Best PlacesSelman, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Selman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Selman ranks 29,714th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Selman
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Selman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Selman ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
Where Selman ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Selman
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Selman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,417, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Selman's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Selman
Selman's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Selman.
Who works in Selman, and how
Work in Selman centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Selman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Selman.
What the weather is like in Selman, month by month
Selman sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Selman
The nearest airport, Dodge City Regional, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 304 miles away.
The best schools in and around Selman
Schools across Selman average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Supply EsB · 47% proficient
- Buffalo EsD+ · 22% proficient
- Freedom EsD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Freedom HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Buffalo HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Fort Supply HsD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Selman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Selman measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Selman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Selman
Is Selman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Selman ranks 29,714th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Selman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,400. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $74,417 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Selman safe?
Selman is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $579 per resident a year.
Compare Selman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Selman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Selman represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Selman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Selman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Selman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Selman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Selman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Selman detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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