Selma, AL vs Pike Road, AL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSelma, ALPike Road, AL
Population17,05710,574
Median Household Income$33,197$117,091
Median Rent$713/mo$1,653/mo
Median Home Value$96,500$381,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—90
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.7%49.3%
Poverty Rate30.8%5.1%
Unemployment Rate4.8%3.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k733239*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,9241,075*
Median AQI—44
Good AQI Days /yr—229
Summer Highs92°F93°F
Winter Lows38°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.7 min26.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.718
College Degree Rate19.9%55.4%
Foreign-Born %3.4%7.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-10.5%+26.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Pike Road (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.