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Living in Herdorf

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 605. The population of Herdorf, in Germany, was 6,508 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 14.9% in 2025.

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 63% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Herdorf?

Average net cold rent is 5.34 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): 5.34 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesHerdorf highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Herdorf 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)5.34 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 320 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.34 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 Herdorf?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Herdorf is 5.6%. 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%12904–6Herdorf 5.6%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
Fibre-to-the-building availability9.09 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability14.93 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Herdorf. 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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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport57.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

Annual NO₂ was 4.01 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 10.1 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Herdorf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)10

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
Herdorf average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND21°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Herdorf average monthly precipitation, mm0306090120100848658798210588869295110JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Herdorf average monthly sunshine, hours0551101652204670122178198201211200146974435JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Herdorf annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.0PM2.5154010.1PM1010404.0NO₂µg/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 Herdorf is 5.0 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/m³45–6Herdorf 5.043 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 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
NO₂ — annual mean4.01 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
NO₂ — latest reading1.33 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM10 — annual mean10.08 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.9 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 12.1 · May 15.9 · Jun 19 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4 · May 7.6 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -1.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 7.8 · May 11.6 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 99.5 · Feb 83.6 · Mar 86 · Apr 57.9 · May 79.2 · Jun 82.2 · Jul 104.5 · Aug 88.2 · Sep 86.3 · Oct 92.1 · Nov 94.8 · Dec 110.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 46.2 · Feb 70.4 · Mar 121.6 · Apr 177.5 · May 198.1 · Jun 200.9 · Jul 211.2 · Aug 200.2 · Sep 146 · Oct 96.9 · Nov 43.8 · Dec 34.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Kiefersfelden6,513 residentsHartha6,503 residentsBiebesheim6,515 residentsHage6,520 residentsArnstorf6,495 residentsGerbrunn6,493 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 361.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Herdorf?

The published population was 6,508 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Herdorf residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.7%Foreign residents 9.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area17.99 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)16Official
City area17.99 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents605 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density361.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population6,508 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents3,235 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share49.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other1,928 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share29.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents1,411 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share21.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Herdorf

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
Total6,570100.0%
Germany5,83188.8%
Turkey1572.4%
Poland941.4%
Romania731.1%
Italy460.7%
Russian Federation260.4%
Bulgaria240.4%
Ukraine240.4%
Kosovo190.3%
Greece170.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Syrian Arab Republic160.2%
Serbia150.2%
Kazakhstan150.2%
Not stated140.2%
Spain130.2%
South Africa130.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of120.2%
Moldova, Republic of110.2%
Czech Republic110.2%
Hungary100.2%
Philippines100.2%
Thailand90.1%
Austria80.1%
Switzerland80.1%
Pakistan70.1%
France60.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.1%
Netherlands50.1%
Tunisia50.1%
Afghanistan50.1%
Sri Lanka50.1%
United Kingdom40.1%
Belarus40.1%
Sudan40.1%
United States40.1%
Azerbaijan40.1%
Uzbekistan40.1%
Albania30.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Togo30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
India30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,570100.0%
Germany5,96690.8%
Turkey1973.0%
Romania891.4%
Poland480.7%
Italy340.5%
Bulgaria270.4%
Ukraine240.4%
Hungary210.3%
Greece170.3%
Kosovo130.2%
Show 31 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Syrian Arab Republic120.2%
Spain100.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.1%
Afghanistan60.1%
France50.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.1%
Moldova, Republic of50.1%
Albania40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Austria40.1%
Portugal40.1%
United Kingdom40.1%
Belarus40.1%
Serbia40.1%
Azerbaijan40.1%
Philippines40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Stateless40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Herdorf 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 50–72%
Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 47–69%
Retirement67%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 56–78%
Foreign residents605 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population6,508 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading1.33 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.34 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability9.09 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability14.93 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier395 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Herdorf 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Herdorf?

The published population was 6,508 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Herdorf?

Average net cold rent is 5.34 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 374 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Herdorf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge).

What is the unemployment rate in Herdorf?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Herdorf?

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

How many foreign residents live in Herdorf?

605 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Herdorf a good place to live?

Herdorf 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 Herdorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,570 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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