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Living in Bendorf

In Bendorf, rents across existing tenancies average €4.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7% (2022).

At the end of 2024, Bendorf had a population of 17,726. Regional disposable income was €26,981 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2324 sources

Population17,726people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent4.7EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 19% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate7.04%country median 5.1% — 38% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime4,267incidents 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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neuwied-Hermannstraße)

Cheaper rent than 89% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 85% 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 Bendorf?

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.67 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Bendorf?

Average net cold rent is 4.7 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): 4.7 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bendorf recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Bendorf€4.70
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M18Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7.67 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bendorf24Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Bendorf a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%
Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 282 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.7 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 7.04% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Bendorf?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.04 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bendorf is 7.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability11.93 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability91.62 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident26,981 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita37,822 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.04 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official

What does a salary buy in Bendorf?

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, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,016of €2,575 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.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€7.67/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Bendorf · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €4.70/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €460
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€2,016
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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBendorf highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bendorf 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 residents4,267 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport57.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neuwied-Hermannstraße)10

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 Bendorf is 9.0 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 mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Neuwied-Hafenstraße)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Neuwied-Hafenstraße)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neuwied-Hermannstraße)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.3 · May 9 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 41.5 · Feb 34.4 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 36.1 · May 59.1 · Jun 65.8 · Jul 75.9 · Aug 62.1 · Sep 62.6 · Oct 49.3 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 52.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 52.2 · Feb 68 · Mar 118.8 · Apr 177.6 · May 195.1 · Jun 202.3 · Jul 192.2 · Aug 197.4 · Sep 137.9 · Oct 94.7 · Nov 42.9 · Dec 40 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.7 °C, Metz (France) ±0.4 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.5 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.7 °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

The city covered 24.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 734.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bendorf?

The published population was 17,726 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents595 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area24.12 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents2,692 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density734.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population17,726 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents7,071 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official
Catholic share40.2 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official
No religion or other7,743 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official
No religion or other, share44 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official
Protestant residents2,765 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official
Protestant share15.7 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)96 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 335.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier550 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Alternatives for people set on Bendorf

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Bendorf from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Bendorf, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities
Garching17,729 residentsBönen17,734 residentsFrankenberg17,699 residentsBabenhausen17,695 residentsBad Säckingen17,767 residentsPohlheim17,677 residents

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

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

Is Bendorf part of Koblenz?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source11

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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 Bendorf?

The published population was 17,726 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bendorf?

Average net cold rent is 4.7 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 329 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bendorf?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neuwied-Hermannstraße).

What is the unemployment rate in Bendorf?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bendorf?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Bendorf a good place to live?

Bendorf 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 Bendorf part of Koblenz?

Bendorf is in the published commuting zone of Koblenz; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bendorf, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1568a350786bd2e9e28f5866001a179b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bendorf/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Bendorf, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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