Living in Barßel

In Barßel, rents across existing tenancies average €5.61 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

Residents of Barßel numbered 13,780 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,350 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Barßel stood at 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2315 sources

Population13,780people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 3% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 5.1% — 12% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,592incidents 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

Lower unemployment than 62% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Barßel?

Average net cold rent is 5.61 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): 5.61 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 citiesBarßel 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 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.61 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Barßel a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 337 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.61 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 Barßel?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Barßel is 4.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Barßel 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,350 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Barßel?

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

Left over each month€1,812of €2,247 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.	€2,247
Rent, 60 m²€5.61/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €337
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	€1,812

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Barßel. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBarßel 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	3,592 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Barßel's nearest major airport was 43 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	43 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EME	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.6°C in January to 18.3°C in July. Barßel's monthly precipitation totalled 64.6 mm in January and 77.3 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Barßel?

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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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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 Barßel 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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Barßel 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 4.8 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.2 · May 18.2 · Jun 21 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 5.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.6 · Feb 3 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.2 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.6 · Feb 53.8 · Mar 53.3 · Apr 47.3 · May 56.6 · Jun 70.2 · Jul 77.3 · Aug 75.5 · Sep 71 · Oct 61.9 · Nov 61.9 · Dec 74.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.7 °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 Barßel?

The published population was 13,780 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	13,780 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰Official

International community in Barßel

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	13,516	100.0%
Germany	11,830	87.5%
Russian Federation	443	3.3%
Poland	262	1.9%
Kazakhstan	240	1.8%
Ukraine	96	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	69	0.5%
Turkey	67	0.5%
Romania	54	0.4%
Netherlands	43	0.3%
Afghanistan	37	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	31	0.2%
Not stated	28	0.2%
Bulgaria	25	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	22	0.2%
Hungary	19	0.1%
Latvia	17	0.1%
Italy	14	0.1%
Lebanon	14	0.1%
Czech Republic	12	0.1%
Viet Nam	11	0.1%
Belarus	10	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.1%
Greece	9	0.1%
Ireland	9	0.1%
Kosovo	9	0.1%
United Kingdom	9	0.1%
Serbia	9	0.1%
Portugal	7	0.1%
Spain	7	0.1%
Brazil	7	0.1%
Georgia	6	0.0%
India	6	0.0%
Lithuania	5	0.0%
Austria	5	0.0%
Uganda	5	0.0%
Pakistan	5	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	13,516	100.0%
Germany	12,661	93.7%
Poland	170	1.3%
Ukraine	83	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	83	0.6%
Romania	79	0.6%
Netherlands	62	0.5%
Afghanistan	47	0.3%
Turkey	45	0.3%
Russian Federation	32	0.2%
Iraq	26	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	24	0.2%
Lebanon	18	0.1%
Italy	15	0.1%
Latvia	13	0.1%
Hungary	12	0.1%
Greece	10	0.1%
Serbia	10	0.1%
Georgia	9	0.1%
Belarus	8	0.1%
Kazakhstan	8	0.1%
Montenegro	7	0.1%
Viet Nam	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.0%
Portugal	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Austria	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
India	5	0.0%
Kosovo	4	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Uncertain	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Barßel

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 a Barßel alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,350 Barßel+46%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.61/m² Barßelno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,592 Barßel+6%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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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 Barßel?

The published population was 13,780 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Barßel?

Average net cold rent is 5.61 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 393 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Barßel?

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 Barßel?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Barßel?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Barßel a good place to live?

Barßel 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.

How many people born in Germany live in Barßel?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,830 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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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
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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