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Living in Bad Kreuznach

In Bad Kreuznach, rents across existing tenancies average €6.56 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.8% (2022).

Bad Kreuznach, a city in Germany, had a population of 54,168 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 8.9 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 55.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 974.9 people per km² in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 82.9% in 2025. Car density was 542 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population54,168people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent6.56EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 13% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate8.79%country median 5.1% — 72% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime4,558incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8.9µg/m³country median 8.0 — 11% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 71% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 95% 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 Kreuznach?

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.18 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Kreuznach?

Average net cold rent is 6.56 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): 6.56 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bad Kreuznach recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Bad Kreuznach€6.56
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M18Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.56 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate11.18 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Kreuznach32Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Bad Kreuznach a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%
Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–65%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–59%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 394 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.56 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 8.79% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Kreuznach?

The unemployment rate is about 8.8 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.79 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bad Kreuznach is 8.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability25.5 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability82.89 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.79 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

What does a salary buy in Bad Kreuznach?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,805of €2,575 take-home
  • Rent
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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.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€11.18/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Kreuznach · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.56/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €671
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€1,805
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Kreuznach. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,085 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Kreuznach 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 residents1,085 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBad Kreuznach highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bad Kreuznach 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 residents4,558 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise15Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport47 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportHHN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport44.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bad Kreuznach. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 15.3 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Bad Kreuznach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12

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 Bad Kreuznach is 8.9 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
NO₂ — annual mean15.33 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official
NO₂ — latest reading14.25 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.9 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.3 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9 · Dec 5.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.1 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.8 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 39.3 · Feb 34 · Mar 36.2 · Apr 30.7 · May 49.8 · Jun 47.5 · Jul 57.7 · Aug 48.3 · Sep 43 · Oct 45.2 · Nov 43.1 · Dec 50.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 50.7 · Feb 80 · Mar 136.5 · Apr 189.9 · May 212.1 · Jun 222 · Jul 236 · Aug 221.4 · Sep 163.1 · Oct 98.3 · Nov 48.4 · Dec 41.7 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 31.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.9.

Similar climate. In Germany: Mainz ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Metz (France) ±0.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.9 °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 Bad Kreuznach?

The published population was 54,168 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents542 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality9Official
City area55.56 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents10,495 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density974.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population54,168 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents12,998 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share24.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other25,255 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share47.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents14,807 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share27.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Bad Kreuznach

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
Total53,062100.0%
Germany38,29972.2%
Turkey1,9853.7%
Poland1,3852.6%
Russian Federation1,3732.6%
Kazakhstan1,3232.5%
Syrian Arab Republic8391.6%
Romania7631.4%
Ukraine6971.3%
Afghanistan5161.0%
Bulgaria4370.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iran, Islamic Republic of3540.7%
Italy3240.6%
Kosovo2450.5%
Portugal2150.4%
Somalia1950.4%
Viet Nam1870.4%
Moldova, Republic of1760.3%
United States1470.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1420.3%
Croatia1370.3%
Albania1310.2%
Lithuania1270.2%
Hungary1210.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1160.2%
Pakistan1160.2%
France1120.2%
Iraq1090.2%
Morocco1070.2%
Czech Republic1030.2%
Serbia1030.2%
Not stated980.2%
Spain940.2%
Austria920.2%
Kyrgyzstan920.2%
Brazil840.2%
Uzbekistan830.2%
Tajikistan780.1%
Armenia750.1%
Algeria720.1%
Lebanon700.1%
India670.1%
Eritrea640.1%
Greece590.1%
Egypt560.1%
United Kingdom500.1%
Philippines490.1%
China480.1%
Thailand460.1%
Turkmenistan430.1%
Latvia420.1%
Belarus360.1%
Ghana350.1%
Tunisia320.1%
Netherlands290.1%
Slovakia290.1%
Switzerland290.1%
Nigeria280.1%
Guinea270.1%
Dominican Republic250.0%
Azerbaijan240.0%
Georgia230.0%
Belgium220.0%
Cameroon200.0%
Congo180.0%
Mexico170.0%
Slovenia150.0%
Ethiopia150.0%
Luxembourg140.0%
Japan140.0%
Jordan140.0%
Montenegro130.0%
South Africa130.0%
Togo130.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of130.0%
Saudi Arabia120.0%
Denmark110.0%
Kuwait110.0%
Estonia100.0%
Kenya100.0%
Indonesia100.0%
Canada90.0%
Colombia90.0%
Israel90.0%
Cambodia90.0%
Mongolia90.0%
Finland80.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the80.0%
Libya80.0%
Sudan80.0%
Cuba80.0%
Korea, Republic of80.0%
Ireland60.0%
Sweden60.0%
Mauritius60.0%
Australia60.0%
Angola50.0%
Madagascar50.0%
Argentina50.0%
Chile50.0%
Nepal50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Benin40.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of40.0%
Haiti40.0%
Nicaragua40.0%
Peru40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
United Arab Emirates40.0%
Norway30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Mali30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Barbados30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Oman30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total53,062100.0%
Germany42,56880.2%
Turkey2,0623.9%
Syrian Arab Republic9141.7%
Romania7861.5%
Poland6771.3%
Afghanistan6331.2%
Bulgaria5271.0%
Ukraine5121.0%
Italy4310.8%
Russian Federation3020.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal2680.5%
Somalia2610.5%
Croatia2050.4%
Kosovo1980.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1630.3%
Lithuania1300.2%
Albania1200.2%
Viet Nam1190.2%
United States1130.2%
Hungary970.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of930.2%
Serbia910.2%
Spain890.2%
Eritrea840.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina830.2%
Kazakhstan790.1%
France740.1%
Pakistan700.1%
Greece680.1%
Iraq580.1%
Morocco550.1%
Armenia550.1%
India530.1%
Moldova, Republic of500.1%
Austria430.1%
Algeria410.1%
Lebanon370.1%
Netherlands330.1%
Thailand330.1%
Brazil320.1%
Belarus310.1%
China310.1%
Uncertain310.1%
Philippines290.1%
Stateless280.1%
Nigeria270.1%
Latvia260.0%
Ghana260.0%
United Kingdom250.0%
Egypt250.0%
Guinea230.0%
Georgia210.0%
Belgium200.0%
Tunisia200.0%
Czech Republic190.0%
Montenegro180.0%
Slovakia180.0%
Azerbaijan180.0%
Sweden170.0%
Kyrgyzstan170.0%
Dominican Republic160.0%
Uzbekistan160.0%
Switzerland150.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the130.0%
Japan120.0%
Tajikistan110.0%
Mexico100.0%
Ethiopia90.0%
Cameroon90.0%
Jordan80.0%
Luxembourg70.0%
Togo70.0%
Turkmenistan70.0%
Denmark60.0%
Finland60.0%
Libya60.0%
Sudan60.0%
Kenya50.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Chile50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Angola40.0%
Mauritania40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Taiwan, Province of China40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Mali30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Israel30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official
Local property-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official

Alternatives for people set on Bad Kreuznach

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.

Geisenheim as a Bad Kreuznach alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 4.4% Geisenheim vs 8.8% Bad Kreuznach−49%
  • Rent: €7.69/m² Geisenheim vs €6.56/m² Bad Kreuznach+17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,036 Geisenheim vs 4,558 Bad Kreuznach−33%
  • Residents: 11,369 Geisenheim vs 54,168 Bad Kreuznach−79%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,500 Geisenheim vs €3,950 Bad Kreuznachno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 42.6 km Geisenheim vs 44.7 km Bad Kreuznach−5%
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Wetzlar as a Bad Kreuznach alternative in the same country

92 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 5.8% Wetzlar vs 8.8% Bad Kreuznach−34%
  • Rent: €7.17/m² Wetzlar vs €6.56/m² Bad Kreuznach+9%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,847 Wetzlar vs 4,558 Bad Kreuznach−16%
  • Nearest airport: 60.2 km Wetzlar vs 44.7 km Bad Kreuznach+35%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.2 µg/m³ Wetzlar vs 8.9 µg/m³ Bad Kreuznach−8%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Wetzlar vs €3,950 Bad Kreuznachsame level
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,107.2 Wetzlar vs 1,085.3 Bad Kreuznachsame level
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Cities near Bad Kreuznach

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

Stromberg 12.8 km away
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6.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bingen am Rhein 13.5 km away
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7.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Obermoschel 15.0 km away
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4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Gau-Algesheim 15.7 km away
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7.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Geisenheim 16.7 km away
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7.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Sobernheim 16.7 km away
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5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wörrstadt 17.8 km away
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7.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Langenhagen54,142 residentsStralsund54,094 residentsBad Salzuflen53,958 residentsSchweinfurt54,481 residentsWetzlar54,665 residentsHilden55,157 residents

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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 Kreuznach'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 Bad Kreuznach?

The published population was 54,168 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Kreuznach?

Average net cold rent is 6.56 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 459 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bad Kreuznach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Kreuznach?

The unemployment rate is about 8.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Kreuznach?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Bad Kreuznach a good place to live?

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Which cities are near Bad Kreuznach?

Stromberg, Bingen am Rhein, Obermoschel, Rüdesheim am Rhein, Gau-Algesheim are near Bad Kreuznach. 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 Kreuznach?

The official country of birth distribution records 38,299 people (72.2%) 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). Bad Kreuznach, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6963e9903cf63bb13ae514f568589d4a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-kreuznach/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bad-kreuznach-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_1f31358b1c93,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bad Kreuznach, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6963e9903cf63bb13ae514f568589d4a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-kreuznach/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Bad Kreuznach, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-kreuznach/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 6963e9903cf63bb13ae514f568589d4a; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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