Home Insurance in Gorman, Texas

With a median home value of $75,300, Gorman is 44% lower than the Eastland County median.

The typical home in Gorman was built around 1951. About 66% of homes were built before 1960, about 20 points above Eastland County's 46%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.

Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Gorman is 72% single-family homes, 4% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 9% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types.

About 13% of owner-occupied homes in Gorman have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.

Gorman has an owner-occupancy rate of 58% and a vacancy rate of 21%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.

In Gorman, 71% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.

Eastland County's top FEMA-rated hazard is wildfire (Relatively Low), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Eastland County had 75 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Eastland County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.

The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Texas is $2,864 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).

This area lists 1 licensed insurance agencies.

Key figures

Median home value$75,300
Median year built1951
Owner-occupied share58%
Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage13%
Top county hazardWildfire (Relatively Low)
Active NFIP policies in Eastland County75
Home insurance premium$2,864 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data)
Key home insurance figures for Gorman, TX

Licensed insurance agencies in Gorman

Data source: Texas Department of Insurance - licensed agencies, https://data.texas.gov/d/3yqc-fcdt

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Data last updated: 2026-09-29