Living in Emsdetten

In Emsdetten, rents across existing tenancies average €6.09 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4% (2022).

Emsdetten is a city in Germany, with a population of 36,159 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.03 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population36,159people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.09EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 5% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.05%country median 5.1% — 21% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,722incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 8.0 — 13% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 72% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Emsdetten?

Average net cold rent is 6.09 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): 6.09 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesEmsdetten highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Emsdetten€6.09

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁸Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.09 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10.03 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Emsdetten³²Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Emsdetten a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 365 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.09 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 4.05% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,277 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Emsdetten?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.05 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Emsdetten is 4.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Emsdetten 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	95.91 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	96.19 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	28,277 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts¹⁹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	40,106 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts¹⁹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4.05 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²Official

What does a salary buy in Emsdetten?

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

Left over each month€1,793of €2,494 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.	€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€10.03/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Emsdetten · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.09/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €602
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	€1,793

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEmsdetten 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	5,722 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁵Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹³Official
Nearest airport	FMO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	11.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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: European Environment Agency⁹

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

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19°8°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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178

207

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109

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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

PM2.59WHO 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 Emsdetten is 9.0 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

Emsdetten 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.2 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 15 · May 18.9 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 4.6 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.7 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 3.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.5 · Feb 49.2 · Mar 49.6 · Apr 40.5 · May 54.8 · Jun 63.4 · Jul 73.9 · Aug 78.5 · Sep 68.7 · Oct 63.1 · Nov 61.5 · Dec 67.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.6 · Feb 73.3 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 178.4 · May 206.7 · Jun 203.2 · Jul 212.3 · Aug 193.3 · Sep 148.2 · Oct 108.8 · Nov 57.1 · Dec 44.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

8.4

11.1

13.9

16.6

9.020142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 43.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.8 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.7 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.2 °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 72.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 501.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Emsdetten?

The published population was 36,159 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	606 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁰Official
City area	72.06 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	3,475 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²¹Official
Population density	501.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹²Official
Population	36,159 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	20,660 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	58.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	11,294 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	31.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	3,562 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	10 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Emsdetten

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	35,513	100.0%
Germany	30,695	86.4%
Russian Federation	642	1.8%
Poland	591	1.7%
Turkey	415	1.2%
Kazakhstan	334	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	293	0.8%
Kosovo	249	0.7%
Ukraine	199	0.6%
Romania	167	0.5%
Bulgaria	155	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	118	0.3%
Afghanistan	114	0.3%
Lebanon	105	0.3%
Portugal	102	0.3%
Spain	95	0.3%
Hungary	94	0.3%
Iraq	67	0.2%
Netherlands	63	0.2%
United Kingdom	50	0.1%
Not stated	43	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	41	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	41	0.1%
Italy	40	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	35	0.1%
Sri Lanka	32	0.1%
Croatia	28	0.1%
Greece	27	0.1%
Nigeria	25	0.1%
Tunisia	25	0.1%
Austria	24	0.1%
Czech Republic	24	0.1%
Eritrea	22	0.1%
Latvia	21	0.1%
Morocco	21	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	20	0.1%
United States	19	0.1%
Tajikistan	18	0.1%
Brazil	17	0.0%
Argentina	16	0.0%
Pakistan	16	0.0%
Azerbaijan	15	0.0%
Thailand	15	0.0%
Albania	14	0.0%
Belarus	14	0.0%
Viet Nam	14	0.0%
China	14	0.0%
Guinea	13	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	12	0.0%
India	12	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	12	0.0%
Philippines	12	0.0%
Ghana	11	0.0%
Somalia	11	0.0%
France	10	0.0%
Lithuania	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Denmark	9	0.0%
Slovenia	9	0.0%
South Africa	9	0.0%
Mexico	9	0.0%
Uzbekistan	9	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
Madagascar	8	0.0%
Canada	8	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Finland	6	0.0%
Norway	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Dominican Republic	6	0.0%
Paraguay	6	0.0%
Israel	6	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	5	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Brunei Darussalam	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	35,513	100.0%
Germany	32,038	90.2%
Turkey	424	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	323	0.9%
Kosovo	307	0.9%
Poland	247	0.7%
Romania	187	0.5%
Bulgaria	171	0.5%
Ukraine	160	0.5%
Serbia	158	0.4%
Portugal	143	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	127	0.4%
Spain	114	0.3%
Hungary	103	0.3%
Netherlands	78	0.2%
Russian Federation	77	0.2%
Iraq	68	0.2%
Italy	56	0.2%
Lebanon	48	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	38	0.1%
Eritrea	34	0.1%
Croatia	33	0.1%
Nigeria	32	0.1%
Uncertain	27	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	26	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	0.1%
Azerbaijan	22	0.1%
United Kingdom	20	0.1%
Greece	18	0.1%
Kazakhstan	17	0.0%
Albania	16	0.0%
Latvia	16	0.0%
Belarus	16	0.0%
Ghana	15	0.0%
Brazil	15	0.0%
Pakistan	15	0.0%
Austria	14	0.0%
Guinea	14	0.0%
Morocco	13	0.0%
Sri Lanka	13	0.0%
Montenegro	12	0.0%
India	12	0.0%
Czech Republic	11	0.0%
Somalia	11	0.0%
Viet Nam	11	0.0%
China	11	0.0%
Thailand	10	0.0%
Tunisia	9	0.0%
Belgium	8	0.0%
Cameroon	8	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	8	0.0%
United States	8	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Tajikistan	8	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Lithuania	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Madagascar	7	0.0%
Norway	6	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	100.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	43.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	575 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Emsdetten

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.

Hörstel as an Emsdetten alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.6% Hörstel vs 4.0% Emsdetten−35%
Nearest airport: 19.5 km Hörstel vs 11.4 km Emsdetten+71%
Rent: €5.50/m² Hörstel vs €6.09/m² Emsdetten−10%
Residents: 20,166 Hörstel vs 36,159 Emsdetten−44%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Hörstel vs 9.0 µg/m³ Emsdetten−11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Hörstel vs €3,800 Emsdettensame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Hörstel vs 5,722 Emsdettensame level

Full comparison More about Hörstel

Tallinn as an Emsdetten alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1339 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 9.0 µg/m³ Emsdetten−67%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.09/m² (2022) Emsdettenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,800 (2024) Emsdettenno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 11.4 km Emsdetten−51%

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Emsdetten

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Nordwalde 10.5 km away

Rent: 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Steinfurt 13.7 km away

Rent: 6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rheine 14.1 km away

Rent: 5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hörstel 14.3 km away

Rent: 5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Altenberge 14.9 km away

Rent: 6.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ibbenbueren 17.0 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Laer 17.8 km away

Rent: 5.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Horstmar 18.5 km away

Rent: 5.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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

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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 Emsdetten?

The published population was 36,159 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Emsdetten?

Average net cold rent is 6.09 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 426 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Emsdetten?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Emsdetten?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Emsdetten?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Emsdetten a good place to live?

Emsdetten 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.

Which cities are near Emsdetten?

Nordwalde, Steinfurt, Rheine, Hörstel, Altenberge are near Emsdetten. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Emsdetten?

The official country of birth distribution records 30,695 people (86.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Emsdetten, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 05d645c7bd0ec9a2207a2750c834f0c3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/emsdetten/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_emsdetten-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_3fc3550388a9,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Emsdetten, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {05d645c7bd0ec9a2207a2750c834f0c3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/emsdetten/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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