Best PlacesSelmont-West Selmont, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Selmont-West Selmont, 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.
Selmont-West Selmont ranks 50,124th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Selmont-West Selmont
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.
Selmont-West Selmont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Selmont-West Selmont ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 72% of towns
- Cheap childcare$658 a month, better than 72% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of towns
Where Selmont-West Selmont ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$33,375 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Selmont-West Selmont
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Selmont-West Selmont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $33,375, 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 Selmont-West Selmont's effective rate of 0.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Selmont-West Selmont
Selmont-West Selmont'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 Selmont-West Selmont.
Who works in Selmont-West Selmont, and how
Work in Selmont-West Selmont centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Selmont-West Selmont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Selmont-West Selmont.
What the weather is like in Selmont-West Selmont, month by month
Selmont-West Selmont sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Selmont-West Selmont
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around Selmont-West Selmont
Schools across Selmont-West Selmont average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bruce K Craig Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tipton Durant Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Southside High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Selmont-West Selmont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Selmont-West Selmont 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 Selmont-West Selmont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Selmont-West Selmont
Is Selmont-West Selmont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Selmont-West Selmont ranks 50,124th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and biking, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Selmont-West Selmont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $71,592. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $33,375 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Selmont-West Selmont safe?
Selmont-West Selmont is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,276 per resident a year.
Compare Selmont-West Selmont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Selmont-West Selmont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Selmont-West Selmont 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.
Selmont-West Selmont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Selmont-West Selmont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Selmont-West Selmont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Selmont-West Selmont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Selmont-West Selmont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Selmont-West Selmont 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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