Living in Kreuztal

In Kreuztal, rents across existing tenancies average €5.92 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.4% (2022).

In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 6.4%. The regional median gross salary was €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,655 per person per year at the end of 2023. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.58 per m² per month in June 2026. Kreuztal had a population of 30,905 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population30,905people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.92EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.4%country median 5.1% — 25% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,809incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)

Higher unemployment than 77% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kreuztal?

Average net cold rent is 5.92 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): 5.92 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 citiesKreuztal highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Kreuztal€5.92

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

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 M²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.92 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	7.58 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Kreuztal³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Kreuztal a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–65%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–63%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 355 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.92 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

What is the unemployment rate in Kreuztal?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

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

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Kreuztal 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	8.56 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	51.36 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	28,655 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	45,252 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.4 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Kreuztal?

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

Left over each month€2,048of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€7.58/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Kreuztal · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.92/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €455
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	€2,048

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kreuztal. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	135 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 Kreuztal 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 citiesKreuztal 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	4,809 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	60.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kreuztal. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kreuztal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)¹¹

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

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

PM107WHO 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 Kreuztal is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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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 Netphen Rothaargebirge)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.06 · Feb 15.36 · Mar 18.34 · Apr 24.46 · May 28.1 · Jun 31.24 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 35.98 · Sep 29.78 · Oct 24.79 · Nov 17.63 · Dec 12.05 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -16.6 · Feb -18.96 · Mar -12.32 · Apr -7.47 · May -3.27 · Jun 2.89 · Jul 5.61 · Aug 3.91 · Sep 1.4 · Oct -5.42 · Nov -7.51 · Dec -16.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.03 · Mar 3.26 · Apr 7.81 · May 11.78 · Jun 15.36 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 13.23 · Oct 8.63 · Nov 4.12 · Dec 0.61 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 71.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 434.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Kreuztal?

The published population was 30,905 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.1%
Foreign residents13.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	643 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	71.07 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	4,289 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	434.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	30,905 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	4,707 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	15.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	12,767 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	41.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	13,136 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	42.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Kreuztal

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	30,609	100.0%
Germany	23,950	78.2%
Romania	749	2.4%
Turkey	735	2.4%
Russian Federation	583	1.9%
Poland	551	1.8%
Kazakhstan	489	1.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	403	1.3%
Ukraine	280	0.9%
Kosovo	220	0.7%
Moldova, Republic of	182	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	179	0.6%
Iraq	171	0.6%
Morocco	141	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	131	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	104	0.3%
Croatia	102	0.3%
Afghanistan	100	0.3%
Spain	95	0.3%
Not stated	95	0.3%
Serbia	87	0.3%
Uzbekistan	75	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	73	0.2%
Lebanon	68	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	64	0.2%
Czech Republic	56	0.2%
Hungary	56	0.2%
Bulgaria	53	0.2%
Austria	45	0.1%
Tajikistan	41	0.1%
Tunisia	40	0.1%
Pakistan	40	0.1%
France	34	0.1%
Sri Lanka	30	0.1%
China	29	0.1%
Nigeria	26	0.1%
Netherlands	24	0.1%
Eritrea	24	0.1%
Greece	23	0.1%
United Kingdom	21	0.1%
Portugal	20	0.1%
Philippines	20	0.1%
India	19	0.1%
Slovakia	17	0.1%
Switzerland	17	0.1%
Azerbaijan	17	0.1%
Latvia	15	0.0%
United States	15	0.0%
Montenegro	14	0.0%
Slovenia	13	0.0%
Brazil	13	0.0%
Thailand	12	0.0%
Belgium	11	0.0%
Jordan	11	0.0%
Lithuania	10	0.0%
Algeria	10	0.0%
Guinea	10	0.0%
Paraguay	10	0.0%
Albania	9	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Sweden	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Luxembourg	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Israel	6	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Viet Nam	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	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 source²²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	30,609	100.0%
Germany	26,325	86.0%
Romania	841	2.7%
Turkey	578	1.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	346	1.1%
Italy	241	0.8%
Poland	221	0.7%
Kosovo	181	0.6%
Ukraine	166	0.5%
Iraq	151	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	126	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Spain	120	0.4%
Croatia	116	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	104	0.3%
Bulgaria	95	0.3%
Afghanistan	87	0.3%
Serbia	70	0.2%
Morocco	56	0.2%
Russian Federation	54	0.2%
Hungary	48	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	39	0.1%
Pakistan	34	0.1%
Nigeria	31	0.1%
Montenegro	27	0.1%
Austria	26	0.1%
Greece	25	0.1%
Eritrea	25	0.1%
Uncertain	25	0.1%
Lebanon	21	0.1%
Sri Lanka	20	0.1%
China	19	0.1%
Netherlands	18	0.1%
Portugal	18	0.1%
Slovakia	18	0.1%
Stateless	17	0.1%
Latvia	16	0.1%
Azerbaijan	15	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	15	0.0%
Sweden	14	0.0%
Kazakhstan	13	0.0%
France	12	0.0%
Belgium	11	0.0%
Guinea	11	0.0%
Egypt	11	0.0%
Albania	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Armenia	10	0.0%
India	10	0.0%
Czech Republic	9	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
Philippines	9	0.0%
Switzerland	7	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Iceland	5	0.0%
Lithuania	5	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
United States	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Thailand	5	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	97.7 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	32.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	480 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	790 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Kreuztal

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.

Olpe as a Kreuztal alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 5.2% Olpe vs 6.4% Kreuztal−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,153 Olpe vs 4,809 Kreuztal−14%
Rent: €6.32/m² Olpe vs €5.92/m² Kreuztal+7%
Residents: 24,695 Olpe vs 30,905 Kreuztal−20%
Nearest airport: 52.4 km Olpe vs 60.2 km Kreuztal−13%
Median gross pay, region: €4,050 Olpe vs €4,000 Kreuztalsame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Olpe vs 5.0 µg/m³ Kreuztalsame level

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Cities near Kreuztal

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

Siegen Commuting Zone · 9.8 km away

Rent: 6.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wenden 8.5 km away

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

Netphen 9.4 km away

Rent: 6.14 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hilchenbach 9.4 km away

Rent: 5.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Olpe 12.6 km away

Rent: 6.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Drolshagen 16.3 km away

Rent: 5.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wilnsdorf 17.9 km away

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

Kirchen (Sieg) 18.5 km away

Rent: 5.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Kreuztal in rankings

#10 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Germany #10 of 30 in German cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

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; Kreuztal's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Kreuztal part of Siegen?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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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 Kreuztal?

The published population was 30,905 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Kreuztal?

Average net cold rent is 5.92 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 414 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Kreuztal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge).

What is the unemployment rate in Kreuztal?

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

What is the typical salary around Kreuztal?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Kreuztal a good place to live?

Kreuztal 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 Kreuztal part of Siegen?

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

Which cities are near Kreuztal?

Siegen, Wenden, Netphen, Hilchenbach, Olpe are near Kreuztal. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Kreuztal?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,950 people (78.2%) 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). Kreuztal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7ef0b05f8e9e3360d2a55e8ab141d136]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kreuztal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kreuztal-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_f886535d7c79,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kreuztal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7ef0b05f8e9e3360d2a55e8ab141d136},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kreuztal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Kreuztal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kreuztal/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 7ef0b05f8e9e3360d2a55e8ab141d136; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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