Nome
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About Nome
City in Alaska, U.S.Nome (; Inupiaq: Sitŋasuaq, pronounced [sitŋɐsuɑq], also Sitŋazuaq, Siqnazuaq) is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the US state of Alaska. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It had a population of 3,699 in 2020, up from 3,598 in 2010. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901. It was once the most populous city in Alaska. Nome lies within the region of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, which is headquartered in Nome. Prior to being settled by non-indigenous people, the area around Nome was home to Iñupiat natives. The area came to world attention in 1898, when three Nordic-Americans discovered gold …
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How Nome ranks
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Safety in Nome
Safety Grade D
Nome reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
Health in Nome
Compared with Alaska
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Schools in Nome
All Nome schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Nome’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AK. Ratings are from neighbors.