Living in Clarholz
In Clarholz, rent averages €6.03 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.1% (2024).
Clarholz's population was 16,419 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Clarholz?
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 Clarholz?
Average net cold rent is 6.03 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): 6.03 EUR/m²/month · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)3
| 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 M13Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.03 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)3Official |
Is Clarholz 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 362 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.03 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 Clarholz?
The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Clarholz 5.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,750 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 %country median 5.1% — about the same | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Clarholz?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,467 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.03/m² · official · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE) · 2022-05-15 | − €362 |
| 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 | €2,006 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Clarholz. 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 Clarholz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,090 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Clarholz's nearest airport was PAD, 40 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Clarholz. 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
Clarholz's monthly mean temperatures were 1°C in January and 18.6°C in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.58 · Feb 16.44 · Mar 20.97 · Apr 25.94 · May 30.53 · Jun 32.51 · Jul 36.61 · Aug 34.78 · Sep 31.26 · Oct 26.78 · Nov 19.85 · Dec 13.85 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -17.6 · Feb -17.96 · Mar -11.75 · Apr -5.18 · May -1.09 · Jun 3.94 · Jul 6.77 · Aug 5.8 · Sep 3.34 · Oct -4.92 · Nov -7.03 · Dec -14.39 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.01 · Feb 1.72 · Mar 4.64 · Apr 9.16 · May 13.05 · Jun 16.57 · Jul 18.64 · Aug 18.35 · Sep 14.64 · Oct 10.12 · Nov 5.62 · Dec 2.2 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Clarholz?
The published population was 16,419 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,419 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official |
International community in Clarholz
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 | 16,398 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 12,986 | 79.2% |
| Poland | 711 | 4.3% |
| Russian Federation | 488 | 3.0% |
| Romania | 467 | 2.8% |
| Kazakhstan | 309 | 1.9% |
| Turkey | 280 | 1.7% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 149 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 137 | 0.8% |
| Iraq | 80 | 0.5% |
| Bulgaria | 48 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 44 | 0.3% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 44 | 0.3% |
| Slovakia | 43 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 38 | 0.2% |
| Not stated | 38 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 36 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 30 | 0.2% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 28 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 28 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 27 | 0.2% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 24 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 23 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 20 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 19 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 17 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 16 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 16 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16 | 0.1% |
| Tajikistan | 15 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 14 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 11 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 8 | 0.0% |
| France | 8 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 8 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 8 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 8 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 6 | 0.0% |
| India | 6 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 6 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 4 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 4 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,398 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 14,300 | 87.2% |
| Romania | 494 | 3.0% |
| Poland | 384 | 2.3% |
| Turkey | 257 | 1.6% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 159 | 1.0% |
| Ukraine | 105 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 89 | 0.5% |
| Bulgaria | 61 | 0.4% |
| Slovakia | 47 | 0.3% |
| Kosovo | 46 | 0.3% |
Show 47 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 38 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 32 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 29 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 26 | 0.2% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 23 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 21 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 20 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 14 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 12 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 10 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 9 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 8 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 8 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 7 | 0.0% |
| France | 6 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 6 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 6 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 6 | 0.0% |
| Uncertain | 6 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0.0% |
| India | 4 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| China | 3 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Alternatives for people set on Clarholz
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.
Bad Salzuflen as a Clarholz alternative in the same region
42 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €5.93/m² Bad Salzuflen vs €6.03/m² Clarholzno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,645 Bad Salzuflen vs 5,090 Clarholz−9%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Bad Salzuflen vs €3,750 Clarholz+4%
Böblingen as a Clarholz alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 360 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,750 Clarholz+31%
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.03/m² Clarholzno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,090 Clarholz−25%
Cities near Clarholz
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Clarholz, nearest in population first.
How does Clarholz compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Clarholz 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; Clarholz's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Clarholz part of Gütersloh?
Clarholz is in the published commuting zone of Gütersloh; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Gütersloh city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Clarholz?
The published population was 16,419 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Clarholz?
Average net cold rent is 6.03 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 422 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE).
What is the unemployment rate in Clarholz?
The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Clarholz?
The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Clarholz a good place to live?
Clarholz 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 Clarholz part of Gütersloh?
Clarholz is in the published commuting zone of Gütersloh; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Clarholz?
Gütersloh, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Oelde, Harsewinkel, Ennigerloh are near Clarholz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Clarholz?
The official country of birth distribution records 12,986 people (79.2%) 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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- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
- Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE) destatis.de · checked 2026-09-23
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- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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