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Living in Höhr-Grenzhausen

Höhr-Grenzhausen is in Germany; its population was 9,415 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. There were 105.9 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 66% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 82% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Höhr-Grenzhausen?

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 Höhr-Grenzhausen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

Average net cold rent is 5.81 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): 5.81 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesHöhr-Grenzhausen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Höhr-Grenzhausen 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)5.81 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 349 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.81 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 Höhr-Grenzhausen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Höhr-Grenzhausen is 3.7%. 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%8012–4Höhr-Grenzhausen 3.7%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 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 availability96.68 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.24 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Höhr-Grenzhausen. 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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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents105.9 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 Höhr-Grenzhausen 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 CGN, 60.7 km away, with 92 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.2% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport60.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Höhr-Grenzhausen. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Höhr-Grenzhausen.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Westerwald-Neuhäusel)12

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
Höhr-Grenzhausen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Höhr-Grenzhausen average monthly precipitation, mm020406080423445365966766263495353JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Höhr-Grenzhausen average monthly sunshine, hours0551101652205268119178195202192197138954340JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Höhr-Grenzhausen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5154014.0PM1010404.0NO₂µg/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 Höhr-Grenzhausen is 6.0 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/m³436–7Höhr-Grenzhausen 6.0102 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 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Neuhäusel)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Koblenz-Hohenfelder Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Neuhäusel)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.3 · May 9 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 41.5 · Feb 34.4 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 36.1 · May 59.1 · Jun 65.8 · Jul 75.9 · Aug 62.1 · Sep 62.6 · Oct 49.3 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 52.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 52.2 · Feb 68 · Mar 118.8 · Apr 177.6 · May 195.1 · Jun 202.3 · Jul 192.2 · Aug 197.4 · Sep 137.9 · Oct 94.7 · Nov 42.9 · Dec 40 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf18Official · 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
Ilsenburg (Harz)9,414 residentsWölfersheim9,417 residentsWilkau-Haßlau9,418 residentsSebnitz9,421 residentsHemau9,408 residentsOberzent9,429 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 15.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 592.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

The published population was 9,415 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Höhr-Grenzhausen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport83.4%Foreign residents16.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area15.88 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.13Official
Foreign residents1,559 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density592.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population9,415 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents3,060 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share32.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other4,234 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share45.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents2,020 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share21.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Höhr-Grenzhausen

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
Total9,314100.0%
Germany6,96774.8%
Turkey4184.5%
Russian Federation3083.3%
Poland1932.1%
Kazakhstan1902.0%
Bulgaria1471.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1221.3%
Ukraine1151.2%
Romania1061.1%
Italy730.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Pakistan370.4%
Serbia360.4%
Not stated360.4%
Kosovo320.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of310.3%
Czech Republic280.3%
Afghanistan270.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of250.3%
Moldova, Republic of240.3%
Spain210.2%
Croatia190.2%
Philippines180.2%
France160.2%
United States150.2%
Kyrgyzstan150.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina130.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Austria130.1%
India130.1%
Uzbekistan130.1%
Hungary110.1%
Netherlands100.1%
Armenia100.1%
Slovenia90.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Thailand90.1%
Portugal80.1%
South Africa80.1%
Egypt80.1%
Viet Nam80.1%
Iraq80.1%
Greece70.1%
Slovakia70.1%
Azerbaijan70.1%
Somalia60.1%
Brazil60.1%
Belgium40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Lebanon40.0%
China40.0%
Albania30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Libya30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Chad30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total9,314100.0%
Germany7,75783.3%
Turkey4755.1%
Bulgaria1751.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1491.6%
Italy961.0%
Romania901.0%
Ukraine760.8%
Poland520.6%
Russian Federation500.5%
Afghanistan410.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of300.3%
Kosovo230.2%
Spain210.2%
Pakistan190.2%
Croatia150.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.1%
France110.1%
Netherlands110.1%
Austria110.1%
Somalia110.1%
Egypt110.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of110.1%
Philippines100.1%
Greece80.1%
Portugal80.1%
Kazakhstan80.1%
Hungary70.1%
United Kingdom70.1%
Thailand70.1%
Lithuania60.1%
Mexico60.1%
India60.1%
United States50.1%
Viet Nam50.1%
Iraq50.1%
Uzbekistan50.1%
Nigeria40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Albania30.0%
Finland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Singapore30.0%
China30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Is Höhr-Grenzhausen 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–71%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 46–70%
Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–72%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Foreign residents1,559 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population9,415 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.81 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.68 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability98.24 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 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 multiplier375 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier405 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

The published population was 9,415 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

Average net cold rent is 5.81 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 407 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Westerwald-Neuhäusel).

What is the unemployment rate in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Höhr-Grenzhausen?

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

How many foreign residents live in Höhr-Grenzhausen?

1,559 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Höhr-Grenzhausen a good place to live?

Höhr-Grenzhausen 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 Höhr-Grenzhausen?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,314 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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