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%

Turkey$740/mo

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

Nome$1,030/mo

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

TurkeyNome

Snow a year7″0″

January low27°F 43°F

July high96°F 92°F

Growing season (days)211d 299d

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

Outdoors & history

TurkeyNome

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land3.8%—

National Register places1 —

Community

TurkeyNome

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.

TurkeyTX NomeTX

Turkey ↔ Nome484 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

TurkeyNome

People

Population 274Highest 253Lowest

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

Median age 49.5±24Highest 39% above TX 49.3±13.6Lowest 38% 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 15%±7.2Highest TX: 25% 13.8%±12.3Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 18.6%±12.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 24.9%±14.8Highest 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+ 23.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 22.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±6.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.3%±11.6Highest 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 $49,450±$27kLowest 37% below TX $58,125±$35kHighest 26% 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 $99,300±$82kLowest 65% below TX $166,100±$22kHighest 41% 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 $1,508Lowest 64% below TX $1,853Highest 56% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.1%±50.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 61.5%±100Highest 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 11.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 13.4%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 1.6%±3.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 17.4%±20.5Highest 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 1.8%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NomeFew work in Turkey

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

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

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.

Turkey neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Turkey’s Town Square.

Nome neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Nome’s Town 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.

Turkey vs Nome

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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