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Living in Homberg (Efze)

In Homberg (Efze), unemployment is 4% (2022).

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.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population14,703people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent8.26EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze)
Unemployment rate3.99%country median 5.1% — 22% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime3,508incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Lower unemployment than 74% 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 Homberg (Efze)?

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

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)32
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Homberg (Efze) recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesHomberg (Efze) highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Homberg (Efze) highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
Show the other 6 cities
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Brunswick€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M18Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.26 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze)32Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

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 employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–65%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 38–62%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–69%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

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 municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Homberg (Efze) is 4.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability29.09 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability64.9 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident26,801 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita38,429 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate3.99 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

What does a salary buy in Homberg (Efze)?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,981of €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€8.26/m² · market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Homberg (Efze) · 2026-06-04− €496
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€1,981
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Homberg (Efze) Salary needed to live in Homberg (Efze)

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

Job Search

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)9Official 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHomberg (Efze) highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Homberg (Efze) highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,508 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise15Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportKSF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport42.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport43 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KSF3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

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.

GermanIn Person

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Homberg (Efze).

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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)20Official · 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

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 Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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 municipality10Official
City area100.1 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents1,853 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density146.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population14,703 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,786 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share12.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other5,019 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share35.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents7,405 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share52.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

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%
Show 68 more groups
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 source17

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%
Show 53 more groups
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 source16

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)96 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 339.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Alternatives for people set on Homberg (Efze)

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.

Felsberg as a Homberg (Efze) alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €4.94/m² (2022) Felsberg vs €8.26/m² (2026) Homberg (Efze)no percentage
  • Residents: 10,535 Felsberg vs 14,703 Homberg (Efze)−28%
  • Nearest airport: 31.6 km Felsberg vs 42.8 km Homberg (Efze)−26%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Felsberg vs €3,950 Homberg (Efze)same level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,508 Felsberg vs 3,508 Homberg (Efze)same level

Cities near Homberg (Efze)

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

Borken (Hessen) 9.0 km away
Rent
5.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Felsberg 11.3 km away
Rent
4.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Fritzlar 14.7 km away
Rent
5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Melsungen 15.0 km away
Rent
5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Gudensberg 16.2 km away
Rent
5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Guxhagen 19.3 km away
Rent
5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Schwalmstadt 20.3 km away
Rent
5.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Spangenberg 20.4 km away
Rent
4.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Homberg (Efze)'s school authority applies it locally.

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

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 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.

Which cities are near Homberg (Efze)?

Borken (Hessen), Felsberg, Fritzlar, Melsungen, Gudensberg are near Homberg (Efze). Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Homberg (Efze)?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,677 people (75.1%) 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). Homberg (Efze), Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version abfe3b00cfacbf05fed0e9b43fcd8cfd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/homberg-efze/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Homberg (Efze), Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/homberg-efze/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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