Living in Kropp
In Kropp, rents across existing tenancies average €6.51 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.4% (2024).
At the end of 2024, Kropp had a population of 6,694. The regional median gross salary reached €3,700 per month at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 69% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Kropp?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Kropp?
Average net cold rent is 6.51 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): 6.51 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps5Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.51 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Kropp 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 391 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.51 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Kropp?
The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Kropp 5.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,700 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Kropp?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,440 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.51/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €391 |
| 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 | €1,950 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kropp. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kropp. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,630 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise7Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Kropp's nearest major airport was 49 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kropp. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Kropp's monthly mean temperatures were 1.8°C in January and 17.6°C in July. Kropp's monthly precipitation totalled 66 mm in January and 92.4 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 44.2 hours in January and 240.3 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Kropp?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Kropp 6.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.8 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.9 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.9 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.4 · May 6.9 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.8 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 8.1 · May 12.4 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 66 · Feb 50.6 · Mar 49 · Apr 38.5 · May 55 · Jun 72.8 · Jul 92.4 · Aug 82.7 · Sep 75.5 · Oct 80 · Nov 67.1 · Dec 69.9 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 44.2 · Feb 61.7 · Mar 121.7 · Apr 182.1 · May 242.4 · Jun 227.4 · Jul 240.3 · Aug 223 · Sep 155.9 · Oct 108 · Nov 54.4 · Dec 37.2 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Eutin ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Reims (France) ±2.0 °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
How many people live in Kropp?
The published population was 6,694 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,694 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10Official |
International community in Kropp
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 | 6,557 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,905 | 90.1% |
| Poland | 104 | 1.6% |
| Russian Federation | 57 | 0.9% |
| Afghanistan | 49 | 0.7% |
| Kazakhstan | 48 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 42 | 0.6% |
| Not stated | 38 | 0.6% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 36 | 0.5% |
| Iraq | 26 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 22 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 19 | 0.3% |
| United States | 17 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 16 | 0.2% |
| Denmark | 15 | 0.2% |
| Armenia | 13 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 12 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 12 | 0.2% |
| Yemen | 9 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 7 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 7 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 5 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 4 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0.0% |
| France | 3 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 3 | 0.0% |
| China | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,557 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 6,182 | 94.3% |
| Afghanistan | 60 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 45 | 0.7% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 42 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 28 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 26 | 0.4% |
| Poland | 23 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 17 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 15 | 0.2% |
| Armenia | 15 | 0.2% |
Show 23 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 12 | 0.2% |
| Yemen | 12 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 9 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 8 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 6 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 6 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Alternatives for people set on Kropp
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.
Osterrönfeld as a Kropp alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,819 Osterrönfeld vs 4,630 Kropp−18%
- Unemployment: 4.6% Osterrönfeld vs 5.4% Kropp−15%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Osterrönfeld vs €3,700 Kropp+7%
- Residents: 5,008 Osterrönfeld vs 6,694 Kropp−25%
- Rent: €6.66/m² Osterrönfeld vs €6.51/m² Kroppsame level
Böblingen as a Kropp alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 638 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,700 Kropp+32%
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.51/m² Kroppno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,630 Kropp−18%
Cities near Kropp
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 7.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Kropp, nearest in population first.
How does Kropp compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Kropp 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Kropp's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Kropp?
The published population was 6,694 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Kropp?
Average net cold rent is 6.51 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 456 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Kropp?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Kropp?
The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Kropp?
The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Kropp a good place to live?
Kropp 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 Kropp?
Schleswig, Büdelsdorf, Rendsburg, Westerrönfeld, Osterrönfeld are near Kropp. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Kropp?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,905 people (90.1%) 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). Kropp, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version aa72bc1881d942157fbbebabce7f20fe]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kropp/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- 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
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