Living in Adelebsen

In Adelebsen, rents across existing tenancies average €4.82 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.9% (2024).

The population of Adelebsen totalled 6,180 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,950 per month. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population6,180people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent4.82EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 17% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate6.9%country median 5.1% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime7,125incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 85% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 83% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 84% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Adelebsen?

Average net cold rent is 4.82 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): 4.82 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesAdelebsen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.82 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Adelebsen a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–75%

Family56%strong on housing, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 289 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.82 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

What is the unemployment rate in Adelebsen?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Adelebsen is 6.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Adelebsen 6.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Adelebsen?

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

Left over each month€2,187of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€4.82/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €289
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	€2,187

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Adelebsen Salary needed to live in Adelebsen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Adelebsen. 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 Adelebsen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAdelebsen 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	7,125 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Adelebsen's nearest airport was KSF, 31 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	31 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KSF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Adelebsen. 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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Climate and air quality

Adelebsen's monthly mean temperatures were 1.4°C in January and 18°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 48.3 mm in January and 72.2 mm in July. Adelebsen's average monthly sunshine was 49.2 hours in January and 207.3 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Adelebsen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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15°3°

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14°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

117

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196

144

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Adelebsen is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Adelebsen 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.4 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 3.1 · May 6.8 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 9.1 · May 13 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 48.3 · Feb 37.5 · Mar 42.9 · Apr 35.3 · May 63.3 · Jun 65.3 · Jul 72.2 · Aug 63.4 · Sep 48.4 · Oct 48.3 · Nov 49.2 · Dec 47.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 49.2 · Feb 70.7 · Mar 117.1 · Apr 173.5 · May 200.9 · Jun 205.9 · Jul 207.3 · Aug 196.1 · Sep 144 · Oct 98.7 · Nov 47.6 · Dec 37.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.5 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±1.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Adelebsen?

The published population was 6,180 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,180 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Adelebsen

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	6,186	100.0%
Germany	5,664	91.6%
Poland	135	2.2%
Romania	55	0.9%
Ukraine	43	0.7%
Kazakhstan	36	0.6%
Russian Federation	34	0.5%
Not stated	20	0.3%
Czech Republic	16	0.3%
Turkey	15	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	13	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Lebanon	12	0.2%
Italy	11	0.2%
United States	10	0.2%
Iraq	9	0.1%
Austria	7	0.1%
Hungary	7	0.1%
Croatia	6	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.1%
Serbia	5	0.1%
Brazil	5	0.1%
India	5	0.1%
Latvia	4	0.1%
Kosovo	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Afghanistan	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,186	100.0%
Germany	5,952	96.2%
Ukraine	40	0.6%
Romania	27	0.4%
Poland	21	0.3%
Turkey	16	0.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	12	0.2%
Russian Federation	10	0.2%
Croatia	9	0.1%
Italy	8	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	7	0.1%
Lebanon	7	0.1%
United States	6	0.1%
Afghanistan	5	0.1%
Iraq	5	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Latvia	4	0.1%
Austria	4	0.1%
Serbia	4	0.1%
India	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Adelebsen

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.

Böblingen as an Adelebsen alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 7,125 Adelebsen−47%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €4.82/m² Adelebsenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,950 Adelebsen+24%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Adelebsen 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; Adelebsen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Adelebsen part of Göttingen?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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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 Adelebsen?

The published population was 6,180 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Adelebsen?

Average net cold rent is 4.82 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 337 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Adelebsen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Adelebsen?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Adelebsen?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Adelebsen a good place to live?

Adelebsen 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 Adelebsen part of Göttingen?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Adelebsen?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,664 people (91.6%) 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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  title = {Adelebsen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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