Living in Cölbe

In Cölbe, rents across existing tenancies average €6.76 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Cölbe had a population of 6,491. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. Cölbe recorded annual PM2.5 of 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2314 sources

Population6,491people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.76EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 16% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.6%country median 5.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,567incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 75% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Cölbe?

Average net cold rent is 6.76 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): 6.76 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 citiesCölbe 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 M¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.76 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Cölbe 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 406 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.76 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 Cölbe?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Cölbe is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Cölbe 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Cölbe?

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

Left over each month€2,151of €2,655 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.	€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€6.76/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €406
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	€2,151

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cölbe. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cölbe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesCölbe 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	4,567 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Cölbe's nearest airport was KSF, 76 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	76 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KSF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

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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 Cölbe.

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Climate and air quality

Cölbe's monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 17.8°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Cölbe?

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: European Environment Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.58WHO 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 Cölbe is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Cölbe 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.1 · Feb 15.05 · Mar 18.01 · Apr 24.52 · May 27.72 · Jun 32.9 · Jul 36.62 · Aug 35.95 · Sep 30.22 · Oct 25.28 · Nov 17.86 · Dec 12.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.91 · Feb -19.49 · Mar -13.44 · Apr -8.32 · May -3.1 · Jun 2.32 · Jul 5.52 · Aug 4.09 · Sep 0.91 · Oct -5.6 · Nov -8.06 · Dec -16.79 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.89 · Feb -0.22 · Mar 3.12 · Apr 7.75 · May 11.81 · Jun 15.48 · Jul 17.82 · Aug 17.53 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 8.47 · Nov 3.88 · Dec 0.35 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Cölbe?

The published population was 6,491 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,491 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³Official

International community in Cölbe

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	6,549	100.0%
Germany	5,650	86.3%
Ukraine	86	1.3%
Poland	66	1.0%
Kazakhstan	66	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	66	1.0%
Russian Federation	60	0.9%
Not stated	51	0.8%
Czech Republic	46	0.7%
Romania	43	0.7%
Turkey	41	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Iran, Islamic Republic of	27	0.4%
Italy	24	0.4%
Afghanistan	22	0.3%
Pakistan	18	0.3%
Bulgaria	17	0.3%
Kosovo	15	0.2%
Iraq	13	0.2%
United Kingdom	12	0.2%
United States	12	0.2%
France	11	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.2%
Serbia	10	0.2%
Eritrea	9	0.1%
Thailand	9	0.1%
Lithuania	8	0.1%
Spain	8	0.1%
Austria	7	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
Uzbekistan	6	0.1%
China	6	0.1%
Greece	5	0.1%
Ethiopia	5	0.1%
Kenya	5	0.1%
Somalia	5	0.1%
Colombia	5	0.1%
Armenia	5	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.1%
Croatia	4	0.1%
Netherlands	4	0.1%
Algeria	4	0.1%
Nigeria	4	0.1%
Ghana	4	0.1%
Brazil	4	0.1%
Honduras	4	0.1%
Viet Nam	4	0.1%
India	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,549	100.0%
Germany	6,020	91.9%
Ukraine	80	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	63	1.0%
Romania	45	0.7%
Turkey	30	0.5%
Italy	22	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	17	0.3%
Afghanistan	16	0.2%
Russian Federation	15	0.2%
Serbia	15	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	14	0.2%
Poland	12	0.2%
Iraq	12	0.2%
Kosovo	11	0.2%
Austria	10	0.2%
Croatia	9	0.1%
Eritrea	9	0.1%
Lithuania	8	0.1%
Spain	8	0.1%
Ethiopia	8	0.1%
Pakistan	8	0.1%
China	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
France	7	0.1%
Somalia	7	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Nigeria	5	0.1%
Armenia	5	0.1%
India	5	0.1%
Slovakia	4	0.1%
Honduras	4	0.1%
Viet Nam	4	0.1%
Uncertain	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Cölbe

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 Cölbe alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.76/m² Cölbeno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,100 Cölbe+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,567 Cölbe−17%

Full comparison More about Böblingen

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Gerbrunn6,493 residents Arnstorf6,495 residents Sinn6,485 residents Glandorf6,483 residents Hartha6,503 residents Sottrum6,479 residents

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

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

Is Cölbe part of Marburg?

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

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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 Cölbe?

The published population was 6,491 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Cölbe?

Average net cold rent is 6.76 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 473 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Cölbe?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Cölbe?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Cölbe?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Cölbe a good place to live?

Cölbe 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 Cölbe part of Marburg?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Cölbe?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,650 people (86.3%) 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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23

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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
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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