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# Sitka

Sitka is one of the cities recorded in the United States. At the end of 2020, Sitka had a population of 8,458.

## Mobility

Sitka's nearest airport was SIT, 2 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.6°C in January to 12.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 243.3 mm in January and 140.5 mm in July. A station-based estimate gives a mean annual temperature of 6.3°C.

## Safety

Recorded crime was 830.7 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 8,458 people | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Median monthly rent | `rent_median_city_eur_month` | 1,157 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-09-11 | stale | supplemental | [2] |
| Safety City Property Crime Count | `safety_city_property_crime_count` | 41 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [3] |
| Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 3,450 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-09-11 | stale | supplemental | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.78 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 2.83 · Feb 3.89 · Mar 5.33 · Apr 9.28 · May 12.39 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 15.78 · Aug 16.56 · Sep 14.06 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.28 · Dec 3.28 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -1.56 · Feb -1.39 · Mar -1.17 · Apr 1.06 · May 4 · Jun 7.28 · Jul 9.89 · Aug 9.78 · Sep 7.44 · Oct 3.78 · Nov 0.389 · Dec -1 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 0.611 · Feb 1.22 · Mar 2.11 · Apr 5.17 · May 8.17 · Jun 10.89 · Jul 12.83 · Aug 13.17 · Sep 10.78 · Oct 6.67 · Nov 2.83 · Dec 1.17 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 243.3 · Feb 164.6 · Mar 163.3 · Apr 127.3 · May 102.9 · Jun 92.2 · Jul 140.5 · Aug 244.1 · Sep 350 · Oct 375.7 · Nov 308.4 · Dec 280.2 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| G11 Annual Precipitation Mm | `g11_annual_precipitation_mm` | 2,592 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] |
| G11 Max Temp C Jul | `g11_max_temp_c_jul` | 15.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average annual temperature | `g11_mean_annual_temp_c` | 6.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [9] |
| G11 Min Temp C Jan | `g11_min_temp_c_jan` | -1.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 830.7 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | `safety_city_crime_covered_population` | 8,281 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [3] |
| Safety City Violent Crime Count | `safety_city_violent_crime_count` | 20 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [3] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 2 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SIT | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA)](https://www.ed.gov/adult-programs) — State Language Course · U.S. Department of Education · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [USCIS English and citizenship class finder](https://my.uscis.gov/) — Civic Orientation · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · English · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [American Job Centers](https://www.usa.gov/job-help) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Sitka when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: no — [official source](https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United States country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-states/).

## Sources

1. U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 — Official source — https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/25/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=GEOID%2CNAME%2CBASENAME%2CSTATE%2CPLACE%2CPLACENS%2CPOP100%2CMTFCC%2CLSADC%2CFUNCSTAT&returnGeometry=false&f=json
2. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25064 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) — Community source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B25064&geo_ids=16000US0270540
3. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/s3/signedurl?key=cius%2F2025%2Foffenses-known-to-le-2025.zip
4. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) — Community source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B20002&geo_ids=16000US0270540
5. api.census.gov — Official source — https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/archive/us-climate-normals_1991-2020_v1.0.1_monthly_multivariate_by-station_c20230404.tar.gz
7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
10. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
11. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home
12. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
13. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Sitka, United States: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sitka/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sitka-united-states-rent-salary-jobs_3cfa582cb39f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sitka, United States: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sitka/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Sitka, United States: rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sitka/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sitka/
- Title: Sitka, United States: rent, salary, jobs
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sitka/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/sitka.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/sitka.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/us/sitka
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json