Best PlacesGorum, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gorum, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gorum ranks 49,766th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gorum
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.
Gorum's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gorum ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- Cheap childcare$733 a month, better than 60% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 59% of towns
Where Gorum ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$44,855 median, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gorum
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gorum home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,855, 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 Gorum's effective rate of 0.31%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gorum
Gorum runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gorum.
Who works in Gorum, and how
Work in Gorum centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gorum
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gorum.
What the weather is like in Gorum, month by month
Gorum sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Gorum
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gorum
Schools across Gorum average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Olla-standard Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Provencal Elementary & Junior High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Colfax Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lasalle Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Anacoco High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Grant High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Many High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gorum school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gorum 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 Gorum against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gorum
Is Gorum a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gorum ranks 49,766th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gorum expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,503. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $44,855 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Gorum safe?
Gorum is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $745 per resident a year.
Compare Gorum with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gorum. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gorum 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.
Gorum detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gorum: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gorum: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gorum: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gorum: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gorum 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.