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Gorman is a tiny town of 997 people in Eastland County, Texas. It's about 64 miles from Abilene, TX and 118 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $488 a month.
997people
$75kTypical home
$488/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 997
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Dallas, TX
- 64 mi to Abilene, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$475/mo)
- Median rent $488/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (827 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to MWL airport
- 106 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eastland County: R+78 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.