Living in Hillesheim

In Hillesheim, rents across existing tenancies average €5.69 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. Hillesheim had a population of 3,207 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 215.

Last checked 2026-09-2320 sources

Population3,207people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Average net rent5.69EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 5.1% — 12% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,940incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Lower unemployment than 62% 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 Hillesheim?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hillesheim?

Average net cold rent is 5.69 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): 5.69 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesHillesheim highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Hillesheim€5.69

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁷Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.69 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Hillesheim a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

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

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

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 341 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.69 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 Hillesheim?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hillesheim is 4.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Hillesheim 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	90.19 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³Official

What does a salary buy in Hillesheim?

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

Left over each month€2,023of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€8.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.69/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €480
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	€2,023

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHillesheim 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	3,940 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁶Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was HHN, 56.9 km away, with 47 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 90.2% at the end of 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	47 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	HHN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	56.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Hillesheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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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13°4°

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22°12°

18°9°

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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

125

173

192

204

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194

152

102

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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

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

PM107WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Hillesheim is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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

Hillesheim 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Westeifel Wascheid)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Westeifel Wascheid)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 12.9 · May 16.6 · Jun 20 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 3.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 3.6 · May 7.2 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.2 · May 12 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 13 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 49.5 · Feb 47.3 · Mar 43 · Apr 40.8 · May 59.7 · Jun 62.6 · Jul 67.5 · Aug 75.5 · Sep 53.4 · Oct 55.5 · Nov 53.2 · Dec 55.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 50.3 · Feb 73.3 · Mar 124.9 · Apr 172.9 · May 192.2 · Jun 204.2 · Jul 209.6 · Aug 194.2 · Sep 151.8 · Oct 101.6 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 42 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Eutin ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Gdynia (Poland) ±1.1 °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

The city covered 20.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 155.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Hillesheim?

The published population was 3,207 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	20.62 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.⁷Official
Foreign residents	215 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁰Official
Population density	155.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.⁷Official
Population	3,207 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,908 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁹Official
Catholic share	60.3 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁹Official
No religion or other	918 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁹Official
No religion or other, share	29 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁹Official
Protestant residents	337 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁹Official
Protestant share	10.6 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Hillesheim

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.

Gummersbach as a Hillesheim alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 3,207 Hillesheim+1499%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €4,000 Hillesheimno percentage
Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 56.9 km Hillesheim−38%
Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €5.69/m² Hillesheim+4%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 3,940 Hillesheimsame level

Full comparison More about Gummersbach

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Kelbra (Kyffhäuser)3,196 residents Bad Teinach-Zavelstein3,220 residents Wangen3,183 residents Havelsee3,181 residents Klingenstein3,179 residents Goldberg3,236 residents

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

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

Is Hillesheim part of Mainz?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹³

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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 Hillesheim?

The published population was 3,207 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hillesheim?

Average net cold rent is 5.69 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 398 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Hillesheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Hillesheim?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Hillesheim?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

Is Hillesheim a good place to live?

Hillesheim 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 Hillesheim part of Mainz?

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

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  title = {Hillesheim, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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