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Gorman is a small town of 1,591 people in Durham County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Durham, NC and 17 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,591people
$389kTypical home
$1,311/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,591
- Part of a metro area
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 7 mi to Durham, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,456/mo)
- Median rent $1,311/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,458 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 53% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to RDU airport
- 11 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 342 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Durham County: D+62 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.