A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

20 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LukeGorman

Luke ↔ Gorman20 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Maryland average

LukeGorman

People

Population 89Lowest 100Highest

Median age 44.5±3.9Lowest 13% above MD 56.9±0.9Highest 44% above MD

Kids under 18 27%±30.8Highest MD: 22.2% 0%±39.6Lowest MD: 22.2%

Luke and Gorman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.4%±35.6Lowest MD: 16.7% 17%±48.5Highest MD: 16.7%

Gorman and Luke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Highest MD: 43.4% 0%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±22.2 MD: 6.9% 0%±19.8 MD: 6.9%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,250±$57k 22% below MD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $51,000±$19k 88% below MD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MD: 51.5% —

Below poverty line 2.2%Highest MD: 9.4% 0%Lowest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.6%Lowest MD: 67.6% 100%Highest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MD —

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 min 20% below MD —

Work from home 0%±30.4 MD: 19.3% 0%±16.9 MD: 19.3%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 1.81Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cumberland (27%)Oakland (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GormanFew work in Luke

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.1Highest 4.8Lowest

Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Luke vs Gorman

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Gorman gets 84 more inches of snow a year

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