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Living in Herne

In Herne, rents across existing tenancies average €5.71 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.3% (2022).

Gigabit broadband availability was 81.3% in 2025. Car density was 514 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. In May 2022, the foreign population was 29,754. At the end of 2024, Herne had a population of 157,038.

Last checked 2026-09-1939 sources

Population157,038people31 Dec 2024Official source · Herne budget 2026
Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent5.71EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate9.3%country median 5.1% — 82% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime8,528incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 9% belowOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck)

Higher unemployment than 98% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 63% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.91 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Herne?

Average net cold rent is 5.71 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): 5.71 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Herne recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesHerne highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Herne highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Herne€5.71
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M25Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.71 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7.91 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Herne39Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Herne 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–59%
Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–62%
Family42%strong on family, weak on education · range 34–50%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–60%

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 5.71 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

The unemployment rate was 9.3% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Herne?

The unemployment rate is about 9.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities29

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Herne is 9.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability17.3 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability81.3 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate9.3 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities29Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

Unemployment rate rose 16.7% between 2011 and 2025, from 10.4% to 12.2%.

What does a salary buy in Herne?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,850 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,948of €2,521 take-home
  • Rent
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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€7.91/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Herne · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €5.71/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €475
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€1,948
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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents853.5 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official
Hospitals6 count31 Dec 2024Krankenhausverzeichnis 202416Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Herne 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents853.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Herne?

Police recorded 8,528 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte22

Recorded crime across major citiesHerne highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Herne highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Herne8,528
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,528 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte22Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate9,159 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat20Official
Nearest airportDTM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official
Distance to nearest airport27.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Herne. 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 Herne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck)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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Herne is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean28 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bochum Herner Straße 385)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Gelsenkirchen Zentraldeponie Emscherbruch)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney26Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney26Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney26Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 84.8 · Feb 66.7 · Mar 65.6 · Apr 52.5 · May 67 · Jun 79.1 · Jul 85.6 · Aug 92.2 · Sep 74 · Oct 77.3 · Nov 79.4 · Dec 94 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney26Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 55.4 · Feb 72.8 · Mar 125.9 · Apr 172.9 · May 204.7 · Jun 197.7 · Jul 208.2 · Aug 193 · Sep 149.7 · Oct 109.7 · Nov 60.6 · Dec 45.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney26Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bremerhaven ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °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

Population density was 3,030.9 people per km² in 2024. An estimate placed the city area at 51.4 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Herne?

The published population was 157,038 people in 2024. Source: Herne budget 202613

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents514 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality15Official
City area51.41 km²31 Dec 2024Herne budget 202613Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Foreign-resident share20.3 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat11Official
Foreign residents29,754 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities28Official
Population density3,031 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.19Official
Population157,038 people31 Dec 2024Herne budget 202613Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

Population rose 1.4% between 2012 and 2024, from 154,887 to 157,038.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

Foreign residents rose 41.9% between 2016 and 2025, from 22,430 to 31,819.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents40,049 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share25.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other77,081 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share49.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents38,314 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share24.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Herne

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
Total155,446100.0%
Germany119,00776.6%
Turkey8,2455.3%
Poland6,9194.5%
Syrian Arab Republic5,4393.5%
Romania1,6481.1%
Bulgaria1,0490.7%
Morocco1,0210.7%
Ukraine9970.6%
Kazakhstan9150.6%
Russian Federation8390.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Greece7030.5%
Italy6550.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina5430.3%
Kosovo5040.3%
Serbia5040.3%
Iraq3500.2%
Sri Lanka3060.2%
Lebanon2910.2%
Croatia2350.2%
Afghanistan2330.1%
Spain2140.1%
Albania2080.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2030.1%
Pakistan1960.1%
India1750.1%
Czech Republic1630.1%
Guinea1560.1%
Hungary1550.1%
Netherlands1520.1%
Austria1510.1%
Tunisia1460.1%
Not stated1370.1%
Nigeria1360.1%
France1110.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1100.1%
Viet Nam1090.1%
Thailand1010.1%
Moldova, Republic of1000.1%
United Kingdom910.1%
Eritrea890.1%
China870.1%
Ghana860.1%
Cameroon680.0%
Kyrgyzstan680.0%
Egypt650.0%
Azerbaijan650.0%
Jordan630.0%
Philippines630.0%
Uzbekistan620.0%
Montenegro560.0%
Lithuania560.0%
Belarus530.0%
Armenia520.0%
Algeria500.0%
Slovenia490.0%
Bangladesh490.0%
Portugal480.0%
Tajikistan480.0%
United States450.0%
Belgium420.0%
Switzerland420.0%
Brazil420.0%
Korea, Republic of400.0%
Slovakia390.0%
Somalia360.0%
Sweden350.0%
Latvia340.0%
Kenya290.0%
Georgia290.0%
Angola250.0%
Libya250.0%
United Arab Emirates250.0%
Ireland240.0%
Nepal230.0%
Denmark220.0%
Indonesia220.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the200.0%
Palestinian territories200.0%
Colombia190.0%
Cuba180.0%
Saudi Arabia160.0%
Finland150.0%
Togo150.0%
Dominican Republic150.0%
Canada140.0%
Kuwait140.0%
Norway120.0%
Gambia120.0%
Ethiopia110.0%
South Africa110.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of110.0%
Australia110.0%
Congo100.0%
Peru100.0%
Senegal90.0%
Jamaica90.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic90.0%
Malaysia90.0%
Mauritania80.0%
Niger80.0%
Sudan80.0%
Côte D'Ivoire70.0%
Argentina70.0%
Chile70.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of70.0%
Zimbabwe60.0%
Turkmenistan60.0%
Estonia50.0%
Luxembourg50.0%
Namibia50.0%
Sierra Leone50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Yemen50.0%
Israel50.0%
Japan50.0%
Cyprus40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Chad40.0%
Paraguay40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Gabon30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Mali30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Seychelles30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Singapore30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total155,446100.0%
Germany125,69480.9%
Turkey8,6895.6%
Syrian Arab Republic6,1263.9%
Romania1,8591.2%
Poland1,8051.2%
Bulgaria1,1470.7%
Ukraine9510.6%
Greece8840.6%
Italy7800.5%
Serbia6400.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Morocco5380.3%
Croatia4290.3%
Kosovo4180.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3440.2%
Iraq3190.2%
Uncertain2840.2%
Spain2550.2%
Afghanistan2170.1%
Russian Federation2100.1%
Nigeria1800.1%
Guinea1790.1%
Albania1720.1%
Netherlands1660.1%
Sri Lanka1460.1%
India1400.1%
Hungary1360.1%
Pakistan1340.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1230.1%
Eritrea1180.1%
Lebanon1150.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1060.1%
Austria1050.1%
Viet Nam950.1%
Tunisia840.1%
Thailand780.1%
Kazakhstan750.0%
Ghana730.0%
Azerbaijan720.0%
China720.0%
Portugal680.0%
France640.0%
Egypt600.0%
Sweden580.0%
Cameroon580.0%
Montenegro570.0%
Bangladesh540.0%
Jordan440.0%
United Kingdom430.0%
Armenia430.0%
Tajikistan410.0%
Belgium400.0%
Somalia400.0%
Czech Republic390.0%
Slovenia370.0%
Belarus370.0%
Lithuania350.0%
United States350.0%
Stateless340.0%
Algeria330.0%
Slovakia300.0%
Latvia270.0%
Korea, Republic of250.0%
Angola240.0%
Nepal220.0%
Philippines220.0%
Kenya200.0%
Brazil200.0%
Moldova, Republic of180.0%
Georgia180.0%
Cuba160.0%
Kyrgyzstan160.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the140.0%
Libya140.0%
Indonesia140.0%
Uzbekistan120.0%
Switzerland110.0%
Togo110.0%
Canada110.0%
Finland100.0%
Ireland100.0%
Norway100.0%
Gambia100.0%
Dominican Republic90.0%
Colombia90.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of90.0%
Mauritania80.0%
Congo80.0%
Côte D'Ivoire70.0%
Sierra Leone70.0%
Jamaica70.0%
Mongolia70.0%
Zimbabwe60.0%
Niger60.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Senegal50.0%
Japan50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Australia50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Peru40.0%
Yemen40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Mali30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Chile30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Israel30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Singapore30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Not stated30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier500 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de27Official
Local property-tax multiplier745 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de27Official

Alternatives for people set on Herne

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.

Remscheid as a Herne alternative in the same region

40 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

  • Unemployment: 6.7% Remscheid vs 9.3% Herne−28%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 456.8 Remscheid vs 853.5 Herne−46%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,060 Remscheid vs 8,528 Herne−17%
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Remscheid vs 9.0 µg/m³ Herne+11%
  • Nearest airport: 32.2 km Remscheid vs 27.3 km Herne+18%
  • Rent: €5.78/m² Remscheid vs €5.71/m² Hernesame level
  • Foreign residents: 19.6% Remscheid vs 20.3% Herne−3%
Full comparisonMore about Remscheid

Ludwigshafen as a Herne alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 245 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €7.31/m² Ludwigshafen vs €5.71/m² Herneno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Ludwigshafen vs 27.3 km Herne−82%
  • Foreign residents: 29.8% Ludwigshafen vs 20.3% Herne+47%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Ludwigshafen vs €3,850 Herneno percentage
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,035.0 Ludwigshafen vs 853.5 Herne+21%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,048 Ludwigshafen vs 9,159 Hernesame level
Full comparisonMore about Ludwigshafen

Valencia as a Herne alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1465 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €5.71/m² (2022) Herneno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 27.3 km Herne−66%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,850 Herneno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 20.3% Herne−23%
Full comparisonMore about Valencia

Cities near Herne

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Castrop-Rauxel Commuting Zone · 6.8 km away
Rent
5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Herten Commuting Zone · 8.7 km away
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5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Oer-Erkenschwick Commuting Zone · 11.3 km away
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5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Datteln Commuting Zone · 15.0 km away
Rent
5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Waltrop Commuting Zone · 15.3 km away
Rent
5.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hattingen Commuting Zone · 16.1 km away
Rent
6.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Herne, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities
Paderborn157,317 residentsNeuss161,704 residentsSolingen164,804 residentsHeidelberg149,495 residentsOffenbach am Main145,669 residentsLeverkusen169,658 residents

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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; Herne'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 Herne?

The published population was 157,038 people in 2024. Source: Herne budget 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Herne?

Average net cold rent is 5.71 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 — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Herne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck).

How safe is Herne?

Police recorded 8,528 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the unemployment rate in Herne?

The unemployment rate is about 9.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Herne?

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

Is Herne a good place to live?

Herne 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.

Which cities are near Herne?

Castrop-Rauxel, Herten, Wattenscheid, Oer-Erkenschwick, Datteln are near Herne. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Herne?

The official country of birth distribution records 119,007 people (76.6%) 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, October 16). Herne, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1a4f561f8ad814fb44ca740f67af912d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herne/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Herne, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1a4f561f8ad814fb44ca740f67af912d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herne/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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