Nome, AK housing market
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Nome compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Nome in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 0.8 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Alaska (1.8). Over the past 10 years, Nome has permitted 41 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Nome gained 101 residents while 87 new homes were permitted: about 1.2 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. Across Alaska: 1.8 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $665,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $997,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $997,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $332,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $332,000 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 6 | $673,000 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $30,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $73,000 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $815,000 |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | 6 | $844,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $555,000 |
| 2012 | 44 | 1 | 43 | $5.7 million |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $380,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $550,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $728,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $662,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $239,000 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 2 | $862,000 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 4 | $454,000 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 | 3 | $296,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $415,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $612,000 |
Nome's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
3.1 years of income
The typical Nome home costs about 3.1 years of the town's median household income, less than across Alaska (4.3 years).
How Nome ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,670
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Nome is $1,670 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Nome pay a median of $1,633. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,340 · 4 bedrooms $2,750
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (99762; Nome Census Area, AK), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.