 · Nov -5.4 · Dec -7.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 16.4 · Feb 17.7 · Mar 12 · Apr 7.5 · May 15.8 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 40.6 · Aug 58.9 · Sep 52.8 · Oct 31.8 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 24.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	32.6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	3.76 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	319.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	19.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-13.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Fargo ±4.3 °C. Elsewhere: Oulu (Finland) ±1.5 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±3.4 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±1.4 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±4.1 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	4.58 %	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Foreign residents	468 people	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Population	9,450 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Lakes

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Gateway as a Lakes alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €5,117 Gateway vs €4,223 Lakes+21%
Residents: 5,748 Gateway vs 9,450 Lakes−39%
Foreign residents: 3.0% (2024) Gateway vs 4.6% (2020) Lakesno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 3.8 µg/m³ Gateway vs 3.8 µg/m³ Lakessame level

Full comparison More about Gateway

North Bethesda as a Lakes alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 5355 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,450 Lakes+430%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,223 Lakes+45%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 3.8 µg/m³ Lakes+53%
Foreign residents: 34.1% (2024) North Bethesda vs 4.6% (2020) Lakesno percentage

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Lakes

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Gateway 4.3 km away

Rent: 1,608 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,117 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Tanaina 7.0 km away

Rent: 1,292 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,319 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Meadow Lakes 16.4 km away

Rent: 1,272 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,708 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Knik-Fairview 18.6 km away

Rent: 1,467 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,258 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Londontowne9,446 residents East Stroudsburg9,445 residents Saint Stephens9,457 residents Minnetrista9,458 residents North Gates9,458 residents Park City9,458 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Lakes?

The unemployment rate is 7.15 %. Source: api.census.gov.

Is the air quality good in Lakes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.84 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Lakes?

The published population is 9,450 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Lakes?

468 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Lakes a good place to live?

Lakes may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Lakes?

Gateway, Tanaina, Wasilla, Palmer, Meadow Lakes are near Lakes. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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