Living in Langwedel

In Langwedel, rents across existing tenancies average €6.31 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

Langwedel numbered 14,689 residents in 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Langwedel showed €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2614 sources

Population14,689people31 Dec 2025Official source · Gemeindeverzeichnis-Online — Langwedel

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.31EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.6%country median 5.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime5,060incidents 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 · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 65% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Langwedel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Langwedel?

Average net cold rent is 6.31 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): 6.31 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesLangwedel highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.31 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Langwedel a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 379 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.31 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 Langwedel?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Langwedel is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Langwedel 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Langwedel?

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

Left over each month€2,098of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€6.31/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €379
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	€2,098

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Langwedel Salary needed to live in Langwedel

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLangwedel 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	5,060 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹¹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Langwedel's nearest airport was BRE, 27 km away and offered 43 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	43 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

Langwedel's monthly mean temperatures were 0.7°C in January and 18.3°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Langwedel?

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: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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 Langwedel 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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Langwedel 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.9 · Feb 15.23 · Mar 20.69 · Apr 25.17 · May 30.16 · Jun 31.07 · Jul 34.09 · Aug 32.89 · Sep 29.33 · Oct 25.31 · Nov 19.88 · Dec 13.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.83 · Feb -17.67 · Mar -12.92 · Apr -4.8 · May -0.91 · Jun 3.88 · Jul 7.79 · Aug 6.19 · Sep 3.28 · Oct -4.32 · Nov -8.12 · Dec -17.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.72 · Feb 1.36 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 8.84 · May 12.91 · Jun 16.24 · Jul 18.25 · Aug 17.92 · Sep 14.34 · Oct 9.77 · Nov 5.28 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Langwedel?

The published population was 14,689 people in 2025. Source: Gemeindeverzeichnis-Online — Langwedel⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	14,689 people	31 Dec 2025	Gemeindeverzeichnis-Online — Langwedel⁵Official

International community in Langwedel

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	14,304	100.0%
Germany	12,722	88.9%
Poland	263	1.8%
Kazakhstan	214	1.5%
Russian Federation	200	1.4%
Turkey	121	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	112	0.8%
Ukraine	74	0.5%
Romania	36	0.3%
Iraq	33	0.2%
Afghanistan	31	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
United Kingdom	24	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	0.2%
Netherlands	21	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	21	0.1%
Lithuania	18	0.1%
Lebanon	17	0.1%
Serbia	16	0.1%
Bulgaria	14	0.1%
Not stated	14	0.1%
Croatia	13	0.1%
Italy	13	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	12	0.1%
Czech Republic	12	0.1%
Belarus	12	0.1%
Tajikistan	12	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Kosovo	10	0.1%
Georgia	10	0.1%
Philippines	10	0.1%
Latvia	9	0.1%
Brazil	9	0.1%
Viet Nam	9	0.1%
India	9	0.1%
Albania	8	0.1%
France	8	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	8	0.1%
Morocco	8	0.1%
Greece	7	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Switzerland	7	0.0%
Ghana	7	0.0%
Guinea	7	0.0%
United States	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
Somalia	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Jamaica	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Jordan	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 source¹³

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	14,304	100.0%
Germany	13,575	94.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	118	0.8%
Poland	64	0.4%
Ukraine	64	0.4%
Turkey	59	0.4%
Iraq	34	0.2%
Serbia	28	0.2%
Afghanistan	28	0.2%
Romania	26	0.2%
Netherlands	24	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	18	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17	0.1%
Kosovo	14	0.1%
Bulgaria	13	0.1%
Austria	10	0.1%
Belarus	10	0.1%
Eritrea	10	0.1%
Greece	9	0.1%
Russian Federation	9	0.1%
Lithuania	8	0.1%
United Kingdom	8	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	8	0.1%
Lebanon	8	0.1%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
India	7	0.0%
Kazakhstan	7	0.0%
Somalia	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Uncertain	6	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Italy	5	0.0%
Portugal	5	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Spain	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Viet Nam	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Alternatives for people set on Langwedel

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.

Böblingen as a Langwedel alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.31/m² Langwedelno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,950 Langwedel+24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,060 Langwedel−25%

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Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Langwedel, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Büttelborn14,685 residents Olsberg14,700 residents Homberg (Efze)14,703 residents Pattensen14,666 residents Eberbach14,727 residents Karlstadt14,739 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Langwedel 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; Langwedel's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Langwedel part of Bremen?

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

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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 Langwedel?

The published population was 14,689 people in 2025. Source: Gemeindeverzeichnis-Online — Langwedel.

How much does it cost to rent in Langwedel?

Average net cold rent is 6.31 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 442 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Langwedel?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Langwedel?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Langwedel?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Langwedel a good place to live?

Langwedel 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 Langwedel part of Bremen?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Langwedel?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,722 people (88.9%) 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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  title = {Langwedel, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Gemeindeverzeichnis-Online — Langwedel Gemeindeverzeichnis-Online · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-09-25
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
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
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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