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Living in Märkisch Buchholz

In Märkisch Buchholz, rents across existing tenancies average €5.95 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

The population of Märkisch Buchholz, in Germany, was 849 at the end of 2024. The city covered 24.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 34.2 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €12 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 38 in May 2022. For Märkisch Buchholz, the nearest airport was BER, 33.6 km away in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population849people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent5.95EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate3.8%country median 5.1% — 25% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime10,769incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Lower unemployment than 80% of German cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 66% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Märkisch Buchholz?

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 Märkisch Buchholz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Märkisch Buchholz?

Average net cold rent is 5.95 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): 5.95 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Märkisch Buchholz recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Märkisch Buchholz€5.95
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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)5.95 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate12 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Märkisch Buchholz a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–65%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 357 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.95 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 Märkisch Buchholz?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Märkisch Buchholz is 3.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability6.35 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability6.35 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,800 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Märkisch Buchholz?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,800 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,675of €2,494 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.€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€12.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.95/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €720
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€1,675
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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMärkisch Buchholz highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Märkisch Buchholz 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 residents10,769 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise14Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 6.35% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportBER13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport33.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 16 · May 20.4 · Jun 24 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -1.9 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 2.4 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.8 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.5 · May 14 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 42.7 · Feb 32.6 · Mar 38.3 · Apr 29.6 · May 53.1 · Jun 50.4 · Jul 79.1 · Aug 58 · Sep 45.1 · Oct 40.5 · Nov 43.1 · Dec 41.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 54.7 · Feb 78.5 · Mar 128 · Apr 200.8 · May 223.3 · Jun 228 · Jul 234.3 · Aug 218.8 · Sep 174.1 · Oct 115.8 · Nov 64.6 · Dec 48.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.8 °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

How many people live in Märkisch Buchholz?

The published population was 849 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 area24.86 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.12Official
Foreign residents38 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density34.15 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population849 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents18 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share2.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other656 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share79.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents153 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share18.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Märkisch Buchholz

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
Total826100.0%
Germany76192.1%
Ukraine212.5%
Poland121.5%
Not stated101.2%
Afghanistan50.6%
Czech Republic40.5%
Bulgaria30.4%
Lithuania30.4%
Hungary30.4%
Philippines30.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand30.4%

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
Total826100.0%
Germany78895.4%
Ukraine182.2%
Afghanistan50.6%
Bulgaria30.4%
Philippines30.4%
Thailand30.4%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier320 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier395 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Alternatives for people set on Märkisch Buchholz

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.

Golßen as a Märkisch Buchholz alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 2,458 Golßen vs 849 Märkisch Buchholz+190%
  • Rent: €5.02/m² Golßen vs €5.95/m² Märkisch Buchholz−16%
  • Nearest airport: 44.4 km Golßen vs 33.6 km Märkisch Buchholz+32%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Golßen vs €3,800 Märkisch Buchholzsame level
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Golßen vs 3.8% Märkisch Buchholzsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,769 Golßen vs 10,769 Märkisch Buchholzsame level
Full comparisonMore about Golßen

Gummersbach as a Märkisch Buchholz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 443 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 849 Märkisch Buchholz+5941%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 10,769 Märkisch Buchholz−63%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,800 Märkisch Buchholz+4%
  • Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 33.6 km Märkisch Buchholz+4%
  • Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €5.95/m² Märkisch Buchholzsame level
Full comparisonMore about Gummersbach

Cities near Märkisch Buchholz

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

Teupitz 9.7 km away
Rent
6.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bestensee 17.0 km away
Rent
7.14 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Baruth/Mark 18.0 km away
Rent
5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Golßen 18.0 km away
Rent
5.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Storkow (Mark) 20.9 km away
Rent
5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Zossen 24.2 km away
Rent
6.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Stößen869 residentsHaslach872 residentsWerben (Elbe)899 residentsSandau (Elbe)796 residentsKaub788 residentsKyllburg939 residents

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

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

Is Märkisch Buchholz part of Berlin?

Märkisch Buchholz is in the published commuting zone of Berlin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Berlin city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source9

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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 Märkisch Buchholz?

The published population was 849 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Märkisch Buchholz?

Average net cold rent is 5.95 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 417 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Märkisch Buchholz?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Märkisch Buchholz?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Märkisch Buchholz?

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

Is Märkisch Buchholz a good place to live?

Märkisch Buchholz 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 Märkisch Buchholz part of Berlin?

Märkisch Buchholz is in the published commuting zone of Berlin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Märkisch Buchholz?

Teupitz, Bestensee, Baruth/Mark, Golßen, Lübben (Spreewald) / Lubin (Błota) are near Märkisch Buchholz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Märkisch Buchholz?

The official country of birth distribution records 761 people (92.1%) 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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