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Living in Homberg (Efze)

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.26 per m² per month in June 2026. Homberg (Efze) is in Germany; its population was 14,703 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Homberg (Efze)?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Homberg (Efze)?

Average net cold rent is 8.26 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 8.26 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze)19

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Homberg (Efze) yet.

Net rent across major citiesHomberg (Efze) highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Homberg (Efze) 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)8.26 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze)19Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 496 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.26 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.99% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,801 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Homberg (Efze)?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.99 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Homberg (Efze) is 4.0%. 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%8012–4Homberg (Efze) 4.0%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 availability29.09 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability64.9 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident26,801 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita38,429 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate3.99 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Homberg (Efze). 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 Homberg (Efze). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents112.7 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 Homberg (Efze) 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportKSF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport42.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Homberg (Efze). 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 Homberg (Efze).

Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fritzlar (Flugplatz)16Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Olsberg14,700 residentsBüttelborn14,685 residentsEberbach14,727 residentsKarlstadt14,739 residentsPattensen14,666 residentsSelb14,743 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 100.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 146.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Homberg (Efze)?

The published population was 14,703 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Homberg (Efze) residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport87.4%Foreign residents12.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents617 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality9Official
City area100.1 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,853 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities17Official
Population density146.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.10Official
Population14,703 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,786 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share12.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other5,019 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share35.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents7,405 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share52.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Homberg (Efze)

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
Total14,212100.0%
Germany10,67775.1%
Kazakhstan7115.0%
Poland4353.1%
Russian Federation4273.0%
Syrian Arab Republic2711.9%
Ukraine2181.5%
Turkey1491.0%
Afghanistan1330.9%
Romania1110.8%
Czech Republic1100.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq890.6%
Bulgaria880.6%
Iran, Islamic Republic of520.4%
Kyrgyzstan490.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina450.3%
Italy410.3%
Lithuania320.2%
Not stated290.2%
Eritrea270.2%
Serbia250.2%
Somalia250.2%
Moldova, Republic of200.1%
Hungary200.1%
Ethiopia180.1%
Kuwait180.1%
Uzbekistan180.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of170.1%
Slovenia150.1%
United States150.1%
Kosovo130.1%
Switzerland130.1%
Algeria130.1%
Morocco130.1%
Pakistan130.1%
Tajikistan130.1%
Albania120.1%
Brazil120.1%
Belarus110.1%
Lebanon110.1%
Greece90.1%
Georgia90.1%
Philippines90.1%
China90.1%
Austria80.1%
Spain80.1%
Nigeria80.1%
India80.1%
Netherlands70.0%
Egypt70.0%
Armenia70.0%
Croatia60.0%
Guinea60.0%
Sudan60.0%
Yemen60.0%
Azerbaijan60.0%
Cambodia60.0%
Thailand60.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
Chile50.0%
Latvia40.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
France30.0%
Malta30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Libya30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Canada30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total14,212100.0%
Germany12,36087.0%
Syrian Arab Republic3012.1%
Ukraine1781.3%
Poland1591.1%
Afghanistan1461.0%
Romania1080.8%
Turkey1010.7%
Bulgaria980.7%
Iraq830.6%
Russian Federation520.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina490.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of390.3%
Kazakhstan370.3%
Somalia350.2%
Lithuania330.2%
Italy320.2%
Eritrea320.2%
Ethiopia290.2%
Stateless220.2%
Serbia190.1%
Uncertain190.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of170.1%
Hungary170.1%
Pakistan170.1%
Nigeria150.1%
Kosovo120.1%
Austria120.1%
Sudan120.1%
Algeria100.1%
Morocco100.1%
Albania90.1%
India80.1%
Kuwait80.1%
Netherlands70.0%
China70.0%
Croatia60.0%
Slovenia60.0%
Moldova, Republic of60.0%
Brazil60.0%
Armenia60.0%
Belgium50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Guinea50.0%
United States50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Thailand40.0%
France30.0%
Greece30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Spain30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Chile30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Homberg (Efze) 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 air quality · range 35–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 38–62%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%
Foreign residents1,853 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population14,703 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.26 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze)
Fibre-to-the-building availability29.09 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability64.9 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,801 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 339.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Homberg (Efze)?

The published population was 14,703 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Homberg (Efze)?

Average net cold rent is 8.26 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 578 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze).

What is the unemployment rate in Homberg (Efze)?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Homberg (Efze)?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Homberg (Efze)?

1,853 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Homberg (Efze) a good place to live?

Homberg (Efze) 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 Homberg (Efze)?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,212 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). Homberg (Efze), Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/homberg-efze/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Homberg (Efze), Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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Sources

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  1. All recorded crimes per 100,000 residents in the BBSR/PKS Kreis indicator. inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  8. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  9. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  10. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
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  1. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  2. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  4. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  5. VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fritzlar (Flugplatz) WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  7. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  8. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  9. miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze) miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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