Foreign residents in Selci
Selci, in the province of Rieti, is home to 5 Argentinians — 0.44% of its 1,135 residents. That is the 66th-highest concentration of Argentinians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 4th within Lazio.
Across the nationalities we track, Selci counts 20 foreign residents in total, 1.76% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (5), Americans (5), Australians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Selci has risen, from 0 to 5.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.8% of Selci's population was born outside Italy — 11.2% outside the EU and 3.6% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 0.44% |
| United States | 5 | 0.44% |
| Australia | 2 | 0.18% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.18% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.18% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.09% |
| France | 1 | 0.09% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.09% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.09% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 967 | 85.20% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 41 | 3.61% |
| Born outside the EU | 127 | 11.19% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Rieti
Full BES profile for Rieti →Rieti on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Selci is well below the Rieti average of €916/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
18.3 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €895/m², against €725 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 23% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.