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Living in Lauterecken

In Lauterecken, rents across existing tenancies average €4.95 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.8% (2024).

Lauterecken had 1,990 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 160.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population1,990people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.95EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 15% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate4.8%country median 5.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime4,470incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 80% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Lauterecken?

Average net cold rent is 4.95 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): 4.95 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Lauterecken recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesLauterecken highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lauterecken highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Lauterecken€4.95
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M17Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.95 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Lauterecken a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–69%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 297 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.95 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 Lauterecken?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Lauterecken is 4.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability47.2 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability47.2 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Lauterecken?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,000 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,023of €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€8.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.95/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €480
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€2,023
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lauterecken. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLauterecken highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lauterecken highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,470 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise14Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was HHN, 40.6 km away, with 47 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 47.2% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport47 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportHHN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport40.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 8.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 223.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Lauterecken?

The published population was 1,990 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area8.89 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.8Official
Foreign residents160 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density223.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.8Official
Population1,990 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents292 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share14.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other611 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share31.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents1,051 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share53.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Lauterecken

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 groupPeopleShare
Total1,954100.0%
Germany1,67885.9%
Turkey572.9%
Poland251.3%
Russian Federation251.3%
Kazakhstan160.8%
Not stated150.8%
Syrian Arab Republic120.6%
Romania100.5%
Serbia100.5%
Pakistan90.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkmenistan70.4%
France60.3%
Croatia60.3%
Portugal60.3%
Afghanistan60.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.3%
Viet Nam50.3%
Kyrgyzstan50.3%
Albania40.2%
Bulgaria40.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.2%
Ukraine40.2%
United States40.2%
Thailand40.2%
Belgium30.2%
Italy30.2%
Latvia30.2%
Kosovo30.2%
Spain30.2%
United Kingdom30.2%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.2%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,954100.0%
Germany1,79491.8%
Turkey532.7%
Syrian Arab Republic180.9%
Afghanistan120.6%
Pakistan120.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.4%
Poland80.4%
Serbia80.4%
Albania60.3%
Croatia60.3%
Show 9 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.3%
Viet Nam50.3%
Portugal40.2%
Thailand40.2%
Bulgaria30.2%
Spain30.2%
Egypt30.2%
United States30.2%
Kazakhstan30.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier365 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier385 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Alternatives for people set on Lauterecken

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Lauterecken from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Lauterecken

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

Wolfstein 7.3 km away
Rent
4.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Meisenheim 9.2 km away
Rent
5.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Obermoschel 15.6 km away
Rent
4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Sobernheim 15.9 km away
Rent
5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Rockenhausen 16.6 km away
Rent
5.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kirn 18.2 km away
Rent
5.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kusel 18.9 km away
Rent
5.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Baumholder 19.0 km away
Rent
4.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Ortrand1,996 residentsOderberg1,981 residentsWiesensteig2,001 residentsPlaue1,972 residentsScheibenberg1,972 residentsLenzen (Elbe)2,031 residents

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

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

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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 Lauterecken?

The published population was 1,990 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Lauterecken?

Average net cold rent is 4.95 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 347 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Lauterecken?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Lauterecken?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Lauterecken?

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

Is Lauterecken a good place to live?

Lauterecken 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 Lauterecken?

Wolfstein, Meisenheim, Obermoschel, Bad Sobernheim, Rockenhausen are near Lauterecken. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Lauterecken?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,678 people (85.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lauterecken, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 208678051a4d1cb2258672b7a46ecd14]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/lauterecken/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Lauterecken, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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