Living in Brackel
In Brackel, rents across existing tenancies average €7.45 per m² a month (2022).
Regional median gross salary figures for Brackel showed €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Brackel's unemployment stood at 11.7% at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 85% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it and more recorded crime than 71% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Brackel?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Brackel?
Average net cold rent is 7.45 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): 7.45 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M16Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.45 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 9 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality |
Is Brackel 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 447 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.45 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Brackel?
The unemployment rate is 11.7 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1
Brackel 11.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,000 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20242Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Brackel?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,602 |
| Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €7.45/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15). | − €540 |
| 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 | €1,963 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brackel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brackel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
The crime rate was 11,838.7 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2023.
How safe is Brackel?
Police recorded about 11,839 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 11,839 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 | 31 Dec 2023 | Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3Official |
Mobility and administration
Brackel's nearest airport was DTM, 5 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brackel. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Brackel recorded annual PM2.5 of 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.1°C in January to 18.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 77 mm in January and 91 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Brackel?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 (EEA)7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.26 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 20.58 · Apr 25.86 · May 30.57 · Jun 33.88 · Jul 39.18 · Aug 36.94 · Sep 32.01 · Oct 26.64 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 13.65 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · parent municipality |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -14.92 · Feb -17.53 · Mar -9.95 · Apr -5.38 · May -1.59 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.42 · Sep 3.32 · Oct -5.01 · Nov -7.27 · Dec -13.93 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 3.1 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.3 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 77 · Feb 68 · Mar 61 · Apr 48 · May 62 · Jun 73 · Jul 91 · Aug 85 · Sep 73 · Oct 72 · Nov 73 · Dec 82 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)5Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 50 · Feb 72 · Mar 121 · Apr 173 · May 199 · Jun 199 · Jul 206 · Aug 194 · Sep 144 · Oct 104 · Nov 54 · Dec 40 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)6Official · parent municipality |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Brackel?
The published population was 56,815 people in 2025. Source: Statistikatlas Dortmund 2025 — Bevölkerung15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 56,815 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistikatlas Dortmund 2025 — Bevölkerung15Official |
Alternatives for people set on Brackel
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.
Hameln as a Brackel alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €5.50/m² Hameln vs €7.45/m² Brackel−26%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,850 Hameln vs €4,000 Brackelno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,111 (2025) Hameln vs 11,839 (2023) Brackelno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Hameln vs 10.0 µg/m³ Brackel−20%
Alternative cities in Germany
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How does Brackel compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Brackel 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Brackel's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Brackel part of Hamburg?
Brackel is in the published commuting zone of Hamburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Hamburg city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source12
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Brackel?
The published population was 56,815 people in 2025. Source: Statistikatlas Dortmund 2025 — Bevölkerung.
How much does it cost to rent in Brackel?
Average net cold rent is 7.45 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 522 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).
Is the air quality good in Brackel?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 (EEA).
How safe is Brackel?
Police recorded about 11,839 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG).
What is the unemployment rate in Brackel?
The unemployment rate is 11.7 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.
What is the typical salary around Brackel?
The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024.
Is Brackel a good place to live?
Brackel 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 Brackel part of Hamburg?
Brackel is in the published commuting zone of Hamburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Brackel, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b35f9f9f6c007ce078e7c115e155fece]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/brackel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average Arbeitslosenquoten · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-26
- BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024 BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-29
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) tigis.bkg.bund.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²) Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-18
- DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation) opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-07-26
- DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine) opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-07-26
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
- INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Statistikatlas Dortmund 2025 — Bevölkerung Statistikatlas Dortmund 2025 · statistikportal.dortmund.de · checked 2026-09-25
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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