SelzND
Population 30: a town settled in 1910.
Is Selz a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Selz, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Selz. Selz has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
30 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Selz: who provides what
Selz is unincorporated, so Pierce County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Selz.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Selz: cold waves
Expected losses in Selz break down as 56% from cold waves and 17% from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Selz once, in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Selz have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
For adults in Selz, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 19%. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Selz. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Selz is ahead of North Dakota on 4 and behind on 13.
| Selz | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.9% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Selz | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.2% | 21.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.1% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Selz
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Selz; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Selz residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Questions about Selz
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Selz, ND a good place to live?
Selz has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.