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Living in Heringen/Helme

Heringen/Helme is a city in Germany. The foreign population count was 114 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 66.3% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, Heringen/Helme had a population of 4,474. The city covered 66.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 66.9 people per km² in 2024. There were 159.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 93% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Heringen/Helme?

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 Heringen/Helme.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Heringen/Helme?

Average net cold rent is 4.85 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): 4.85 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesHeringen/Helme highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Heringen/Helme 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)4.85 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 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 291 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.85 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 Heringen/Helme?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Heringen/Helme is 8.5%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Heringen/Helme 8.5%24 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 availability66.34 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability66.34 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.5 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents159.7 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Heringen/Helme 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.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ERF, 52.4 km away, with 6 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport52.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Heringen/Helme. 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

Is the air quality good in Heringen/Helme?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)12

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Heringen/Helme annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/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 Heringen/Helme is 8.0 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/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Heringen/Helme 8.090 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °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
Rennerod4,464 residentsRauschenberg4,463 residentsMarlow4,487 residentsCunewalde4,458 residentsTann (Rhön)4,492 residentsCreglingen4,453 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Heringen/Helme?

The published population was 4,474 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Heringen/Helme residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.5%Foreign residents 2.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area66.91 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)17Official
City area66.91 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.17Official
Foreign residents114 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density66.87 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.17Official
Population4,474 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents103 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share2.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other3,456 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share74 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents1,110 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share23.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Heringen/Helme

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
Total4,668100.0%
Germany4,47095.8%
Poland270.6%
Not stated250.5%
Bulgaria210.4%
Ukraine200.4%
Czech Republic170.4%
Russian Federation130.3%
Romania100.2%
Serbia100.2%
Netherlands90.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo90.2%
Turkey50.1%
Italy40.1%
Austria40.1%
Syrian Arab Republic40.1%
Belgium30.1%
France30.1%
Moldova, Republic of30.1%
Dominican Republic30.1%
India30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Kazakhstan30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,668100.0%
Germany4,55297.5%
Bulgaria200.4%
Ukraine190.4%
Romania110.2%
Russian Federation110.2%
Netherlands90.2%
Poland80.2%
Kosovo70.1%
Serbia60.1%
Belgium30.1%
Show 5 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Lithuania30.1%
Moldova, Republic of30.1%
Austria30.1%
Kazakhstan30.1%
Syrian Arab Republic30.1%

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

Is Heringen/Helme 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Student53%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 41–65%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–60%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–68%
Foreign residents114 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population4,474 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.85 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability66.34 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability66.34 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier440 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier460 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Heringen/Helme?

The published population was 4,474 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Heringen/Helme?

Average net cold rent is 4.85 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 340 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Heringen/Helme?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen).

What is the unemployment rate in Heringen/Helme?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Heringen/Helme?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Heringen/Helme?

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

Is Heringen/Helme a good place to live?

Heringen/Helme 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 Heringen/Helme?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,668 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). Heringen/Helme, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/heringen-helme/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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