Living in Selm

In Selm, rents across existing tenancies average €5.84 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.2% (2022).

The population of Selm, in Germany, was 25,969 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 67.2% in 2025. The regional median gross salary was €3,900 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2339 sources

Population25,969people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.84EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate9.23%country median 5.1% — 81% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,915incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)

Higher unemployment than 98% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Selm?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.23 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Selm?

Average net cold rent is 5.84 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 5.84 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSelm highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Selm€5.84

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁶Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.84 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.23 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Selm³⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Selm a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–60%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 350 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.84 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 9.23% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,701 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Selm?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 9.23 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Selm is 9.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Selm 9.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	55.14 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	67.17 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	26,701 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁷Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	36,898 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁷Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	9.23 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Selm?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,895of €2,548 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€9.23/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Selm · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.84/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €554
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,895

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Selm. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Selm. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSelm highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,915 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	28 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	DTM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	20.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Selm. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Selm.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Selm?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)¹¹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂13WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Selm is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Selm 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lünen Viktoriastraße)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.26 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 20.58 · Apr 25.86 · May 30.57 · Jun 33.88 · Jul 39.18 · Aug 36.94 · Sep 32.01 · Oct 26.64 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 13.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -14.92 · Feb -17.53 · Mar -9.95 · Apr -5.38 · May -1.59 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.42 · Sep 3.32 · Oct -5.01 · Nov -7.27 · Dec -13.93 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.97 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 4.62 · Apr 9 · May 12.86 · Jun 16.49 · Jul 18.79 · Aug 18.44 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.06 · Nov 5.53 · Dec 2.07 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 60.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 429.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Selm?

The published population was 25,969 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	681 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	60.41 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,785 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸Official
Population density	429.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	25,969 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	10,614 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	41.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	8,415 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	32.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	6,675 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	26 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Selm

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	25,701	100.0%
Germany	22,117	86.1%
Poland	809	3.1%
Kazakhstan	515	2.0%
Russian Federation	466	1.8%
Ukraine	231	0.9%
Turkey	168	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	167	0.6%
Romania	163	0.6%
Kosovo	67	0.3%
Iraq	57	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	50	0.2%
Sri Lanka	48	0.2%
Bulgaria	47	0.2%
Not stated	46	0.2%
Czech Republic	30	0.1%
Thailand	29	0.1%
Lebanon	28	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	27	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	25	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	24	0.1%
Greece	23	0.1%
United Kingdom	23	0.1%
Eritrea	23	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
Italy	20	0.1%
Spain	20	0.1%
Afghanistan	18	0.1%
France	17	0.1%
China	17	0.1%
Croatia	16	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	16	0.1%
Netherlands	14	0.1%
Portugal	14	0.1%
Nigeria	14	0.1%
Guinea	14	0.1%
Hungary	13	0.1%
Canada	13	0.1%
Azerbaijan	13	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
Somalia	12	0.0%
Tajikistan	12	0.0%
Lithuania	11	0.0%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Angola	10	0.0%
Albania	9	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Viet Nam	9	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.0%
Morocco	8	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
United States	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Nepal	7	0.0%
Philippines	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Brazil	6	0.0%
Guatemala	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁵

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	25,701	100.0%
Germany	23,915	93.1%
Ukraine	193	0.8%
Poland	174	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	172	0.7%
Romania	169	0.7%
Turkey	167	0.6%
Serbia	64	0.2%
Kosovo	62	0.2%
Iraq	61	0.2%
Bulgaria	54	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	35	0.1%
Greece	30	0.1%
Eritrea	30	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	27	0.1%
Italy	27	0.1%
Nigeria	26	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.1%
Kazakhstan	20	0.1%
Afghanistan	19	0.1%
Thailand	19	0.1%
Uncertain	19	0.1%
Montenegro	18	0.1%
Sri Lanka	18	0.1%
Lebanon	18	0.1%
Guinea	16	0.1%
Portugal	15	0.1%
Somalia	15	0.1%
Azerbaijan	15	0.1%
Croatia	14	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	14	0.1%
Spain	14	0.1%
Armenia	14	0.1%
China	14	0.1%
France	12	0.0%
Albania	11	0.0%
Austria	11	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	11	0.0%
Hungary	10	0.0%
Tajikistan	9	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	8	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
United Kingdom	8	0.0%
Viet Nam	8	0.0%
Belgium	7	0.0%
Lithuania	7	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
Pakistan	7	0.0%
India	6	0.0%
Not stated	6	0.0%
Stateless	5	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	96.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	33.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	485 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	825 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Selm

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Menden Sauerland as a Selm alternative in the same region

35 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 9.2% Selm−44%
Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 25,969 Selm+101%
Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €5.84/m² Selm−4%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 20.4 km Selm−21%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 5,915 Selmsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €3,900 Selmsame level
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Menden Sauerland vs 10.0 µg/m³ Selmsame level

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Ibbenbueren as a Selm alternative in the same country

68 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 9.2% Selm−50%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 25,969 Selm+99%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,900 Selmno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 10.0 µg/m³ Selm−10%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 20.4 km Selm−18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,915 Selm−3%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.84/m² Selmsame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Selm

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Luenen Commuting Zone · 7.8 km away

Rent: 5.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Castrop-Rauxel Commuting Zone · 18.8 km away

Rent: 5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dortmund Commuting Zone · 18.9 km away

Rent: 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01
Salary: 4,197 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Recklinghausen Commuting Zone · 20.9 km away

Rent: 5.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Unna Commuting Zone · 21.8 km away

Rent: 5.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hamm Commuting Zone · 23.2 km away

Rent: 6.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01

Herne Commuting Zone · 24.0 km away

Rent: 5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nordkirchen 6.7 km away

Rent: 5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Selm, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Geretsried25,997 residents Delitzsch25,895 residents Nordenham25,889 residents Friedrichsdorf25,871 residents Wetter (Ruhr)26,090 residents Lindau (Bodensee)25,845 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Selm through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Selm's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Selm part of Duisburg?

Selm is in the published commuting zone of Duisburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Duisburg city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁶

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Selm?

The published population was 25,969 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Selm?

Average net cold rent is 5.84 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 409 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Selm?

What is the unemployment rate in Selm?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Selm?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Selm a good place to live?

Selm may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Selm part of Duisburg?

Selm is in the published commuting zone of Duisburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Selm?

Luenen, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Recklinghausen, Unna are near Selm. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Selm?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,117 people (86.1%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Selm, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cd30b56ff137afad76c6a75ce2c30b5b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/selm/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Selm, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cd30b56ff137afad76c6a75ce2c30b5b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/selm/},
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}

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[Selm, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/selm/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version cd30b56ff137afad76c6a75ce2c30b5b; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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Stadt Dortmund — Amt für Wohnen, Südwall 2-4, 44137 Dortmund; unter Mitwirkung von Haus & Grund Dortmund e.V., Mieterverein Dortmund, VdW Rheinland Westfalen, Gutachterausschuss für Grundstückswerte — Dortmunder Mietspiegel 2025/2026 (Fortschreibung 2023/2024) Stadt Dortmund · dortmund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Selm miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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