Living in Appen

In Appen, rents across existing tenancies average €8.23 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.5% (2024).

The population of Appen totalled 4,821 at the end of 2024. For Appen, the regional median gross salary was €4,150 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population4,821people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent8.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 42% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate5.5%country median 5.1% — 8% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime6,520incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 92% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Appen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Appen?

Average net cold rent is 8.23 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): 8.23 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 citiesAppen 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)	8.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Appen a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–65%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–63%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 494 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.23 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 Appen?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Appen is 5.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Appen 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,150 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.5 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Appen?

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

Left over each month€2,089of €2,682 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.	€2,682
Rent, 60 m²€8.23/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €494
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	€2,089

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Appen. 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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAppen 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	6,520 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Appen's nearest airport was HAM, 16 km away and offered 87 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	87 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HAM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Appen.

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Climate and air quality

Appen's monthly mean temperatures were 1.7°C in January and 17.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 74.2 mm in January and 91.2 mm in July. Appen's average monthly sunshine was 40.1 hours in January and 220 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Appen?

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.

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

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14°3°

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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

183

224

207

220

191

146

107

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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

PM2.59WHO 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 Appen is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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101

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

Appen 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 4 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 14 · May 18 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 5.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3 · May 6.4 · Jun 9.5 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.3 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 2.6 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.7 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 8.6 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.2 · Feb 54.8 · Mar 58 · Apr 37.1 · May 60.8 · Jun 78 · Jul 91.2 · Aug 86.3 · Sep 67.1 · Oct 65.4 · Nov 70.2 · Dec 78.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 40.1 · Feb 63.2 · Mar 116.7 · Apr 182.8 · May 223.9 · Jun 207.3 · Jul 220 · Aug 191 · Sep 146.4 · Oct 107.4 · Nov 49.1 · Dec 34.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.8 °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 Appen?

The published population was 4,821 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	4,821 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Appen

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	4,818	100.0%
Germany	4,327	89.8%
Poland	97	2.0%
Russian Federation	37	0.8%
Ukraine	34	0.7%
Kazakhstan	32	0.7%
Romania	28	0.6%
Not stated	21	0.4%
Turkey	20	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	16	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	16	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	0.2%
Afghanistan	11	0.2%
Italy	8	0.2%
United States	8	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	8	0.2%
Kosovo	7	0.1%
Greece	6	0.1%
United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Denmark	5	0.1%
Brazil	5	0.1%
Pakistan	5	0.1%
Belgium	4	0.1%
Finland	4	0.1%
Austria	4	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Czech Republic	4	0.1%
Algeria	4	0.1%
Cameroon	4	0.1%
Dominican Republic	4	0.1%
Yemen	4	0.1%
China	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Ireland	3	0.1%
Lithuania	3	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.1%
Netherlands	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Serbia	3	0.1%
Kenya	3	0.1%
Libya	3	0.1%
Sudan	3	0.1%
Egypt	3	0.1%
Canada	3	0.1%
Sri Lanka	3	0.1%
Viet Nam	3	0.1%
India	3	0.1%
Indonesia	3	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.1%

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	4,818	100.0%
Germany	4,494	93.3%
Poland	49	1.0%
Ukraine	35	0.7%
Romania	33	0.7%
Turkey	19	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	18	0.4%
Afghanistan	13	0.3%
Russian Federation	12	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	11	0.2%
Italy	10	0.2%

Show 24 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Iran, Islamic Republic of	9	0.2%
Croatia	8	0.2%
Austria	7	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	0.1%
Bulgaria	6	0.1%
Kosovo	6	0.1%
Canada	5	0.1%
Denmark	4	0.1%
Finland	4	0.1%
Slovenia	4	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
Czech Republic	3	0.1%
Algeria	3	0.1%
Cameroon	3	0.1%
Somalia	3	0.1%
Brazil	3	0.1%
Dominican Republic	3	0.1%
United States	3	0.1%
Yemen	3	0.1%
India	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Appen

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 Appen 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 6,520 Appen−42%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €8.23/m² Appenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,150 Appen+18%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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

Is Appen part of Hamburg?

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

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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 Appen?

The published population was 4,821 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Appen?

Average net cold rent is 8.23 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 576 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Appen?

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 Appen?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Appen?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Appen a good place to live?

Appen 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 Appen part of Hamburg?

Appen 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 Appen?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,327 people (89.8%) 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 = {Appen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f318ca8711bf6c2be83bf98bf3f504fb},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/appen/},
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}

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Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
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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
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Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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