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Living in Hörstel

Hörstel is a city in Germany, with a population of 20,166 at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,277 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Lower unemployment than 97% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.18 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Hörstel?

Average net cold rent is 10.18 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): 10.18 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Hörstel19

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

Net rent across major citiesHörstel highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hörstel 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)10.18 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Hörstel19Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 611 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.18 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 2.63% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Hörstel?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.63 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hörstel is 2.6%. 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%8012–4Hörstel 2.6%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 availability92.87 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.06 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident28,277 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita40,106 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,800 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate2.63 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hörstel. 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 Hörstel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport19.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hörstel?

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 Agency8

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
Hörstel average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Hörstel average monthly precipitation, mm020406080654950415563747969636268JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Hörstel average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522052731241782072032121931481095744JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Hörstel annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/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 Hörstel is 8.0 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/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Hörstel 8.090 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
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency8Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 15 · May 18.9 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 4.6 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.7 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.5 · Feb 49.2 · Mar 49.6 · Apr 40.5 · May 54.8 · Jun 63.4 · Jul 73.9 · Aug 78.5 · Sep 68.7 · Oct 63.1 · Nov 61.5 · Dec 67.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 51.6 · Feb 73.3 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 178.4 · May 206.7 · Jun 203.2 · Jul 212.3 · Aug 193.3 · Sep 148.2 · Oct 108.8 · Nov 57.1 · Dec 44.2 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nster/Osnabr�ck16Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Hörstel by year, µg/m³7.410.112.915.6201420172019202220248.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Lilienthal20,166 residentsNeustrelitz20,191 residentsBlieskastel20,197 residentsBorna20,131 residentsNottuln20,205 residentsNidderau20,119 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 107.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 187.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Hörstel?

The published population was 20,166 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Hörstel residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.8%Foreign residents 7.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents686 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality9Official
City area107.5 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents1,453 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities17Official
Population density187.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.10Official
Population20,166 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents11,901 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share60.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other4,636 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share23.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents3,062 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share15.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Hörstel

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
Total19,600100.0%
Germany16,85786.0%
Russian Federation6153.1%
Kazakhstan5212.7%
Poland2631.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1440.7%
Ukraine1200.6%
Kosovo1100.6%
Romania1090.6%
Turkey770.4%
Moldova, Republic of520.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kyrgyzstan390.2%
Serbia380.2%
Netherlands340.2%
Bulgaria320.2%
Afghanistan280.1%
Iraq270.1%
Hungary260.1%
Azerbaijan260.1%
Italy230.1%
Lithuania230.1%
Not stated220.1%
Sri Lanka180.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of180.1%
United Kingdom170.1%
Tajikistan170.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina160.1%
Portugal160.1%
Uzbekistan160.1%
India150.1%
Slovakia140.1%
Pakistan130.1%
Croatia120.1%
Greece120.1%
Latvia110.1%
Brazil100.1%
United States100.1%
Belgium90.0%
Czech Republic90.0%
Lebanon90.0%
Philippines90.0%
Slovenia80.0%
Montenegro80.0%
Thailand80.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of70.0%
Nigeria70.0%
Viet Nam70.0%
Albania60.0%
Spain60.0%
Eritrea60.0%
Tunisia60.0%
France50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Austria40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Morocco30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
China30.0%

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
Total19,600100.0%
Germany18,14992.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1660.8%
Kosovo1430.7%
Poland1430.7%
Romania1350.7%
Ukraine950.5%
Serbia700.4%
Russian Federation660.3%
Turkey540.3%
Netherlands450.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Azerbaijan370.2%
Hungary360.2%
Bulgaria340.2%
Afghanistan310.2%
Italy240.1%
Iraq230.1%
Portugal190.1%
Lithuania160.1%
Uncertain160.1%
Croatia150.1%
Slovakia140.1%
Kazakhstan140.1%
Pakistan110.1%
Latvia100.1%
India100.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Slovenia90.0%
Greece90.0%
Austria90.0%
Eritrea90.0%
Brazil90.0%
Montenegro80.0%
Albania70.0%
Spain70.0%
Belgium60.0%
United Kingdom60.0%
Somalia60.0%
Thailand60.0%
France50.0%
Moldova, Republic of50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
China40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Norway30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Colombia30.0%
United States30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Japan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Not stated30.0%

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

Is Hörstel 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–66%
Family63%strong on family, weak on safety · range 51–75%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–66%
Foreign residents1,453 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population20,166 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.18 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Hörstel
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.87 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability94.06 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident28,277 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 3–6100.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 343.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier415 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier493 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hörstel 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hörstel?

The published population was 20,166 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hörstel?

Average net cold rent is 10.18 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 713 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Hörstel.

Is the air quality good in Hörstel?

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 Hörstel?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Hörstel?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Hörstel?

1,453 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Hörstel a good place to live?

Hörstel 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 Hörstel?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,600 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). Hörstel, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/horstel/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Hörstel, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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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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  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  4. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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  9. miet-check Mietspiegel Hörstel miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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