Living in Heek

In Heek, rents across existing tenancies average €5.72 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

Heek had a population of 8,773 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,850 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2313 sources

Population8,773people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.72EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.6%country median 5.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime5,953incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

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

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 Heek?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 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): 5.72 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 citiesHeek 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 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Heek 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–69%

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

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 343 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.72 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 Heek?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Heek is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Heek 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Heek?

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

Left over each month€2,079of €2,521 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.	€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€5.72/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €343
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	€2,079

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHeek 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	5,953 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Heek's nearest airport was FMO, 40 km away and offered 11 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FMO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Heek's monthly mean temperatures were 1.7°C in January and 18.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 70.8 mm in January and 77.6 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.25 · Feb 17.69 · Mar 21.59 · Apr 26.81 · May 29.8 · Jun 33.58 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 30.56 · Oct 26.28 · Nov 19.95 · Dec 14.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -15.47 · Feb -17.19 · Mar -10.36 · Apr -4.72 · May 0.12 · Jun 4.39 · Jul 7 · Aug 6.23 · Sep 3.47 · Oct -4.04 · Nov -6.66 · Dec -12.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.68 · Feb 2.35 · Mar 5.21 · Apr 9.55 · May 13.36 · Jun 16.72 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.74 · Oct 10.48 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 70.8 · Feb 55.4 · Mar 58.1 · Apr 43.7 · May 57.2 · Jun 64.8 · Jul 77.6 · Aug 79.4 · Sep 67.3 · Oct 67.5 · Nov 66.1 · Dec 76.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Heek?

The published population was 8,773 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,773 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Heek

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	8,687	100.0%
Germany	7,879	90.7%
Romania	111	1.3%
Poland	97	1.1%
Netherlands	79	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	70	0.8%
Ukraine	56	0.6%
Russian Federation	45	0.5%
Kazakhstan	40	0.5%
Croatia	37	0.4%
Turkey	31	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Pakistan	22	0.3%
Kosovo	21	0.2%
Serbia	19	0.2%
Afghanistan	16	0.2%
Not stated	14	0.2%
Portugal	10	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.1%
Nigeria	9	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	9	0.1%
Italy	8	0.1%
Austria	8	0.1%
Hungary	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.1%
Brazil	7	0.1%
Bulgaria	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Nepal	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	8,687	100.0%
Germany	7,992	92.0%
Romania	120	1.4%
Netherlands	97	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	72	0.8%
Poland	66	0.8%
Ukraine	52	0.6%
Croatia	49	0.6%
Serbia	28	0.3%
Pakistan	16	0.2%
Kosovo	15	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Uncertain	15	0.2%
Afghanistan	13	0.1%
Italy	11	0.1%
Portugal	10	0.1%
Russian Federation	10	0.1%
Turkey	10	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.1%
Nigeria	9	0.1%
Iraq	9	0.1%
Albania	8	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.1%
Montenegro	5	0.1%
Hungary	5	0.1%
Azerbaijan	5	0.1%
Stateless	5	0.1%
Bulgaria	4	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Lebanon	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 Heek

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 Heek 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 5,953 Heek−36%
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,850 Heek+27%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.72/m² Heekno percentage

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

The published population was 8,773 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Heek?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 400 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Heek?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Heek?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Heek a good place to live?

Heek 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 Heek?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,879 people (90.7%) 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 = {Heek, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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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
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
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

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