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Selma vs Schertz

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+64.2 pts in Selma) and trails (3.6× in Schertz).

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Selma, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 11,503 people

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Schertz, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 44,050 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

SelmaAn outdoors town

Outdoors#37 most trails in TX7.4 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Work7,544 jobsbased in Selma, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 82%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Selma →

SchertzAn outdoors town

Outdoors#114 most trails in TX27 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves Schools#172 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Schertz →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+64.2 pts

Selma has grown faster since 2010

Selma +97.7%Schertz +33.5%

Schertz has more miles of trail

Schertz 26.7 miSelma 7.4 mi

Schertz is the bigger place

Schertz 44,050Selma 11,503

Homeowners+14.4 pts renters

Selma has more renters

Schertz 78.4%Selma 64%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Selma places higher on 11 of 20 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

CSelmaSafer than 27% of U.S. towns BSchertzSafer than 58% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+SelmaBetter than 42% of districts in the state A−SchertzBetter than 83% of districts in the state

Health

A−SelmaHealthier than 82% of U.S. towns B+SchertzHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns

11Selma

9Schertz

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #497#238 SafestSafety · 470 towns #340#143 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #332#174 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#256 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #37#114 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #247#335 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #30#118 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #419#499

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Selma’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Schertz

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Selma$1,890/mo

Typical home $284K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $1,774/mo · Housing →

Schertz$2,050/mo

Typical home $312K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $1,659/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Schertz and Selma.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Selma and Schertz share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

SelmaSchertz

Selma ↔ Schertz4.2 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

335 Schertz residents work in Selma (1.7% of its workers)

260 Selma residents work in Schertz (5.4% of its workers)

Work & commute in Schertz →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

SelmaSchertz

Snow a year0″0″

January low41°F 41°F

July high95°F 95°F

Growing season (days)277d 277d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 59th

Outdoors & history

SelmaSchertz

Trails7 mi 27 mi

Conserved land0.4%2.7%

Settled1964 1843

National Register places2 2

Community

SelmaSchertz

Library hours a week—59 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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 Texas average

SelmaSchertz

People

Population 11,503Lowest 44,050Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +97.7%Highest TX: +15.9% +33.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 34.9±2.6Lowest about the TX average 38.6±2.3Highest 8% above TX

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

Kids under 18 27.5%±4.7Highest TX: 25% 22.9%±1.9Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 9.2%±2.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.6%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 39.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.5%±1.2Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $97,066±$9kLowest 24% above TX $99,948±$7kHighest 27% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $313,900±$17kLowest 11% above TX $317,100±$10kHighest 12% above TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,774±$106Highest 26% above TX $1,659±$137Lowest 18% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,353Highest 26% above TX $5,090Lowest 20% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.2%±12.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 45.7%±8.8Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 6.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Lowest TX: 62.6% 78.4%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 18 yrs newer than TX 2002Lowest 10 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 12% above TX 32 minHighest 19% above TX

Work from home 20.2%±6.8Highest TX: 14.4% 15.6%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 8.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.57Highest 1.06Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (48%)San Antonio (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Schertz2% work in Selma

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miLowest 26.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 24Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.6Highest 38.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#172 of 583 in TX

School district —SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY · COMAL ISD

High school in town —Samuel Clemens H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 18.5

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

Deciding?

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Bordering Selma

Universal City20,189 people · $270K homes

Live Oak15,984 people · $246K homes

San Antonio1,479,835 people · $236K homes

Towns like Selma

Hewitt16,432 people · $273K homes

Liberty Hill8,371 people · $403K homes

Joshua8,550 people · $338K homes

Nolanville6,690 people · $245K homes

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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.