Living in Hatten

In Hatten, rents across existing tenancies average €6.45 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.6% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Hatten had a population of 14,250. Regional median gross salary figures for Hatten showed €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population14,250people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.45EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 11% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.6%country median 5.1% — 29% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,350incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 68% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Hatten?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 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): 6.45 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 citiesHatten 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 Mbps⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.45 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Hatten a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 387 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.45 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 Hatten?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hatten is 3.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Hatten 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Hatten?

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

Left over each month€1,981of €2,467 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.	€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€6.45/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €387
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	€1,981

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHatten 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	4,350 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Hatten's nearest airport was BRE, 27 km away and offered 43 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	43 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hatten. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 2.4°C in January and 18.1°C in July. Hatten's monthly precipitation totalled 71.1 mm in January and 88.8 mm in July. Hatten's average monthly sunshine was 45.3 hours in January and 209.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Hatten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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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

117

173

213

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191

144

110

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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

PM2.510WHO 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 Hatten is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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101

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

Hatten 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.7 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.1 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 4.4 · May 7.9 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.1 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 71.1 · Feb 56.1 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 43 · May 56.4 · Jun 69.3 · Jul 88.8 · Aug 85.4 · Sep 75.7 · Oct 63.7 · Nov 65.1 · Dec 84.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 45.3 · Feb 63 · Mar 117.1 · Apr 172.8 · May 213.2 · Jun 200.5 · Jul 209.1 · Aug 191.1 · Sep 143.8 · Oct 110 · Nov 48 · Dec 40.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °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 Hatten?

The published population was 14,250 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	14,250 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Hatten

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	14,056	100.0%
Germany	12,973	92.3%
Poland	172	1.2%
Russian Federation	143	1.0%
Kazakhstan	81	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	73	0.5%
Iraq	70	0.5%
Ukraine	52	0.4%
Romania	36	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	32	0.2%
Turkey	31	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Netherlands	30	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	25	0.2%
Austria	21	0.1%
Lithuania	16	0.1%
Afghanistan	15	0.1%
Viet Nam	14	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Serbia	13	0.1%
United States	12	0.1%
Not stated	12	0.1%
Bulgaria	11	0.1%
Georgia	11	0.1%
Italy	10	0.1%
Hungary	10	0.1%
Spain	9	0.1%
Czech Republic	9	0.1%
Croatia	8	0.1%
Latvia	7	0.0%
Kosovo	7	0.0%
Switzerland	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Belgium	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Greece	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	14,056	100.0%
Germany	13,467	95.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	76	0.5%
Poland	65	0.5%
Iraq	62	0.4%
Romania	49	0.3%
Ukraine	36	0.3%
Netherlands	20	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	19	0.1%
Turkey	17	0.1%
Afghanistan	17	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Austria	15	0.1%
Russian Federation	14	0.1%
Hungary	13	0.1%
Viet Nam	13	0.1%
Latvia	12	0.1%
Kosovo	12	0.1%
Croatia	11	0.1%
Serbia	11	0.1%
Stateless	10	0.1%
Bulgaria	9	0.1%
United States	9	0.1%
Belgium	6	0.0%
Lithuania	6	0.0%
Spain	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Pakistan	5	0.0%
Albania	4	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
Uncertain	4	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Hatten

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 Hatten 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.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,750 Hatten+31%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.45/m² Hattenno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,350 Hatten−13%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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

Is Hatten part of Oldenburg?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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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 Hatten?

The published population was 14,250 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Hatten?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 452 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Hatten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Hatten?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Hatten?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Hatten a good place to live?

Hatten 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 Hatten part of Oldenburg?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Hatten?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,973 people (92.3%) 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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  title = {Hatten, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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