Living in Grenzach-Wyhlen

In Grenzach-Wyhlen, rents across existing tenancies average €8.39 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.9% (2024).

Grenzach-Wyhlen numbered 15,476 residents at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2315 sources

Population15,476people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent8.39EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 44% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.9%country median 5.1% — 4% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime8,690incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 93% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 61% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Grenzach-Wyhlen?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Grenzach-Wyhlen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

Average net cold rent is 8.39 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): 8.39 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 citiesGrenzach-Wyhlen 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

Show the other 6 cities

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)	8.39 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Grenzach-Wyhlen 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–64%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 503 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.39 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 Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Grenzach-Wyhlen is 4.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Grenzach-Wyhlen 4.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

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

Left over each month€2,026of €2,629 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.	€2,629
Rent, 60 m²€8.39/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €503
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	€2,026

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Grenzach-Wyhlen. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGrenzach-Wyhlen 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	8,690 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹¹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Grenzach-Wyhlen's nearest airport was FDH, 138 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	138 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FDH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.5°C in January to 18.5°C in July. Grenzach-Wyhlen's monthly precipitation totalled 47.8 mm in January and 88.9 mm in July. Grenzach-Wyhlen's average monthly sunshine was 64.5 hours in January and 234.9 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

135

167

186

212

235

217

160

107

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

PM2.56WHO 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 Grenzach-Wyhlen is 6.0 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

Grenzach-Wyhlen 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.16 · Feb 15.37 · Mar 20.66 · Apr 25.46 · May 28.8 · Jun 32.74 · Jul 33.66 · Aug 34.26 · Sep 28.03 · Oct 25.29 · Nov 19.91 · Dec 14.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -14.58 · Feb -18.98 · Mar -18.11 · Apr -5.92 · May -1.68 · Jun 1.75 · Jul 6.21 · Aug 6.04 · Sep 0.36 · Oct -6.52 · Nov -10.31 · Dec -15.39 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.54 · Feb 0.21 · Mar 4.23 · Apr 8.68 · May 12.73 · Jun 16.89 · Jul 18.48 · Aug 17.95 · Sep 13.83 · Oct 9.55 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 0.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 47.8 · Feb 45.2 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 63.5 · May 97.6 · Jun 86.6 · Jul 88.9 · Aug 88.3 · Sep 70.2 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 64.9 · Dec 65 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 64.5 · Feb 85.2 · Mar 134.6 · Apr 167.4 · May 185.6 · Jun 211.9 · Jul 234.9 · Aug 216.5 · Sep 160.1 · Oct 107 · Nov 65.4 · Dec 54.2 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The published population was 15,476 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	15,476 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁴Official

International community in Grenzach-Wyhlen

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	15,260	100.0%
Germany	10,851	71.1%
Switzerland	987	6.5%
Italy	392	2.6%
Turkey	301	2.0%
Kazakhstan	300	2.0%
Kosovo	188	1.2%
Poland	169	1.1%
Russian Federation	168	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	150	1.0%
Romania	142	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	119	0.8%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	82	0.5%
Hungary	80	0.5%
France	79	0.5%
Croatia	68	0.4%
Serbia	67	0.4%
Austria	52	0.3%
Czech Republic	47	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	45	0.3%
Bulgaria	44	0.3%
China	39	0.3%
United Kingdom	36	0.2%
Viet Nam	36	0.2%
Albania	35	0.2%
United States	35	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	35	0.2%
Lithuania	33	0.2%
Philippines	33	0.2%
Spain	31	0.2%
Brazil	31	0.2%
Portugal	29	0.2%
Morocco	27	0.2%
Iraq	26	0.2%
Netherlands	25	0.2%
Slovakia	24	0.2%
Thailand	24	0.2%
India	23	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	23	0.2%
Greece	21	0.1%
Slovenia	18	0.1%
Pakistan	18	0.1%
Cameroon	17	0.1%
Tunisia	13	0.1%
Argentina	13	0.1%
Georgia	13	0.1%
Algeria	12	0.1%
Afghanistan	12	0.1%
Not stated	12	0.1%
Belgium	11	0.1%
Gambia	11	0.1%
Mexico	10	0.1%
Chile	9	0.1%
Colombia	9	0.1%
Kenya	8	0.1%
Sri Lanka	8	0.1%
Israel	8	0.1%
Finland	7	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Sweden	7	0.0%
Ethiopia	7	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Egypt	7	0.0%
Lebanon	7	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Paraguay	6	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Seychelles	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Australia	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	15,260	100.0%
Germany	12,573	82.4%
Italy	605	4.0%
Switzerland	307	2.0%
Turkey	182	1.2%
Kosovo	161	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	142	0.9%
Ukraine	91	0.6%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	78	0.5%
Romania	78	0.5%
Hungary	74	0.5%

Show 73 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Croatia	61	0.4%
Portugal	57	0.4%
Poland	52	0.3%
Serbia	44	0.3%
France	39	0.3%
Spain	36	0.2%
Russian Federation	35	0.2%
Bulgaria	34	0.2%
Albania	33	0.2%
Austria	32	0.2%
Netherlands	28	0.2%
Uncertain	27	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	24	0.2%
Iraq	24	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	23	0.2%
China	23	0.2%
Greece	22	0.1%
Slovakia	22	0.1%
Morocco	21	0.1%
United Kingdom	20	0.1%
Pakistan	18	0.1%
Thailand	16	0.1%
United States	15	0.1%
Philippines	14	0.1%
Czech Republic	13	0.1%
Viet Nam	13	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
Lithuania	12	0.1%
Afghanistan	12	0.1%
Gambia	11	0.1%
Kazakhstan	11	0.1%
Slovenia	10	0.1%
Montenegro	10	0.1%
Cameroon	10	0.1%
Brazil	10	0.1%
Nigeria	9	0.1%
Argentina	9	0.1%
Georgia	9	0.1%
Belgium	8	0.1%
Latvia	7	0.0%
Sweden	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Stateless	5	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Seychelles	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Malaysia	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 Grenzach-Wyhlen

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 Grenzach-Wyhlen 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.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 8,690 Grenzach-Wyhlen−56%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €8.39/m² Grenzach-Wyhlenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,050 Grenzach-Wyhlen+21%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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All Germany cities

Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.15,475 residents Altdorf b.Nürnberg15,478 residents Marbach am Neckar15,474 residents Blomberg15,485 residents Baiersbronn15,465 residents Finsterwalde15,496 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Grenzach-Wyhlen 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; Grenzach-Wyhlen'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 Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The published population was 15,476 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

Average net cold rent is 8.39 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 587 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Grenzach-Wyhlen a good place to live?

Grenzach-Wyhlen 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 Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,851 people (71.1%) 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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  title = {Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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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
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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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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