Rankings · How Selma ranks in TX
Selma ranks #30 in Texas for growth
Selma is ranked on 32 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 8.
Lists ranked on
32
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #30 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
8
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Selma does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Selma marked.
At a glance
Selma lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Selma’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Selma does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#83/652Fewest smokers#83/652Healthiest#107/651Most active#114/652Fewest uninsured#195/652Closest to a top hospital#247/632Lowest depression#383/652 People
Most educated#167/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#332/535 SafetySafety →
Safest#340/470 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#481/653 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 86% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Selma’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 86% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
9.2% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 83% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
289 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 77% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+41.0% in home prices, 5 years
More homes per newcomer than 73% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.1 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Drier than 67% of TX towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 66% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 65% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
40.4° January low
More kids than 62% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
27.5% of residents are under 18
Younger than 59% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
34.9 median age
Hotter summers than 53% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.1° July high
Next door
Selma out-ranks 3 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.