Living in Noma, FL
Noma is a tiny town of 237 people in Holmes County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Dothan, AL and 189 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $650 a month.
237people
$80kTypical home
$650/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Dothan, AL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DHN airport
- 99 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: R+80 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.