Living in Bad Driburg

In Bad Driburg, rents across existing tenancies average €5.02 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.5% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.99 per m² per month in June 2026. Bad Driburg had a population of 19,080 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population19,080people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.02EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.53%country median 5.1% — 8% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,337incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 77% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 61% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Bad Driburg?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Driburg?

Average net cold rent is 5.02 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): 5.02 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesBad Driburg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Bad Driburg€5.02

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

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 M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.02 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	7.99 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Driburg³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Bad Driburg a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–61%

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

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–66%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–65%

Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 301 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.02 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 unemployment rate was 5.53% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €27,963 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Driburg?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.53 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

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

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	45.91 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	71.83 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	27,963 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	32,972 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.53 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Bad Driburg?

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

Left over each month€1,889of €2,467 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€7.99/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Driburg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.02/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €479
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	€1,889

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	537 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Driburg 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 residents537 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBad Driburg 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	4,337 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	8 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	PAD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	30.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Bad Driburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹¹

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

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

117

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193

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103

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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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂25WHO 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 Bad Driburg is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Bad Driburg 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	25 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Paderborn Friedrichstraße 29)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2022	European Environment Agency¹¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 4.2 · May 7.8 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 6 · Dec 3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 87.6 · Feb 64 · Mar 64.8 · Apr 53 · May 64.4 · Jun 70.8 · Jul 90.2 · Aug 85.7 · Sep 77 · Oct 76.6 · Nov 79.6 · Dec 88.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.3 · Feb 69.4 · Mar 117.4 · Apr 166.5 · May 192.5 · Jun 191.5 · Jul 198.2 · Aug 187.4 · Sep 141.3 · Oct 102.6 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 41.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2014–2022

6.7

8.2

9.8

11.3

7.02014201720192022

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2014 and 2022, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.6 °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) ±1.4 °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 115.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 165.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bad Driburg?

The published population was 19,080 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	628 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	115.3 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,636 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	165.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	19,080 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	9,617 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	51.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	5,671 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	30.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	3,285 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	17.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Bad Driburg

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	18,572	100.0%
Germany	14,850	80.0%
Russian Federation	744	4.0%
Kazakhstan	580	3.1%
Poland	508	2.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	232	1.2%
Ukraine	182	1.0%
Romania	147	0.8%
Kyrgyzstan	99	0.5%
Turkey	90	0.5%
Moldova, Republic of	81	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	68	0.4%
Afghanistan	57	0.3%
Iraq	49	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	47	0.3%
Serbia	41	0.2%
Kosovo	40	0.2%
United Kingdom	40	0.2%
Not stated	39	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	31	0.2%
Italy	30	0.2%
Austria	30	0.2%
Hungary	30	0.2%
Portugal	27	0.1%
Czech Republic	25	0.1%
Spain	22	0.1%
Lebanon	22	0.1%
Philippines	22	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	21	0.1%
India	16	0.1%
Albania	15	0.1%
Belgium	15	0.1%
Switzerland	15	0.1%
Uzbekistan	15	0.1%
Greece	14	0.1%
Thailand	14	0.1%
Netherlands	13	0.1%
United States	13	0.1%
Egypt	12	0.1%
Nigeria	11	0.1%
Tajikistan	11	0.1%
China	11	0.1%
Croatia	10	0.1%
Belarus	10	0.1%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Lithuania	9	0.0%
Argentina	9	0.0%
Brazil	9	0.0%
France	8	0.0%
Luxembourg	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Morocco	8	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Sri Lanka	8	0.0%
Guinea	7	0.0%
Eritrea	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Tunisia	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Viet Nam	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Pakistan	5	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Somalia	4	0.0%
Paraguay	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	18,572	100.0%
Germany	16,935	91.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	219	1.2%
Romania	164	0.9%
Ukraine	159	0.9%
Poland	118	0.6%
Bulgaria	79	0.4%
Afghanistan	72	0.4%
Turkey	62	0.3%
Iraq	56	0.3%
Russian Federation	53	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	42	0.2%
Italy	41	0.2%
Kosovo	33	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	32	0.2%
Austria	29	0.2%
Portugal	29	0.2%
Kazakhstan	28	0.2%
Spain	27	0.1%
Hungary	25	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	24	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	21	0.1%
Egypt	16	0.1%
Philippines	15	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	14	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Lebanon	13	0.1%
Uncertain	13	0.1%
Albania	12	0.1%
Nigeria	12	0.1%
Croatia	11	0.1%
India	9	0.0%
Thailand	8	0.0%
Belgium	7	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Libya	7	0.0%
Guinea	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Azerbaijan	7	0.0%
Greece	6	0.0%
Lithuania	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Somalia	6	0.0%
Tunisia	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
China	6	0.0%
Malta	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Czech Republic	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	92.7 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	31.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	440 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	501 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Bad Driburg

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.

Brakel as a Bad Driburg alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €4.71/m² Brakel vs €5.02/m² Bad Driburg−6%
Nearest airport: 36.2 km Brakel vs 30.6 km Bad Driburg+18%
Residents: 16,193 Brakel vs 19,080 Bad Driburg−15%
Unemployment: 5.4% Brakel vs 5.5% Bad Driburgsame level
Hospital beds, per 100k: 550.3 Brakel vs 537.0 Bad Driburgsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,750 Brakel vs €3,750 Bad Driburgsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,337 Brakel vs 4,337 Bad Driburgsame level

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Cities near Bad Driburg

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

Paderborn Commuting Zone · 17.3 km away

Rent: 6.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nieheim 9.8 km away

Rent: 4.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Brakel 11.6 km away

Rent: 4.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Willebadessen 12.1 km away

Rent: 4.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Marienmünster 14.7 km away

Rent: 4.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Lippspringe 14.8 km away

Rent: 6.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Steinheim 15.7 km away

Rent: 4.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Horn-Bad Meinberg 17.0 km away

Rent: 5.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Bad Driburg's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Bad Driburg part of Paderborn?

Bad Driburg is in the published commuting zone of Paderborn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Paderborn city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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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 Bad Driburg?

The published population was 19,080 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Driburg?

Average net cold rent is 5.02 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 351 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bad Driburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2022) — 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 Bad Driburg?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Driburg?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Bad Driburg a good place to live?

Bad Driburg 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 Bad Driburg part of Paderborn?

Bad Driburg is in the published commuting zone of Paderborn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Bad Driburg?

Paderborn, Nieheim, Brakel, Willebadessen, Marienmünster are near Bad Driburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bad Driburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,850 people (80.0%) 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). Bad Driburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1229577c3500272abfcce31494b897e3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-driburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bad-driburg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_0509bda94616,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bad Driburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1229577c3500272abfcce31494b897e3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-driburg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Bad Driburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-driburg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 1229577c3500272abfcce31494b897e3; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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