Living in Hohenwestedt

In Hohenwestedt, rents across existing tenancies average €5.97 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

Hohenwestedt had a population of 5,428 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population5,428people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.97EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 3% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

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

Recorded crime3,819incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Hohenwestedt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hohenwestedt?

Average net cold rent is 5.97 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): 5.97 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 citiesHohenwestedt 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 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.97 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Hohenwestedt a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

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

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 358 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.97 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 Hohenwestedt?

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

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

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Hohenwestedt 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 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 Hohenwestedt?

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

Left over each month€2,118of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€5.97/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €358
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	€2,118

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hohenwestedt. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHohenwestedt 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	3,819 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Hohenwestedt was 50 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	50 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HEI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Hohenwestedt's monthly mean temperatures were 2°C in January and 17.7°C in July. Hohenwestedt's monthly precipitation totalled 85.9 mm in January and 99.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 40.3 hours in January and 225.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Hohenwestedt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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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14°3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

123

194

227

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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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Hohenwestedt is 7.0 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

Hohenwestedt 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.1 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 14.1 · May 17.7 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.7 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 3.2 · May 6.6 · Jun 10 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 85.9 · Feb 63.3 · Mar 53.7 · Apr 33.4 · May 61.3 · Jun 76.5 · Jul 99.9 · Aug 94 · Sep 70.3 · Oct 74.8 · Nov 75.4 · Dec 87.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 40.3 · Feb 66.6 · Mar 123.1 · Apr 193.9 · May 227.1 · Jun 218.4 · Jul 225.1 · Aug 191.4 · Sep 154.8 · Oct 110.7 · Nov 52.3 · Dec 33.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Eutin ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.7 °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

How many people live in Hohenwestedt?

The published population was 5,428 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,428 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰Official

International community in Hohenwestedt

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	5,368	100.0%
Germany	4,754	88.6%
Poland	93	1.7%
Kazakhstan	66	1.2%
Russian Federation	62	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	53	1.0%
Turkey	31	0.6%
Not stated	31	0.6%
Ukraine	29	0.5%
Iraq	26	0.5%
Afghanistan	24	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18	0.3%
Croatia	16	0.3%
Lebanon	12	0.2%
Armenia	11	0.2%
Austria	9	0.2%
Romania	9	0.2%
Spain	9	0.2%
Thailand	9	0.2%
Czech Republic	8	0.1%
Serbia	7	0.1%
Brazil	7	0.1%
Pakistan	6	0.1%
Greece	5	0.1%
Italy	5	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Dominican Republic	4	0.1%
Australia	4	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
Estonia	3	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Lithuania	3	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Cyprus	3	0.1%
Ethiopia	3	0.1%
Libya	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.1%
Georgia	3	0.1%
Viet Nam	3	0.1%
India	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Jordan	3	0.1%
Uzbekistan	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,368	100.0%
Germany	4,999	93.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	61	1.1%
Croatia	36	0.7%
Poland	32	0.6%
Iraq	28	0.5%
Afghanistan	26	0.5%
Ukraine	24	0.4%
Turkey	23	0.4%
Romania	15	0.3%
Armenia	15	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	13	0.2%
Eritrea	9	0.2%
Serbia	7	0.1%
Lebanon	7	0.1%
Greece	6	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.1%
Italy	5	0.1%
Pakistan	5	0.1%
Thailand	5	0.1%
Austria	4	0.1%
Kazakhstan	4	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
Kosovo	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Czech Republic	3	0.1%
Belarus	3	0.1%
Ethiopia	3	0.1%
Dominican Republic	3	0.1%
Viet Nam	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Jordan	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%
Australia	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Hohenwestedt

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 Hohenwestedt alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.97/m² Hohenwestedtno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,950 Hohenwestedt+24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,819 Hohenwestedtsame level

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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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 Hohenwestedt?

The published population was 5,428 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Hohenwestedt?

Average net cold rent is 5.97 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 418 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Hohenwestedt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Hohenwestedt?

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

What is the typical salary around Hohenwestedt?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Hohenwestedt a good place to live?

Hohenwestedt 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 Hohenwestedt?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,754 people (88.6%) 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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  title = {Hohenwestedt, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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