Selden, NY Housing Market & City Data

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20,093
Population Estimate
$330,173
Median Home Value
96.3%
Employment Rate
26.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$388
Median Listing Price$619,000
Median Days on Market28
Active Listings39
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)65
Avg Listing Price$581,558
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.6
Family Dual Income65.7
Median Household Income$95,801
Median Individual Income$37,604
Home Ownership79.9%
Home Value$330,173
Median Rent$1,810
Rent Burden53.2%
Poverty6.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.8%
  • Highschool Education32.1%
  • Some College32.4%
  • Bachelors Degree15.6%
  • Graduate Degree11.1%
  • Total College or Above26.7%
  • Stem Degree43.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.4%
  • Female51.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married48.8%
  • Divorced10.7%
  • Never Married34.8%
  • Widowed5.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySelden
State IDNY
Population20,093

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.6%
19–2916.2%
30–3913.1%
40–4912.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.9%
60–6910.6%
70–795.8%
80+3.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.7%
Unemployment Rate3.7%
Disabled9.8%

ETHNICITY

White82.2%
Black4.7%
Asian7.1%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.2%
Multiple2.8%

OTHER

Hispanic16.0%
Limited English5.4%
Health Uninsured5.0%
Veteran5.5%

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Neighborhoods in Selden, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Selden, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Selden

    Selden Oaks ↗

    Median asking price
    $332,445
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    38
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.