Living in Alfter
In Alfter, rents across existing tenancies average €7.80 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.6% (2024).
Alfter numbered 23,719 residents at the end of 2024. For Alfter, the regional median gross salary was €4,200 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 89% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 62% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Alfter?
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 Alfter?
Average net cold rent is 7.8 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): 7.8 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| 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) | 7.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Alfter 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 468 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.8 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Alfter?
The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Alfter 5.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,200 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Alfter?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,709 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.80/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €468 |
| 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 | €2,142 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alfter. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alfter. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,004 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Alfter's nearest airport was CGN, 17 km away and offered 92 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alfter. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.8°C in January to 19.1°C in July. Alfter's monthly precipitation totalled 54.7 mm in January and 87.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 54.3 hours in January and 207.2 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Alfter?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Alfter 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 5.3 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11 · Apr 15.9 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 5.2 · May 8.6 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.6 · May 14 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 54.7 · Feb 47.6 · Mar 51.1 · Apr 42.2 · May 67.2 · Jun 86.9 · Jul 87.1 · Aug 80.2 · Sep 60.9 · Oct 59 · Nov 59.5 · Dec 60.5 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 54.3 · Feb 74.8 · Mar 124.8 · Apr 172.6 · May 198.7 · Jun 201.3 · Jul 207.2 · Aug 196.6 · Sep 149.5 · Oct 104.6 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 45.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.5 °C, Metz (France) ±0.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.4 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °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 Alfter?
The published population was 23,719 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23,719 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official |
International community in Alfter
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 | 23,692 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 19,581 | 82.6% |
| Poland | 545 | 2.3% |
| Russian Federation | 381 | 1.6% |
| Kazakhstan | 378 | 1.6% |
| Turkey | 376 | 1.6% |
| Romania | 202 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 169 | 0.7% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 150 | 0.6% |
| Italy | 119 | 0.5% |
| Afghanistan | 97 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 93 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 93 | 0.4% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 83 | 0.4% |
| Morocco | 66 | 0.3% |
| Not stated | 60 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 57 | 0.2% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 54 | 0.2% |
| France | 49 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 47 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 47 | 0.2% |
| United States | 42 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 40 | 0.2% |
| Czech Republic | 40 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 36 | 0.2% |
| India | 36 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 33 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | 0.1% |
| China | 32 | 0.1% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 29 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 29 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 27 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 26 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 26 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 26 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 25 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 24 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 23 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 23 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 19 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 17 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 17 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 16 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 16 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 14 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 14 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 14 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 14 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 13 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 13 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 13 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 11 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 11 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 10 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | 10 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 10 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 8 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 8 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 7 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 7 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 6 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 5 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 5 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 5 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 5 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 5 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 5 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territories | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 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 | 23,692 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 21,239 | 89.6% |
| Turkey | 388 | 1.6% |
| Poland | 191 | 0.8% |
| Romania | 183 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 152 | 0.6% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 148 | 0.6% |
| Italy | 141 | 0.6% |
| Kosovo | 94 | 0.4% |
| Afghanistan | 79 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 60 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 51 | 0.2% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 50 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 48 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 46 | 0.2% |
| Croatia | 44 | 0.2% |
| Morocco | 42 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 41 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 40 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 38 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 32 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 32 | 0.1% |
| France | 29 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 28 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 | 0.1% |
| China | 22 | 0.1% |
| India | 21 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 20 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 0.1% |
| Uncertain | 20 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 18 | 0.1% |
| United States | 17 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 14 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 11 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 11 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 11 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 11 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 10 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 9 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 8 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 7 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 6 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 6 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 6 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 4 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of 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 Alfter
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 Alfter 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.
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €7.80/m² Alfterno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,004 Alfter−24%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,200 Alfter+17%
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Alfter 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Alfter's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Alfter part of Bonn?
Alfter is in the published commuting zone of Bonn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bonn city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Alfter?
The published population was 23,719 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Alfter?
Average net cold rent is 7.8 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 546 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Alfter?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Alfter?
The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Alfter?
The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Alfter a good place to live?
Alfter 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 Alfter part of Bonn?
Alfter is in the published commuting zone of Bonn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
How many people born in Germany live in Alfter?
The official country of birth distribution records 19,581 people (82.6%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Alfter, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 67c04a8ecdb6c7104abdd9e3c8c59906]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/alfter/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
- 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
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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