Living in Aurich

In Aurich, rents across existing tenancies average €6.40 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.6% (2022).

Aurich is a city in Germany, with a population of 42,612 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 7.59%. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.34 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population42,612people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,700EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 10% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.59%country median 5.1% — 49% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,679incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Pricier rent than 67% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 89% 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 Aurich?

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 Aurich?

Average net cold rent is 6.4 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): 6.4 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesAurich highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Aurich€6.40

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

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 M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10.34 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Aurich³²Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Aurich 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%

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

Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–64%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 384 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.4 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 regional median gross salary was €3,700 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,328 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Aurich?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.59 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Aurich is 7.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Aurich 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	73.36 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	76.02 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Disposable income per resident	26,328 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	34,209 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,700 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)²Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	7.59 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Aurich?

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

Left over each month€1,720of €2,440 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.	€2,440
Rent, 60 m²€10.34/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Aurich · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.40/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €620
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	€1,720

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	825.9 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Aurich 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents825.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAurich 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	4,679 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	EME	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	19.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Aurich?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11WHO 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 Aurich 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

Aurich 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Ostfriesland)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ostfriesland)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.1 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 9 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 9 · Dec 6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Emden²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 4.1 · May 7.6 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Emden²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 3.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Emden²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 69.9 · Feb 51.8 · Mar 50.6 · Apr 42.2 · May 53.6 · Jun 71.9 · Jul 86 · Aug 83 · Sep 77.7 · Oct 75 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 75.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Emden²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 42.9 · Feb 70.7 · Mar 122.3 · Apr 185.4 · May 214.1 · Jun 202.8 · Jul 202.4 · Aug 186.4 · Sep 145.9 · Oct 103.3 · Nov 52.7 · Dec 42.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Emden²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹⁰Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °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

The city covered 197.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 216 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Aurich?

The published population was 42,612 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	653 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	197.3 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official
Foreign residents	3,349 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	216 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	42,612 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	2,287 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	5.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	15,904 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	38.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	23,439 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	56.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Aurich

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	41,631	100.0%
Germany	36,429	87.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	922	2.2%
Russian Federation	844	2.0%
Poland	437	1.0%
Turkey	300	0.7%
Kazakhstan	215	0.5%
Kosovo	169	0.4%
Viet Nam	165	0.4%
Romania	137	0.3%
Ukraine	124	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	121	0.3%
Serbia	108	0.3%
Netherlands	95	0.2%
Lebanon	92	0.2%
Eritrea	77	0.2%
Afghanistan	67	0.2%
Portugal	59	0.1%
Albania	57	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	52	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	51	0.1%
Italy	46	0.1%
India	46	0.1%
Greece	38	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	38	0.1%
United Kingdom	36	0.1%
Bulgaria	34	0.1%
Slovakia	33	0.1%
Czech Republic	33	0.1%
United States	32	0.1%
Not stated	31	0.1%
Egypt	29	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	28	0.1%
Croatia	27	0.1%
Austria	25	0.1%
Spain	24	0.1%
Brazil	24	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	23	0.1%
France	22	0.1%
Somalia	22	0.1%
Latvia	21	0.1%
Montenegro	21	0.1%
Lithuania	20	0.0%
Morocco	19	0.0%
Armenia	18	0.0%
Switzerland	16	0.0%
Philippines	16	0.0%
Belgium	14	0.0%
Hungary	14	0.0%
Pakistan	14	0.0%
Belarus	13	0.0%
Guinea	13	0.0%
Thailand	13	0.0%
Denmark	12	0.0%
Sudan	12	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	11	0.0%
Nigeria	10	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	10	0.0%
Canada	10	0.0%
Peru	10	0.0%
Slovenia	9	0.0%
Colombia	9	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
Burundi	8	0.0%
Argentina	8	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	8	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
Niger	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Mexico	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Tajikistan	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	6	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Congo	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	41,631	100.0%
Germany	38,280	92.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	947	2.3%
Poland	206	0.5%
Turkey	189	0.5%
Romania	177	0.4%
Kosovo	141	0.3%
Serbia	136	0.3%
Ukraine	114	0.3%
Iraq	104	0.2%
Afghanistan	88	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Netherlands	85	0.2%
Russian Federation	85	0.2%
Eritrea	85	0.2%
Portugal	75	0.2%
Viet Nam	62	0.1%
Italy	57	0.1%
Albania	45	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	38	0.1%
India	38	0.1%
Croatia	37	0.1%
Bulgaria	34	0.1%
Greece	33	0.1%
Slovakia	33	0.1%
Stateless	28	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	24	0.1%
Egypt	24	0.1%
Lebanon	23	0.1%
Somalia	22	0.1%
Armenia	22	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	22	0.1%
Sudan	18	0.0%
Latvia	17	0.0%
Austria	16	0.0%
Spain	16	0.0%
United States	16	0.0%
Montenegro	15	0.0%
Lithuania	15	0.0%
Guinea	13	0.0%
Uncertain	13	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	11	0.0%
United Kingdom	10	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
France	9	0.0%
Morocco	9	0.0%
Kazakhstan	9	0.0%
Burundi	8	0.0%
Hungary	7	0.0%
Libya	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Kenya	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Niger	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Philippines	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 source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	96.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	31.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official
Local property-tax multiplier	441 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Aurich

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.

Wittmund as an Aurich alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 5.5% Wittmund vs 7.6% Aurich−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,890 Wittmund vs 4,679 Aurich−17%
Residents: 20,037 Wittmund vs 42,612 Aurich−53%
Rent: €6.09/m² Wittmund vs €6.40/m² Aurich−5%
Nearest airport: 24.9 km Wittmund vs 19.2 km Aurich+30%
Median gross pay, region: €3,550 Wittmund vs €3,700 Aurich−4%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 763.3 Wittmund vs 825.9 Aurich−8%

Full comparison More about Wittmund

Ibbenbueren as an Aurich alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 134 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 7.6% Aurich−39%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,679 Aurich+22%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,700 Aurichno percentage
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.40/m² Aurich−8%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 42,612 Aurich+22%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 19.2 km Aurich−13%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 825.9 Aurich+3%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Aurich

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

Mittegroßefehn 11.8 km away

Rent: 5.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wiesmoor 18.3 km away

Rent: 6.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Esens 21.3 km away

Rent: 6.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Emden 21.7 km away

Rent: 6.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wittmund 22.8 km away

Rent: 6.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Norden 23.1 km away

Rent: 6.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Aurich's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Aurich?

The published population was 42,612 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Aurich?

Average net cold rent is 6.4 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 448 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Aurich?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Aurich?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Aurich?

The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Aurich a good place to live?

Aurich 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.

Which cities are near Aurich?

Mittegroßefehn, Wiesmoor, Esens, Emden, Wittmund are near Aurich. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Aurich?

The official country of birth distribution records 36,429 people (87.5%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Aurich, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6196a8c21786a21d2106f080059ba4b3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/aurich/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_aurich-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_9ceeb38d52fc,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Aurich, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6196a8c21786a21d2106f080059ba4b3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/aurich/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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