A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Nome$1,030/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →

Turkey$740/mo

Typical home $114K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $554/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Nome and Turkey.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

NomeTurkey

Snow a year0″7″

January low43°F 27°F

July high92°F 96°F

Growing season (days)299d 211d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th 50th

Outdoors & history

NomeTurkey

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—3.8%

National Register places—1

Community

NomeTurkey

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

484 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NomeTX TurkeyTX

Nome ↔ Turkey484 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Texas average

NomeTurkey

People

Population 253Lowest 274Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -20.2% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 49.3±13.6Lowest 38% above TX 49.5±24Highest 39% above TX

Turkey and Nome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 13.8%±12.3Lowest TX: 25% 15%±7.2Highest TX: 25%

Turkey and Nome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 24.9%±14.8Highest TX: 13.4% 18.6%±12.5Lowest TX: 13.4%

Nome and Turkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 23.4%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±11.6Highest TX: 6.2% 2.6%±6.8Lowest TX: 6.2%

Nome and Turkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,125±$35kHighest 26% below TX $49,450±$27kLowest 37% below TX

Nome and Turkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,100±$22kHighest 41% below TX $99,300±$82kLowest 65% below TX

Nome and Turkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $554±$237 61% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,853Highest 56% below TX $1,508Lowest 64% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 16.1%±50.5Lowest TX: 51.7%

Nome and Turkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 11.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 76.6%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 22 yrs older than TX 1957Lowest 35 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 38% above TX 11 minLowest 59% below TX

Work from home 17.4%±20.5Highest TX: 14.4% 1.6%±3.1Lowest TX: 14.4%

Nome and Turkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 39.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.43Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Beaumont (21%)Memphis (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TurkeyFew work in Nome

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.4Lowest 85.7Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Your question goes to Nome’s Town Square.

Turkey neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Nome vs Turkey

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Nome

What daily life feels like in each

484 miles apart

What matters to you?

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