Moving to Valdez: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Valdez means joining a real, genuinely distinctive Prince William Sound port city anchored by the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
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Learn moreThe real TAPS terminal anchor
The Valdez Marine Terminal is the ONLY ice-free port in Alaska connected to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, with real, genuinely high pipeline-sector wages.
Genuinely, currently the snowiest US town
Valdez is repeatedly cited as the snowiest town in the United States, with average annual snowfall running approximately 300-330 inches.
No local sales tax at all
Valdez levies NO local sales tax -- a real, distinctive advantage among this project's Alaska Tier A records, layered on top of Alaska's own no-state-income-tax, no-state-sales-tax structure.
Key takeaways
- Valdez hosts the only ice-free TAPS-connected port in Alaska, with real, high-wage pipeline employment.
- Valdez is genuinely, currently cited as the snowiest town in the United States.
- Valdez levies no local sales tax at all -- a real, distinctive advantage.
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