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Living in Bornheim

Bornheim is a city in Germany, with a population of 48,203 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 4.5%. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.5% in 2025. Car density was 634 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.27 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Bornheim?

Average net cold rent is 12.27 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 12.27 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Bornheim17

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Bornheim yet.

Net rent across major citiesBornheim highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bornheim highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.27 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bornheim17Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 736 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.27 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: June 2026

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bornheim?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bornheim is 4.5%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Bornheim 4.5%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.53 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,450 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik1Official
Unemployment rate4.5 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat10Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv11Official
Distance to nearest airport15.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bornheim. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bornheim.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bornheim?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bonn-Auerberg)7

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
Bornheim average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bornheim average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100554851426787878061596061JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Bornheim average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522054751251731992012071971501055945JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bornheim annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104018.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Bornheim is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Bornheim 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bonn-Auerberg)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bonn-Auerberg)6Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bonn-Auerberg)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.3 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11 · Apr 15.9 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�nigswinter-Heiderhof13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 5.2 · May 8.6 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�nigswinter-Heiderhof13Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.8 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.6 · May 14 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�nigswinter-Heiderhof13Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.7 · Feb 47.6 · Mar 51.1 · Apr 42.2 · May 67.2 · Jun 86.9 · Jul 87.1 · Aug 80.2 · Sep 60.9 · Oct 59 · Nov 59.5 · Dec 60.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�nigswinter-Heiderhof13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 54.3 · Feb 74.8 · Mar 124.8 · Apr 172.6 · May 198.7 · Jun 201.3 · Jul 207.2 · Aug 196.6 · Sep 149.5 · Oct 104.6 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 45.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�ln-Bonn12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)4Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Landau in der Pfalz48,209 residentsFrankenthal Pfalz48,140 residentsRheda-Wiedenbrueck48,030 residentsHerzogenrath48,574 residentsBruchsal47,784 residentsStade48,633 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 82.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 582.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bornheim?

The published population was 48,203 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bornheim residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.3%Foreign residents 10.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents634 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality8Official
City area82.69 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis3Official
Foreign residents5,143 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities15Official
Population density582.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.9Official
Population48,203 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis3Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents21,958 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
Catholic share46 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
No religion or other18,601 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
No religion or other, share39 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
Protestant residents7,136 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
Protestant share15 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official

Is Bornheim 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–74%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 49–73%
Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–69%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–71%
Foreign residents5,143 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population48,203 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.27 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Bornheim
Gigabit broadband availability97.53 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,450 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Unemployment rate4.5 %15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bornheim 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bornheim?

The published population was 48,203 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bornheim?

Average net cold rent is 12.27 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 859 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Bornheim.

Is the air quality good in Bornheim?

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

What is the unemployment rate in Bornheim?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bornheim?

The median gross salary is 4,450 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

How many foreign residents live in Bornheim?

5,143 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Bornheim a good place to live?

Bornheim 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Bornheim, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bornheim/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  2. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
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  6. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bonn-Auerberg) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  7. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bonn-Auerberg) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  8. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  9. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  10. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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  7. miet-check Mietspiegel Bornheim miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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