Best PlacesGorman, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gorman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gorman ranks 23,502nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gorman
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Gorman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gorman ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Gorman ranks low
- Short commute45.0 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gorman
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gorman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,665, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Gorman's effective rate of 0.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gorman
Gorman runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gorman.
Who works in Gorman, and how
Work in Gorman centers on manufacturing and utilities. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Gorman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gorman.
What the weather is like in Gorman, month by month
Gorman sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Gorman
Nashville International sits about 57 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Gorman
Schools across Gorman average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mc Ewen ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waverly Jr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Waverly Central High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gorman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gorman measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Gorman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gorman
Is Gorman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gorman ranks 23,502nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gorman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,323. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $88,665 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Gorman safe?
Yes, Gorman is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
Compare Gorman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gorman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gorman represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Gorman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gorman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gorman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gorman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gorman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gorman detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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