Nome is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Nome, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
If Nome were 100 people
About 472 people live in Nome (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 49.3 (TX 35.6).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 37 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Nome says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Nome
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Nome’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Nome or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Nome in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.