Living in Gangelt

In Gangelt, rents across existing tenancies average €6.33 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

Gangelt numbered 13,410 residents at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,950 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population13,410people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.33EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate5.9%country median 5.1% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime5,244incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Pricier rent than 65% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 68% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Gangelt?

Average net cold rent is 6.33 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): 6.33 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesGangelt 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 M¹⁵Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.33 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis⁴Official

Is Gangelt a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 380 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.33 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 Gangelt?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gangelt is 5.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Gangelt 5.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³Official

What does a salary buy in Gangelt?

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

Left over each month€2,096of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€6.33/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €380
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	€2,096

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGangelt 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	5,244 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹¹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Gangelt's nearest airport was DUS, 63 km away and offered 147 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	147 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	63 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DUS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.2°C in January and 18.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 63.8 mm in January and 72.8 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 68.3 hours in January and 208.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Gangelt?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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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6°0°

7°1°

11°3°

15°5°

19°9°

22°12°

24°14°

24°13°

20°11°

15°7°

10°4°

6°1°

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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

126

169

195

208

197

151

122

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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 Gangelt 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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164

101

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

Gangelt 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.7 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 15 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.8 · Feb 57.6 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 41 · May 57.7 · Jun 68.9 · Jul 72.8 · Aug 82.8 · Sep 57.5 · Oct 63.6 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 74.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 68.3 · Feb 75 · Mar 126.2 · Apr 168.7 · May 194.9 · Jun 207.9 · Jul 208.1 · Aug 196.9 · Sep 151.3 · Oct 121.5 · Nov 68 · Dec 52.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Leuven (Belgium) ±0.2 °C, Reims (France) ±0.7 °C, Antwerp (Belgium) ±0.3 °C, Ghent (Belgium) ±0.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.1 °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

How many people live in Gangelt?

The published population was 13,410 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	13,410 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁴Official

International community in Gangelt

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	12,849	100.0%
Germany	10,490	81.6%
Netherlands	823	6.4%
Poland	302	2.4%
Russian Federation	97	0.8%
Turkey	91	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	73	0.6%
Italy	63	0.5%
Ukraine	58	0.5%
Kazakhstan	54	0.4%
Romania	53	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
United States	51	0.4%
Not stated	44	0.3%
Greece	40	0.3%
Belgium	37	0.3%
Sri Lanka	30	0.2%
Portugal	28	0.2%
United Kingdom	26	0.2%
India	26	0.2%
Canada	24	0.2%
Afghanistan	19	0.1%
Kosovo	18	0.1%
Spain	17	0.1%
Morocco	17	0.1%
Pakistan	16	0.1%
Iraq	15	0.1%
Austria	14	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	14	0.1%
Thailand	14	0.1%
Denmark	13	0.1%
Croatia	13	0.1%
Lithuania	12	0.1%
Slovakia	12	0.1%
Nigeria	12	0.1%
Egypt	12	0.1%
Hungary	11	0.1%
Serbia	11	0.1%
Czech Republic	10	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Guinea	8	0.1%
Tajikistan	8	0.1%
China	8	0.1%
France	7	0.1%
Azerbaijan	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.0%
Switzerland	6	0.0%
Eritrea	6	0.0%
Viet Nam	6	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.0%
Norway	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Albania	4	0.0%
Bulgaria	4	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	12,849	100.0%
Germany	10,803	84.1%
Netherlands	843	6.6%
Poland	195	1.5%
Ukraine	106	0.8%
Turkey	88	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	82	0.6%
Italy	78	0.6%
United States	56	0.4%
Romania	53	0.4%
Greece	48	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Belgium	37	0.3%
Uncertain	32	0.2%
Portugal	30	0.2%
Canada	30	0.2%
Iraq	18	0.1%
United Kingdom	17	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	15	0.1%
Austria	14	0.1%
Thailand	14	0.1%
Denmark	13	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
Egypt	13	0.1%
Kosovo	12	0.1%
Azerbaijan	12	0.1%
India	12	0.1%
Hungary	11	0.1%
Afghanistan	10	0.1%
Sri Lanka	10	0.1%
Lithuania	9	0.1%
Czech Republic	9	0.1%
Nigeria	9	0.1%
Morocco	9	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Croatia	8	0.1%
Serbia	8	0.1%
Eritrea	8	0.1%
Pakistan	8	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	7	0.1%
Norway	7	0.1%
Slovakia	7	0.1%
Guinea	6	0.0%
Viet Nam	6	0.0%
Russian Federation	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Philippines	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 source¹²

Alternatives for people set on Gangelt

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 Gangelt 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 €6.33/m² Gangeltno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,950 Gangelt+24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,244 Gangelt−28%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Wentorf bei Hamburg13,414 residents Genthin13,416 residents Mutterstadt13,403 residents Lappersdorf13,419 residents Sulingen13,394 residents Pfullendorf13,442 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gangelt 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; Gangelt'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 Gangelt?

The published population was 13,410 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Gangelt?

Average net cold rent is 6.33 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 443 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Gangelt?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Gangelt?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Gangelt?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Gangelt a good place to live?

Gangelt 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.

How many people born in Germany live in Gangelt?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,490 people (81.6%) 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
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
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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