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Living in Adendorf

In Adendorf, rents across existing tenancies average €7.83 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

Residents of Adendorf numbered 10,818 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Adendorf stood at 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population10,818people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent7.83EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 35% aboveOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate5.9%country median 5.1% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime7,068incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 89% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 68% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Adendorf?

Average net cold rent is 7.83 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): 7.83 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Adendorf recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesAdendorf highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Adendorf highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M13Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.83 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis3Official

Is Adendorf a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–65%
Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–62%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 470 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.83 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 Adendorf?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Adendorf is 5.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Adendorf?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,000 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,033of €2,602 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.€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€7.83/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €470
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€2,033
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Adendorf Salary needed to live in Adendorf

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Adendorf. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Job Search

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAdendorf highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Adendorf highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,068 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Adendorf's nearest airport was HAM, 49 km away and offered 87 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport87 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport49 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HAM3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Adendorf. 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.

GermanIn Person

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Adendorf.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.3°C in January and 18.4°C in July. Adendorf's monthly precipitation totalled 56.7 mm in January and 79.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 42.2 hours in January and 219.3 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Adendorf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Adendorf is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 4.2 · May 7.9 · Jun 11 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.7 · Feb 44.4 · Mar 46.1 · Apr 36.7 · May 53.5 · Jun 62.8 · Jul 79.2 · Aug 67.4 · Sep 51.5 · Oct 52.7 · Nov 49.8 · Dec 57.9 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 42.2 · Feb 67.3 · Mar 119.8 · Apr 185 · May 225.4 · Jun 219.3 · Jul 219.3 · Aug 204 · Sep 152.2 · Oct 106.5 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 34.3 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Reims (France) ±1.4 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.7 °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 Adendorf?

The published population was 10,818 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population10,818 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official

International community in Adendorf

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 groupPeopleShare
Total10,652100.0%
Germany9,23586.7%
Kazakhstan2422.3%
Russian Federation2312.2%
Poland2021.9%
Syrian Arab Republic920.9%
Turkey480.5%
Ukraine370.3%
Kosovo320.3%
Afghanistan300.3%
Iraq300.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iran, Islamic Republic of250.2%
Sri Lanka240.2%
United Kingdom230.2%
Italy210.2%
Not stated210.2%
Romania200.2%
Tajikistan180.2%
Czech Republic170.2%
Serbia150.1%
China150.1%
Viet Nam140.1%
Kyrgyzstan140.1%
United States130.1%
Moldova, Republic of110.1%
Spain110.1%
Bulgaria100.1%
Greece100.1%
Austria100.1%
France90.1%
Lebanon90.1%
Switzerland80.1%
Brazil80.1%
Uzbekistan80.1%
Philippines70.1%
Sudan60.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.0%
Portugal50.0%
Hungary50.0%
Algeria50.0%
South Africa50.0%
India50.0%
Malaysia50.0%
Albania40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Canada40.0%
Australia40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Finland30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Norway30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Chile30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Thailand30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total10,652100.0%
Germany10,13495.1%
Syrian Arab Republic740.7%
Poland650.6%
Iraq320.3%
Turkey310.3%
Afghanistan300.3%
Russian Federation260.2%
Kosovo220.2%
Italy200.2%
Serbia200.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine160.2%
Romania150.1%
China110.1%
Spain100.1%
France90.1%
Stateless90.1%
Bulgaria80.1%
Greece80.1%
United States80.1%
Uncertain80.1%
Austria70.1%
Sri Lanka70.1%
Croatia60.1%
Montenegro60.1%
Sudan60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Portugal50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Albania30.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Adendorf

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.

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

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

Is Adendorf part of Hamburg?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

Common questions

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

How many people live in Adendorf?

The published population was 10,818 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Adendorf?

Average net cold rent is 7.83 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 548 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Adendorf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Adendorf?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Adendorf?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Adendorf a good place to live?

Adendorf 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 Adendorf part of Hamburg?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Adendorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,235 people (86.7%) 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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Sources

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  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
  4. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  5. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  6. oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  10. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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  2. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
  3. Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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