Living in Homburg

In Homburg, rents across existing tenancies average €6.61 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.4% (2022).

In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 8.39%. The population of Homburg, in Germany, was 43,382 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 81% in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population43,382people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.39%country median 5.1% — 64% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,666incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 72% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.68 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Homburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.61 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): 6.61 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesHomburg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Homburg€6.61

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.61 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10.68 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Homburg³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Homburg a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 397 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.61 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

The regional median gross salary was €4,150 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,608 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Homburg?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 8.39 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Homburg is 8.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	12.01 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	81.02 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	28,608 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	47,544 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,150 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	8.39 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Homburg?

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

Left over each month€1,942of €2,682 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.	€2,682
Rent, 60 m²€10.68/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Homburg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.61/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €641
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	€1,942

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Homburg. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Homburg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,580 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	142.3 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Homburg 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,580 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHomburg 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	4,666 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	SCN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	19.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Homburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹²

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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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

137

191

214

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4WHO 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 Homburg is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Homburg 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Westpfalz-Dunzweiler)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Westpfalz-Dunzweiler)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.7 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.2 · Feb 65.2 · Mar 65.1 · Apr 50 · May 73.3 · Jun 63.5 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 71.1 · Sep 66.5 · Oct 74.1 · Nov 80.7 · Dec 99.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 53.5 · Feb 80.9 · Mar 137 · Apr 190.5 · May 214.3 · Jun 230.8 · Jul 244.2 · Aug 225.9 · Sep 171 · Oct 106 · Nov 52.8 · Dec 42.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024

7.7

9.2

10.8

12.3

8.02014201720202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.3% between 2014 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Rouen (France) ±1.3 °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 82.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 525.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Homburg?

The published population was 43,382 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.5%
Foreign residents17.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	613 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	82.61 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	7,601 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	525.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	43,382 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	14,667 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	34.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	18,270 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	42.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	9,957 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	23.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Homburg

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	42,891	100.0%
Germany	31,867	74.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,375	3.2%
Poland	1,276	3.0%
Turkey	827	1.9%
Romania	786	1.8%
Russian Federation	724	1.7%
Kazakhstan	634	1.5%
Bulgaria	497	1.2%
Kosovo	441	1.0%
Greece	436	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	413	1.0%
Italy	269	0.6%
France	197	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	194	0.5%
United States	170	0.4%
Serbia	129	0.3%
Albania	123	0.3%
Sri Lanka	98	0.2%
India	96	0.2%
Hungary	90	0.2%
Croatia	87	0.2%
Austria	85	0.2%
Brazil	81	0.2%
China	79	0.2%
Spain	77	0.2%
Lebanon	76	0.2%
Czech Republic	75	0.2%
Viet Nam	73	0.2%
Afghanistan	71	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	69	0.2%
Iraq	67	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	66	0.2%
Thailand	57	0.1%
Morocco	56	0.1%
Luxembourg	53	0.1%
Eritrea	51	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	48	0.1%
Mexico	46	0.1%
Jordan	45	0.1%
Philippines	41	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	38	0.1%
Pakistan	38	0.1%
Lithuania	37	0.1%
Egypt	37	0.1%
Israel	35	0.1%
Switzerland	34	0.1%
United Kingdom	34	0.1%
Tunisia	34	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	33	0.1%
Slovakia	30	0.1%
Uzbekistan	27	0.1%
Portugal	26	0.1%
Not stated	26	0.1%
Cyprus	23	0.1%
Netherlands	21	0.0%
Algeria	21	0.0%
Palestinian territories	21	0.0%
Slovenia	20	0.0%
Belgium	18	0.0%
Cuba	18	0.0%
Cameroon	17	0.0%
Latvia	14	0.0%
Montenegro	14	0.0%
Nigeria	14	0.0%
Colombia	14	0.0%
Yemen	14	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	14	0.0%
Belarus	13	0.0%
Libya	13	0.0%
Canada	13	0.0%
Japan	13	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	13	0.0%
Georgia	12	0.0%
Kuwait	11	0.0%
Sweden	10	0.0%
Azerbaijan	10	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	9	0.0%
Tajikistan	9	0.0%
Estonia	8	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	8	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Somalia	5	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Guyana	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	42,891	100.0%
Germany	35,292	82.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,481	3.5%
Turkey	793	1.8%
Bulgaria	549	1.3%
Greece	460	1.1%
Romania	400	0.9%
Kosovo	384	0.9%
Italy	363	0.8%
Ukraine	341	0.8%
Poland	291	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	165	0.4%
France	139	0.3%
United States	128	0.3%
Albania	119	0.3%
Russian Federation	114	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	105	0.2%
Hungary	90	0.2%
China	75	0.2%
Serbia	74	0.2%
Afghanistan	71	0.2%
India	70	0.2%
Uncertain	68	0.2%
Eritrea	60	0.1%
Viet Nam	59	0.1%
Austria	56	0.1%
Spain	55	0.1%
Luxembourg	53	0.1%
Brazil	47	0.1%
Iraq	43	0.1%
Thailand	42	0.1%
Portugal	41	0.1%
Mexico	40	0.1%
Sri Lanka	36	0.1%
Palestinian territories	36	0.1%
Egypt	35	0.1%
Netherlands	34	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	33	0.1%
Lithuania	31	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	30	0.1%
Morocco	30	0.1%
Lebanon	29	0.1%
Philippines	26	0.1%
Cyprus	25	0.1%
Pakistan	24	0.1%
Czech Republic	23	0.1%
Jordan	20	0.0%
Switzerland	19	0.0%
United Kingdom	19	0.0%
Israel	19	0.0%
Cameroon	17	0.0%
Kazakhstan	17	0.0%
Stateless	17	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	16	0.0%
Slovakia	16	0.0%
Algeria	16	0.0%
Tunisia	16	0.0%
Belgium	13	0.0%
Montenegro	13	0.0%
Yemen	12	0.0%
Azerbaijan	12	0.0%
Japan	11	0.0%
Slovenia	10	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	10	0.0%
Canada	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	9	0.0%
Cuba	8	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	8	0.0%
Latvia	7	0.0%
Nigeria	7	0.0%
Sudan	7	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	94 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	38.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	475 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	560 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Homburg

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.

Blieskastel as a Homburg alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 5.5% Blieskastel vs 8.4% Homburg−34%
Rent: €5.66/m² Blieskastel vs €6.61/m² Homburg−14%
Residents: 20,197 Blieskastel vs 43,382 Homburg−53%
Nearest airport: 10.7 km Blieskastel vs 19.8 km Homburg−46%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Blieskastel vs €4,150 Homburgsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,666 Blieskastel vs 4,666 Homburgsame level

Full comparison More about Blieskastel

Menden Sauerland as a Homburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 238 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 2,580.3 Homburg−86%
Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 8.4% Homburg−38%
Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €6.61/m² Homburg−15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 4,666 Homburg+27%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €4,150 Homburg−6%
Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 43,382 Homburg+20%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 19.8 km Homburg−19%

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Tallinn as a Homburg alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1584 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Homburg−63%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.61/m² (2022) Homburgno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 19.8 km Homburg−72%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €4,150 (2024) Homburgno percentage

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Cities near Homburg

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

Bexbach 6.5 km away

Rent: 5.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Zweibruecken 7.7 km away

Rent: 5.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Waldmohr 8.8 km away

Rent: 6.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Blieskastel 10.6 km away

Rent: 5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Spiesen-Elversberg 14.5 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hornbach 14.5 km away

Rent: 5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ottweiler 15.5 km away

Rent: 5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

St. Ingbert 16.4 km away

Rent: 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Wismar43,329 residents Kaarst43,295 residents Bietigheim-Bissingen43,556 residents Heinsberg43,163 residents Monheim am Rhein43,630 residents Erkrath43,706 residents

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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; Homburg's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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How many people live in Homburg?

The published population was 43,382 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Homburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.61 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 463 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Homburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Homburg?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Homburg?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Homburg a good place to live?

Homburg 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 Homburg?

Bexbach, Zweibruecken, Waldmohr, Blieskastel, Spiesen-Elversberg are near Homburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Homburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,867 people (74.3%) 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). Homburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f49fa4373a12bea0e85bfc556de08223]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/homburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Homburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f49fa4373a12bea0e85bfc556de08223},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/homburg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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