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Selma is a small city of 17,057 people in Dallas County, Alabama. It's about 45 miles from Montgomery, AL and 78 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $713 a month.
17,057people
$97kTypical home
$713/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,057
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,235 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 45 mi to Montgomery, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (698 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,808 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MGM airport
- 81 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 121 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 270 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Dallas County: D+32 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk