Living in Horstmar

Horstmar is a city in Germany. Its population was 7,528 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.5% in 2025. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024.

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

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 Horstmar?

Average net cold rent is 5.56 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): 5.56 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁵

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

Net rent across major citiesHorstmar highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.56 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR 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 334 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.56 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

Regional disposable income was €28,277 per person per year at the end of 2023. Regional GDP per person was €40,106 at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Horstmar?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Horstmar is 5.1%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	92.53 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	92.53 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Disposable income per resident	28,277 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts¹⁹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	40,106 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts¹⁹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)²Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 5.1% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	FMO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	26.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 12.87 · Feb 16.9 · Mar 21.58 · Apr 26.61 · May 30.67 · Jun 33.62 · Jul 37.38 · Aug 34.46 · Sep 31.26 · Oct 26.76 · Nov 19.95 · Dec 14.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -16.69 · Feb -17.5 · Mar -11.08 · Apr -4.98 · May -0.19 · Jun 4.22 · Jul 6.91 · Aug 6.04 · Sep 3.56 · Oct -4.55 · Nov -7.06 · Dec -13.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.39 · Feb 2.08 · Mar 4.97 · Apr 9.39 · May 13.25 · Jun 16.74 · Jul 18.78 · Aug 18.41 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.37 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹¹Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Dörentrup7,528 residents Jockgrim7,528 residents Langenargen7,525 residents Allstedt7,535 residents Kremmen7,535 residents Oberstenfeld7,537 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 168.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Horstmar?

The published population was 7,528 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	44.76 km²	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁸Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	634 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	44.76 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis⁶Official
Foreign residents	907 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁰Official
Population density	168.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁸Official
Population	7,528 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	4,248 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Catholic share	62.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
No religion or other	1,771 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
No religion or other, share	26.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Protestant residents	744 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Protestant share	11 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official

International community in Horstmar

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	6,765	100.0%
Germany	5,719	84.5%
Montenegro	202	3.0%
Romania	141	2.1%
Poland	110	1.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	64	0.9%
Bulgaria	50	0.7%
Ukraine	43	0.6%
Kosovo	39	0.6%
Kazakhstan	37	0.5%
Russian Federation	34	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	30	0.4%
Turkey	28	0.4%
Not stated	27	0.4%
Serbia	26	0.4%
Netherlands	24	0.4%
Portugal	23	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	0.3%
Albania	17	0.3%
Afghanistan	14	0.2%
Iraq	13	0.2%
Lebanon	9	0.1%
Latvia	7	0.1%
Austria	7	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	5	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.1%
Tajikistan	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
United States	4	0.1%
Armenia	4	0.1%
Mongolia	4	0.1%
Thailand	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,765	100.0%
Germany	5,858	86.6%
Montenegro	210	3.1%
Romania	144	2.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	73	1.1%
Bulgaria	56	0.8%
Kosovo	55	0.8%
Ukraine	47	0.7%
Poland	46	0.7%
Serbia	29	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	27	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	25	0.4%
Netherlands	22	0.3%
Portugal	22	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17	0.3%
Iraq	16	0.2%
Albania	14	0.2%
Afghanistan	13	0.2%
Latvia	7	0.1%
Russian Federation	7	0.1%
Eritrea	7	0.1%
Croatia	6	0.1%
Stateless	6	0.1%
Italy	5	0.1%
Austria	5	0.1%
Hungary	4	0.1%
Armenia	4	0.1%
Sri Lanka	4	0.1%
Tajikistan	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Dominica	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

Is Horstmar 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–63%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–67%

Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–65%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Foreign residents907 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Population7,528 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Average net rent (nettokalt)5.56 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis

Fibre-to-the-building availability92.53 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas

Gigabit broadband availability92.53 %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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Childcare coverage, ages 3–6	100.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁸Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	43.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁸Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	416 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich¹⁰Official
Local property-tax multiplier	590 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Horstmar 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 Horstmar?

The published population was 7,528 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Horstmar?

Average net cold rent is 5.56 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 389 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Horstmar?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Horstmar?

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

How many foreign residents live in Horstmar?

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

Is Horstmar a good place to live?

Horstmar 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 Horstmar?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,765 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). Horstmar, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/horstmar/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Horstmar, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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}

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
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Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-07-12
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Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26

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