Living in Lemgo

In Lemgo, rents across existing tenancies average €5.94 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2022).

Lemgo, a city in Germany, had a population of 39,905 at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,163 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population39,905people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.94EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.28%country median 5.1% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,645incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)

Less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.75 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Lemgo?

Average net cold rent is 5.94 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): 5.94 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesLemgo highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Lemgo€5.94

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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 M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.94 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.75 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Lemgo³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Lemgo 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.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–65%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 356 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.94 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 5.28% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,900 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Lemgo?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.28 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Lemgo is 5.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	73.16 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	84.69 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	28,163 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	36,495 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.28 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Lemgo?

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

Left over each month€1,864of €2,548 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.	€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€9.75/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Lemgo · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.94/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €585
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	€1,864

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	844 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	115.8 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 Lemgo 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents844 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLemgo 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	4,645 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	8 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	PAD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	50.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lemgo. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lemgo.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Lemgo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Weserbergland)¹²

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8WHO 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 Lemgo is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Lemgo 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.3 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 2 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.8 · Feb 58.6 · Mar 57.2 · Apr 45.8 · May 60 · Jun 70.6 · Jul 78.6 · Aug 79.7 · Sep 67.7 · Oct 67 · Nov 65.9 · Dec 75.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 49.5 · Feb 71.8 · Mar 117.1 · Apr 168.2 · May 202.6 · Jun 199.2 · Jul 204.5 · Aug 189.4 · Sep 142.8 · Oct 106.5 · Nov 52.5 · Dec 41.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.8 °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

The city covered 100.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 395.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Lemgo?

The published population was 39,905 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.8%

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	100.9 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	3,289 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	395.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	39,905 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	3,619 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	9.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	18,290 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	45.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	18,063 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	45.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Lemgo

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	39,973	100.0%
Germany	32,321	80.9%
Russian Federation	1,538	3.8%
Kazakhstan	1,061	2.7%
Poland	756	1.9%
Turkey	590	1.5%
Ukraine	525	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	425	1.1%
Kyrgyzstan	280	0.7%
Not stated	207	0.5%
Iraq	134	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	121	0.3%
Greece	96	0.2%
Bulgaria	95	0.2%
United Kingdom	95	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	80	0.2%
Romania	76	0.2%
Croatia	65	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	62	0.2%
Italy	54	0.1%
India	53	0.1%
Kosovo	51	0.1%
Uzbekistan	50	0.1%
Tajikistan	49	0.1%
Czech Republic	46	0.1%
Albania	39	0.1%
Brazil	39	0.1%
Sri Lanka	39	0.1%
United States	38	0.1%
Austria	33	0.1%
Hungary	33	0.1%
Netherlands	32	0.1%
Serbia	32	0.1%
Cameroon	31	0.1%
Azerbaijan	29	0.1%
Thailand	29	0.1%
Switzerland	28	0.1%
Latvia	27	0.1%
Georgia	26	0.1%
China	25	0.1%
Lithuania	24	0.1%
Eritrea	24	0.1%
Armenia	24	0.1%
France	23	0.1%
Spain	22	0.1%
Lebanon	22	0.1%
Pakistan	22	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	21	0.1%
Belarus	21	0.1%
Viet Nam	21	0.1%
Philippines	21	0.1%
Portugal	20	0.1%
Egypt	19	0.0%
Somalia	15	0.0%
Nigeria	14	0.0%
Morocco	14	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	13	0.0%
Denmark	12	0.0%
Paraguay	12	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Guinea	11	0.0%
Bangladesh	11	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Mexico	10	0.0%
Jordan	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Sweden	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Estonia	8	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	8	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	7	0.0%
Finland	6	0.0%
Ireland	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Australia	6	0.0%
Luxembourg	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Chad	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Lesotho	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Belize	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	39,973	100.0%
Germany	36,686	91.8%
Turkey	518	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	415	1.0%
Ukraine	322	0.8%
Poland	178	0.4%
Iraq	140	0.4%
Russian Federation	136	0.3%
Afghanistan	129	0.3%
Bulgaria	98	0.2%
Greece	96	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	78	0.2%
United Kingdom	67	0.2%
Italy	61	0.2%
Kosovo	55	0.1%
Croatia	53	0.1%
Eritrea	40	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	39	0.1%
India	36	0.1%
Hungary	35	0.1%
Albania	33	0.1%
Serbia	32	0.1%
Uncertain	30	0.1%
Azerbaijan	29	0.1%
Cameroon	28	0.1%
United States	25	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	23	0.1%
Netherlands	23	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
Georgia	22	0.1%
Brazil	21	0.1%
Thailand	21	0.1%
Lebanon	20	0.1%
Spain	18	0.0%
Lithuania	17	0.0%
Egypt	17	0.0%
Armenia	17	0.0%
Sri Lanka	17	0.0%
Pakistan	17	0.0%
Latvia	16	0.0%
Portugal	16	0.0%
Belarus	16	0.0%
Kazakhstan	16	0.0%
Somalia	15	0.0%
China	15	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
Morocco	14	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	12	0.0%
Guinea	12	0.0%
Viet Nam	10	0.0%
Bangladesh	10	0.0%
France	8	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	8	0.0%
Nigeria	8	0.0%
Ghana	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	90.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	29.8 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	525 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Lemgo

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.

Vlotho as a Lemgo alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €4.93/m² Vlotho vs €5.94/m² Lemgo−17%
Residents: 18,335 Vlotho vs 39,905 Lemgo−54%
Unemployment: 6.0% Vlotho vs 5.3% Lemgo+13%
Nearest airport: 63.6 km Vlotho vs 50.2 km Lemgo+27%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Vlotho vs €3,900 Lemgosame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,728 Vlotho vs 4,645 Lemgosame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Vlotho vs 8.0 µg/m³ Lemgosame level

Full comparison More about Vlotho

Ibbenbueren as a Lemgo alternative in the same country

86 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,645 Lemgo+23%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 50.2 km Lemgo−67%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,900 Lemgono percentage
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 5.3% Lemgo−13%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 39,905 Lemgo+30%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Lemgo+13%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.94/m² Lemgosame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Lemgo

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

Dörentrup 6.6 km away

Rent: 4.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Detmold 10.1 km away

Rent: 6.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Salzuflen 12.4 km away

Rent: 5.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Barntrup 15.3 km away

Rent: 4.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Vlotho 15.9 km away

Rent: 4.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Horn-Bad Meinberg 16.6 km away

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

Oerlinghausen 17.6 km away

Rent: 5.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Herford 18.5 km away

Rent: 5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Lemgo's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Lemgo?

The published population was 39,905 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Lemgo?

Average net cold rent is 5.94 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 416 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Lemgo?

What is the unemployment rate in Lemgo?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Lemgo?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Lemgo a good place to live?

Lemgo 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 Lemgo?

Dörentrup, Detmold, Bad Salzuflen, Barntrup, Vlotho are near Lemgo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Lemgo?

The official country of birth distribution records 32,321 people (80.9%) 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). Lemgo, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b05168376585a09e6c6cedc9bd8b6ff8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/lemgo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lemgo-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_51c12603eedc,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lemgo, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b05168376585a09e6c6cedc9bd8b6ff8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/lemgo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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