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Living in Grenzach-Wyhlen

Grenzach-Wyhlen is a city in Germany. 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.

Pricier rent than 80% 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

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Grenzach-Wyhlen yet.

Net rent across major citiesGrenzach-Wyhlen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Grenzach-Wyhlen highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.39 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.5615 May 2022Destatis3Official

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 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Grenzach-Wyhlen 4.9%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

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

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

Mobility and administration

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count12 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km138 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest Major Airport IataFDH3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

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.

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
Grenzach-Wyhlen average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100484550649887898870746565JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Grenzach-Wyhlen average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024065851351671862122352171601076554JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Grenzach-Wyhlen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7Grenzach-Wyhlen 6.0102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.15,475 residentsAltdorf b.Nürnberg15,478 residentsMarbach am Neckar15,474 residentsBaiersbronn15,465 residentsFinsterwalde15,496 residentsSchwalbach am Taunus15,443 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The published population was 15,476 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population15,476 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official

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 groupPeopleShare
Total15,260100.0%
Germany10,85171.1%
Switzerland9876.5%
Italy3922.6%
Turkey3012.0%
Kazakhstan3002.0%
Kosovo1881.2%
Poland1691.1%
Russian Federation1681.1%
Syrian Arab Republic1501.0%
Romania1420.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine1190.8%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of820.5%
Hungary800.5%
France790.5%
Croatia680.4%
Serbia670.4%
Austria520.3%
Czech Republic470.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina450.3%
Bulgaria440.3%
China390.3%
United Kingdom360.2%
Viet Nam360.2%
Albania350.2%
United States350.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of350.2%
Lithuania330.2%
Philippines330.2%
Spain310.2%
Brazil310.2%
Portugal290.2%
Morocco270.2%
Iraq260.2%
Netherlands250.2%
Slovakia240.2%
Thailand240.2%
India230.2%
Kyrgyzstan230.2%
Greece210.1%
Slovenia180.1%
Pakistan180.1%
Cameroon170.1%
Tunisia130.1%
Argentina130.1%
Georgia130.1%
Algeria120.1%
Afghanistan120.1%
Not stated120.1%
Belgium110.1%
Gambia110.1%
Mexico100.1%
Chile90.1%
Colombia90.1%
Kenya80.1%
Sri Lanka80.1%
Israel80.1%
Finland70.0%
Montenegro70.0%
Sweden70.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
South Africa70.0%
Egypt70.0%
Lebanon70.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Ghana60.0%
Canada60.0%
Paraguay60.0%
Latvia50.0%
Peru50.0%
Eritrea40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Japan40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Malta30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Angola30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Libya30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Seychelles30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Togo30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total15,260100.0%
Germany12,57382.4%
Italy6054.0%
Switzerland3072.0%
Turkey1821.2%
Kosovo1611.1%
Syrian Arab Republic1420.9%
Ukraine910.6%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of780.5%
Romania780.5%
Hungary740.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia610.4%
Portugal570.4%
Poland520.3%
Serbia440.3%
France390.3%
Spain360.2%
Russian Federation350.2%
Bulgaria340.2%
Albania330.2%
Austria320.2%
Netherlands280.2%
Uncertain270.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina240.2%
Iraq240.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of230.2%
China230.2%
Greece220.1%
Slovakia220.1%
Morocco210.1%
United Kingdom200.1%
Pakistan180.1%
Thailand160.1%
United States150.1%
Philippines140.1%
Czech Republic130.1%
Viet Nam130.1%
India130.1%
Lithuania120.1%
Afghanistan120.1%
Gambia110.1%
Kazakhstan110.1%
Slovenia100.1%
Montenegro100.1%
Cameroon100.1%
Brazil100.1%
Nigeria90.1%
Argentina90.1%
Georgia90.1%
Belgium80.1%
Latvia70.0%
Sweden70.0%
Canada70.0%
Finland50.0%
Australia50.0%
Stateless50.0%
Algeria40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Chile40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Japan40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Angola30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Seychelles30.0%
Togo30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Peru30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
China (Hong Kong)30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Israel30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

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 employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–66%
Population15,476 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.39 EUR/m²/month15 May 2022Official source · Destatis
Median gross salary (regional)4,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Unemployment rate4.9 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-11

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.

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 Total live in Grenzach-Wyhlen?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,260 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/grenzach-wyhlen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/grenzach-wyhlen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
  4. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  5. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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  1. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  2. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05

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