Selmer
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Outdoors in Selmer
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About Selmer
City in Tennessee, United StatesSelmer is a city in and the county seat of McNairy County, Tennessee, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,446.
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How Selmer ranks
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Housing in Selmer
The typical Selmer home is worth about $164,000, up 2.8% in a year, 51% below the Tennessee typical home.
Safety in Selmer
Safety Grade D
Selmer reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
Work & commute in Selmer
Full picture →About one in 4 of Selmer’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jackson (12%), Memphis (5%) and Henderson (3%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Health in Selmer
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 4% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Tennessee
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Selmer
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Selmer
Full climate →Selmer has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Selmer
All Selmer schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Selmer’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.