At $1,335/mo, rent takes about 17% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Selma's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Selma is 8.1% below its high of $1,452 in June 2023, at $1,335 as of September 2026.
Rent in Selma changed -3.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,066) is $2,427 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,950).
Universal City, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,189/mo), about $1,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Selma. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Selma, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 36.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Selma, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Selma, TX has fallen by $38 per month, settling near $1,335 after starting the period at $1,373. Household income in the area moved from $84,808 to $97,066 across the same window, up 14.5% versus 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 17.3 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 10,601 to 11,503 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.5% change. About 36% of households rent today, against 47.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 40.5% to 36.6%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Selma, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Selma is $1,335/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $1,293/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,164/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,531/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($97,066/yr), Selma ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.1% over the past year.
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