Best PlacesSelvin, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Selvin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Selvin ranks 9,665th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in Selvin
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.
Selvin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Selvin ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$100,499 median, better than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Selvin ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Selvin
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Selvin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,499, 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 Selvin's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Selvin
Selvin runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Selvin.
Who works in Selvin, and how
Work in Selvin centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Selvin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Selvin.
What the weather is like in Selvin, month by month
Selvin sees roughly 48 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Selvin
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Selvin
Schools across Selvin average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- David Turnham Education CenterA · 65% proficient
- Holland Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Hills Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Southridge Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Heritage Hills High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Southridge High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Selvin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Selvin 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 Selvin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Selvin
Is Selvin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Selvin ranks 9,665th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Selvin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,344. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $100,499 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Selvin safe?
Yes, Selvin is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
Compare Selvin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Selvin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Selvin 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.
Selvin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Selvin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Selvin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Selvin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Selvin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Selvin 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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