Living in Kerpen

In Kerpen, rents across existing tenancies average €7.24 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.4% (2022).

Kerpen had 66,585 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.76 per m² per month in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 58.7% in 2025. Car density was 625 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population66,585people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.24EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 25% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.39%country median 5.1% — 25% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime6,476incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Elsdorf-Berrendorf)

Pricier rent than 82% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kerpen?

Average net cold rent is 7.24 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): 7.24 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesKerpen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Kerpen€7.24

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 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.24 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	11.76 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Kerpen³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Kerpen a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%

Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–63%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–61%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 434 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.24 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 unemployment rate was 6.39% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Kerpen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.39 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Kerpen is 6.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Kerpen 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	19.56 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	58.73 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,250 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.39 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Kerpen?

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

Left over each month€1,931of €2,735 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.	€2,735
Rent, 60 m²€11.76/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Kerpen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.24/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €706
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	€1,931

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesKerpen 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	6,476 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	92 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	CGN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	31.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kerpen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Elsdorf-Berrendorf)¹⁰

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9WHO 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 Kerpen is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Kerpen 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Elsdorf-Berrendorf)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Elsdorf-Berrendorf)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Elsdorf-Berrendorf)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.27 · Feb 18.77 · Mar 20.86 · Apr 26.2 · May 31.44 · Jun 35.17 · Jul 40.21 · Aug 37.07 · Sep 33.37 · Oct 26.86 · Nov 19.98 · Dec 14.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -14.17 · Feb -17.11 · Mar -8.78 · Apr -5.28 · May -0.76 · Jun 4.44 · Jul 7 · Aug 6.04 · Sep 3.2 · Oct -4.64 · Nov -6.18 · Dec -13.07 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.41 · Feb 2.14 · Mar 5.26 · Apr 9.56 · May 13.44 · Jun 17.14 · Jul 19.36 · Aug 18.91 · Sep 15.05 · Oct 10.51 · Nov 5.87 · Dec 2.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁷Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 114 km² in 2024. Population density was 584.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Kerpen?

The published population was 66,585 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.8%
Foreign residents14.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	625 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	114 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	9,440 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official
Population density	584.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	66,585 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	25,928 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	39.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	31,185 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	47.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	8,652 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	13.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Kerpen

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	65,763	100.0%
Germany	52,703	80.1%
Turkey	2,115	3.2%
Poland	1,925	2.9%
Romania	908	1.4%
Russian Federation	621	0.9%
Morocco	501	0.8%
Kazakhstan	455	0.7%
Ukraine	422	0.6%
Bulgaria	372	0.6%
Iraq	359	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Syrian Arab Republic	343	0.5%
Italy	298	0.5%
Afghanistan	240	0.4%
Kosovo	235	0.4%
Serbia	231	0.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	227	0.3%
Not stated	189	0.3%
India	167	0.3%
Greece	157	0.2%
Hungary	151	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	143	0.2%
China	134	0.2%
Croatia	133	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	131	0.2%
Netherlands	130	0.2%
Spain	128	0.2%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	117	0.2%
Czech Republic	97	0.1%
Austria	91	0.1%
Tunisia	88	0.1%
United Kingdom	82	0.1%
France	81	0.1%
Albania	80	0.1%
Portugal	80	0.1%
Algeria	79	0.1%
Nigeria	78	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	75	0.1%
Pakistan	72	0.1%
Belgium	65	0.1%
Thailand	59	0.1%
Sri Lanka	55	0.1%
Philippines	47	0.1%
Lithuania	43	0.1%
United States	42	0.1%
Azerbaijan	35	0.1%
Egypt	34	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	33	0.1%
Slovakia	32	0.0%
Switzerland	29	0.0%
Eritrea	28	0.0%
Cameroon	28	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	28	0.0%
Bangladesh	27	0.0%
Angola	26	0.0%
Uzbekistan	26	0.0%
Ethiopia	25	0.0%
Congo	25	0.0%
Viet Nam	25	0.0%
Lebanon	25	0.0%
Brazil	24	0.0%
Indonesia	24	0.0%
Belarus	22	0.0%
Georgia	21	0.0%
Tajikistan	21	0.0%
Slovenia	20	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	19	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	18	0.0%
Togo	17	0.0%
Luxembourg	16	0.0%
Guinea	15	0.0%
Canada	15	0.0%
Jordan	15	0.0%
Denmark	14	0.0%
Armenia	14	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Argentina	13	0.0%
Sweden	12	0.0%
Ghana	12	0.0%
Colombia	12	0.0%
Finland	11	0.0%
Mexico	11	0.0%
South Africa	10	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	10	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Dominican Republic	9	0.0%
Ireland	8	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
Cuba	8	0.0%
Australia	8	0.0%
Estonia	7	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Japan	7	0.0%
Norway	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Kuwait	6	0.0%
Gambia	5	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
Mozambique	4	0.0%
Zambia	4	0.0%
Namibia	4	0.0%
Cambodia	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Swaziland	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	65,763	100.0%
Germany	56,321	85.6%
Turkey	2,105	3.2%
Romania	969	1.5%
Poland	828	1.3%
Ukraine	394	0.6%
Bulgaria	384	0.6%
Italy	373	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	355	0.5%
Iraq	306	0.5%
Morocco	258	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	248	0.4%
Croatia	227	0.3%
Kosovo	187	0.3%
Greece	174	0.3%
Netherlands	165	0.3%
Afghanistan	138	0.2%
Hungary	132	0.2%
China	126	0.2%
Spain	118	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	113	0.2%
Russian Federation	113	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	90	0.1%
Portugal	88	0.1%
India	87	0.1%
Austria	83	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	79	0.1%
Albania	66	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	65	0.1%
Nigeria	61	0.1%
Belgium	53	0.1%
France	49	0.1%
Eritrea	46	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	42	0.1%
Lithuania	41	0.1%
United Kingdom	40	0.1%
Pakistan	39	0.1%
Thailand	38	0.1%
Kazakhstan	36	0.1%
Bangladesh	36	0.1%
United States	33	0.1%
Azerbaijan	32	0.0%
Tunisia	29	0.0%
Viet Nam	26	0.0%
Egypt	22	0.0%
Uncertain	22	0.0%
Slovakia	20	0.0%
Angola	20	0.0%
Algeria	19	0.0%
Somalia	19	0.0%
Philippines	18	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	18	0.0%
Sri Lanka	17	0.0%
Not stated	17	0.0%
Togo	16	0.0%
Stateless	16	0.0%
Montenegro	15	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
Brazil	14	0.0%
Lebanon	14	0.0%
Canada	13	0.0%
Ghana	12	0.0%
Congo	12	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Luxembourg	11	0.0%
Belarus	11	0.0%
Guinea	11	0.0%
Cameroon	11	0.0%
Jordan	10	0.0%
Tajikistan	10	0.0%
Ethiopia	9	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Czech Republic	8	0.0%
Finland	7	0.0%
Slovenia	7	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Argentina	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	500 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁵Official
Local property-tax multiplier	720 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Kerpen

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.

Troisdorf as a Kerpen alternative in the same region

33 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Nearest airport: 5.6 km Troisdorf vs 31.3 km Kerpen−82%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,004 Troisdorf vs 6,476 Kerpen−23%
Unemployment: 7.7% Troisdorf vs 6.4% Kerpen+21%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Troisdorf vs 9.0 µg/m³ Kerpen−11%
Rent: €7.01/m² Troisdorf vs €7.24/m² Kerpen−3%
Residents: 75,901 Troisdorf vs 66,585 Kerpen+14%
Median gross pay, region: €4,200 Troisdorf vs €4,250 Kerpensame level

Full comparison More about Troisdorf

Lippstadt as a Kerpen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 145 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €5.98/m² Lippstadt vs €7.24/m² Kerpen−17%
Nearest airport: 19.4 km Lippstadt vs 31.3 km Kerpen−38%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Lippstadt vs €4,250 Kerpen−7%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Lippstadt vs 9.0 µg/m³ Kerpen−11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,099 Lippstadt vs 6,476 Kerpen−6%
Unemployment: 6.7% Lippstadt vs 6.4% Kerpen+5%
Residents: 68,739 Lippstadt vs 66,585 Kerpen+3%

Full comparison More about Lippstadt

Cities near Kerpen

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

Cologne Commuting Zone · 19.9 km away

Salary: 4,654 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Erftstadt 7.9 km away

Rent: 7.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nörvenich 8.6 km away

Rent: 5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Frechen 9.8 km away

Rent: 7.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bergheim 9.9 km away

Rent: 6.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hürth 12.6 km away

Rent: 8.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Pulheim 16.0 km away

Rent: 8.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Vettweiß 16.3 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Kerpen 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.

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; Kerpen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Kerpen part of Leverkusen?

Kerpen is in the published commuting zone of Leverkusen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Leverkusen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹¹

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Kerpen?

The published population was 66,585 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Kerpen?

Average net cold rent is 7.24 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 507 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Kerpen?

What is the unemployment rate in Kerpen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Kerpen?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Kerpen a good place to live?

Kerpen 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.

Is Kerpen part of Leverkusen?

Kerpen is in the published commuting zone of Leverkusen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Kerpen?

Cologne, Erftstadt, Nörvenich, Frechen, Bergheim are near Kerpen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Kerpen?

The official country of birth distribution records 52,703 people (80.1%) 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). Kerpen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c99eb383c4770a69fd68c1a5d09dfaea]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kerpen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kerpen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_8490e4b62d1a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kerpen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c99eb383c4770a69fd68c1a5d09dfaea},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kerpen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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