Living in Selma, TX Near JBSA-Randolph (2026): Home Prices, and What Changes at the County Line

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 2, 2026 | BY CHRISTOPHER BEAL, U.S. ARMY VETERAN & REALTOR

Selma is a small city of 10,952 people (2020 Census) on I-35 at Loop 1604, about 5.5 road miles from JBSA-Randolph's Lindsey (Main) Gate. The decision that matters most here is which county the house sits in. Selma spans Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal counties, and the county decides your appraisal district, your county tax rate and, in the city's own listing, your school district. In the 12 months ending October 1, 2026, 91 homes with a Selma address closed in the MLS: 52 on the Bexar side at a median of $275,000 and 39 on the Guadalupe side at a median of $290,000. None closed on the Comal side in that window. Those figures describe Selma-addressed MLS sales, not every home inside city limits, and they are not a forecast. Check the appraisal district record for the exact address before you write an offer.

I am Christopher Beal, a U.S. Army veteran, REALTOR (TREC #723559) and Owner of Veteran Real Estate San Antonio, brokered by eXp Realty. Read my background.

Where is Selma, and how far is it from JBSA-Randolph and Fort Sam Houston?

The city describes itself as about five square miles, sixteen miles northeast of downtown San Antonio, on the old Austin road that is now I-35 (City of Selma). The distances below are Google Maps routes from Selma City Hall at 9375 Corporate Drive, checked October 2, 2026.

Source: Google Maps driving directions from 9375 Corporate Dr, Selma, TX 78154, checked October 2, 2026 at about 1 a.m. Central. Distances only; travel time at a 7 a.m. report hour will be longer than the late-night estimate, so check your own route at the hour you actually drive. Randolph gate hours vary by gate (JBSA-Randolph gates); the Lindsey (Main) Gate is listed as open 24/7.

Why does it matter which county a Selma home is in?

The City of Selma states that it lies in three separate counties: Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal (City of Selma, Current City Tax Rates). Two homes a mile apart can carry different county, school and special-district rates even though both pay the same city rate. Here is how the city lays it out, read October 2, 2026:

Source: City of Selma, New Resident Information (Area School Districts) and Current City Tax Rates pages, read October 2, 2026. This is the city's general listing by county, not an attendance-zone lookup. Confirm the district for a specific address on its appraisal district record and with the school district before you rely on it.

What stays the same across the county line: the City of Selma lists its property tax rate as $0.1891 per $100 of value, and the city supplies water, sewer and garbage service to its customers. The city lists CPS, GVEC and Reliant Energy (Entex) under electric service, so ask which provider serves the house you are considering. The county, school district and any special-district rates are separate lines on the bill, so pull the actual jurisdictions for the address instead of assuming a neighbor's total rate applies to you.

If you buy a home you live in, you file the homestead exemption with the appraisal district for that county, and a disabled veteran exemption goes to the same office. My guides on the San Antonio homestead exemption and the Texas disabled veteran property tax exemption explain those filings. The rules are statewide; the office you send them to depends on the county.

What did homes in Selma sell for in the last 12 months?

I pulled every residential closing in the LERA MLS with the city field set to Selma, closed October 2, 2025 through October 1, 2026. That returned 91 records with no further pages, so these are complete counts for that filter, not a sample. All 91 carry ZIP 78154.

Source: LERA MLS (SABOR), residential property type, status Sold, city field Selma, closed October 2, 2025 through October 1, 2026, pulled October 2, 2026. Complete result set: 91 records. County is the MLS county field. Medians are of individual sales; across all 91, total sale price was 97.9 percent of total final list price. The MLS city field follows the listing address, so it can include homes outside Selma city limits and miss homes inside them.

The price spread is wide: $179,900 to $690,000. The top of that range is new or newer construction in Selma Park Estates; the bottom is 2000s-era resale in Retama Ridge and Kensington Ranch.

Which Selma subdivisions actually trade, and at what price?

Source: same LERA MLS pull as above (91 closings, October 2, 2025 through October 1, 2026). I grouped spelling variants of one subdivision name (for example, Trails at Kensington Ranch, Kensington Ranch II and Summit at Kensington Ranch) into one family. Groups of 13 or fewer sales are small, so treat their medians as rough.

A median under $300,000 is useful context for a VA buyer comparing this area with Schertz and Cibolo, but it does not tell you what a specific house will appraise for or what you will be approved to borrow. Your lender's approval and the VA appraisal still set the real limits. My 2026 JBSA BAH guide walks through how housing allowance and a VA payment line up.

How many Selma homes are on the market right now?

That count includes active listings and homes already pending or under contract, so not all 51 are available to you. List prices also run ahead of closed prices. Over the past year, closed prices landed at 97.9 percent of final list price in total, so plan your offer around recent closings on the same street, not the asking price alone.

Source: LERA MLS, residential, city field Selma, statuses Active, Active Option, Active RFR, Back on Market, New, Price Change, Pending and related under-contract statuses, pulled October 2, 2026. Complete result: 51 records.

How do I decide between Selma, Schertz, Live Oak and Universal City?

I compare the Randolph-side cities in two other guides: Converse vs Live Oak vs Universal City and Living in Schertz. If resale or rental when you PCS out is part of the plan, read which NE San Antonio suburb is easiest to sell or rent before you pick a street.

For any Selma address, I check four things before a showing: which county and appraisal district it is in, the taxing units on that record, which electric provider serves it, and the recent closings in the same subdivision section. Those four answers usually explain most of the price difference between two similar-looking houses on opposite sides of the county line.

About the Author: Christopher Beal

Christopher Beal is a U.S. Army veteran and the Owner of Veteran Real Estate San Antonio, a Beal Group practice brokered by eXp Realty (TREC License #723559). A Military Relocation Professional (MRP) and VAREP member, he is a 7-time eXp Realty ICON agent, winner of Best Real Estate Agency in the 2026 Best of San Antonio Readers' Choice (San Antonio Current, 100,000+ voters), and a 3x San Antonio Business Journal Top 25 Individual Agent (#13 in 2024, #14 in 2025, #20 in 2026). His recognition also includes 3x Platinum Top 50, 2x RateMyAgent Agent of the Year, 2x Real Producers Top 100, Five Star Professional (2026), and a RealTrends 2026 ranking. He has helped 325+ families, closed more than $125M in career volume, and holds 5.0 stars across 370+ verified reviews, working almost exclusively with military and veteran buyers and sellers across Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina, and Bandera counties, with a focus on VA loans, PCS moves, and homebuying near JBSA-Lackland, JBSA-Randolph, and Fort Sam Houston. For Selma buyers he starts every search by pulling the county and appraisal record for each address, because the county line changes the tax bill and the school district. He can be reached at (210) 882-8583.

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