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Nome is a small town of 3,653 people in Nome Census Area, Alaska. Summer highs average 58°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,653people
$357kTypical home
$1,633/moRent
58° / 13°Summer / winter
81"Snow
185Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,653
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 287 people per sq mi
- 524 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,251/mo)
- Median rent $1,633/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 58°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (37 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 111 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1119 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 41% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to OME airport
- 536 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 39 mi to a big lake
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Alaska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 281 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- College in town
Politics
- Nome Census Area: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk