Living in Moerfelden-Walldorf

In Moerfelden-Walldorf, rents across existing tenancies average €8.98 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.4% (2022).

Moerfelden-Walldorf is a city in Germany, with a population of 31,638 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,200 per month at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €14.79 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population31,638people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent8.98EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 55% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.41%country median 5.1% — 26% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,368incidents 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 Raunheim)

Pricier rent than 97% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 78% 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 Moerfelden-Walldorf?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

Average net cold rent is 8.98 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): 8.98 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesMoerfelden-Walldorf highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Moerfelden-Walldorf€8.98

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.98 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	14.79 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Moerfelden-Walldorf³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Moerfelden-Walldorf a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 32–52%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on education · range 41–59%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–59%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 539 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.98 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 6.41% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,095 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.41 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Moerfelden-Walldorf is 6.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Moerfelden-Walldorf 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	2.98 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	79.76 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	26,095 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	52,475 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.41 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

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

Left over each month€1,722of €2,709 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.	€2,709
Rent, 60 m²€14.79/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Moerfelden-Walldorf · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €8.98/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €887
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	€1,722

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Moerfelden-Walldorf. 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 citiesMoerfelden-Walldorf 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	4,368 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	239 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	FRA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	4.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Moerfelden-Walldorf. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

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 Raunheim)¹⁰

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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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂18WHO 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 Moerfelden-Walldorf 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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Moerfelden-Walldorf 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Raunheim)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Raunheim)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Raunheim)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.9 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.5 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 5.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.1 · May 15.1 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44 · Feb 38.6 · Mar 38.7 · Apr 36.6 · May 60.4 · Jun 55.4 · Jul 63.5 · Aug 61.4 · Sep 47.7 · Oct 50.4 · Nov 47.3 · Dec 54.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52 · Feb 79.2 · Mar 135.5 · Apr 191.8 · May 218.6 · Jun 227.5 · Jul 234.7 · Aug 225.3 · Sep 165.1 · Oct 103.5 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 40.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Frankfurt ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Metz (France) ±0.4 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.4 °C, Gentofte (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

The city covered 44.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 716.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

The published population was 31,638 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport75.1%
Foreign residents24.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	645 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	44.13 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	7,889 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	716.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	31,638 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	4,911 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	15.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	21,152 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	66.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	5,739 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	18 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Moerfelden-Walldorf

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	31,804	100.0%
Germany	22,333	70.2%
Turkey	1,213	3.8%
Poland	754	2.4%
Pakistan	535	1.7%
Romania	419	1.3%
Italy	394	1.2%
Serbia	382	1.2%
Afghanistan	327	1.0%
Greece	279	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	267	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	251	0.8%
Croatia	246	0.8%
Ukraine	225	0.7%
Spain	218	0.7%
Czech Republic	216	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	190	0.6%
China	159	0.5%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	150	0.5%
Hungary	147	0.5%
Russian Federation	144	0.5%
Kosovo	140	0.4%
Ethiopia	128	0.4%
Morocco	127	0.4%
Austria	120	0.4%
United States	117	0.4%
India	113	0.4%
Thailand	102	0.3%
France	101	0.3%
Eritrea	96	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	95	0.3%
Lithuania	92	0.3%
United Kingdom	88	0.3%
Kazakhstan	87	0.3%
Sri Lanka	75	0.2%
Portugal	69	0.2%
Brazil	59	0.2%
Not stated	59	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	56	0.2%
Viet Nam	51	0.2%
Philippines	50	0.2%
Somalia	47	0.1%
Japan	45	0.1%
Montenegro	41	0.1%
Slovakia	41	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	39	0.1%
Lebanon	37	0.1%
Netherlands	34	0.1%
Colombia	34	0.1%
Switzerland	33	0.1%
Cameroon	32	0.1%
Albania	31	0.1%
Peru	31	0.1%
Indonesia	27	0.1%
Belgium	26	0.1%
Iraq	26	0.1%
Egypt	25	0.1%
Slovenia	24	0.1%
Canada	23	0.1%
Latvia	21	0.1%
South Africa	21	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	21	0.1%
Bangladesh	21	0.1%
Chile	20	0.1%
Mexico	20	0.1%
Ghana	19	0.1%
Finland	18	0.1%
Tunisia	18	0.1%
Algeria	17	0.1%
Argentina	17	0.1%
Taiwan, Province of China	15	0.0%
Jordan	14	0.0%
Dominican Republic	13	0.0%
Georgia	13	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	13	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	12	0.0%
Armenia	12	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	11	0.0%
Ireland	10	0.0%
Nigeria	9	0.0%
Tajikistan	9	0.0%
Mozambique	8	0.0%
Israel	8	0.0%
Australia	8	0.0%
Luxembourg	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Norway	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Gambia	5	0.0%
Togo	5	0.0%
Singapore	5	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Mauritius	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Guatemala	4	0.0%
Haiti	4	0.0%
Cambodia	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	31,804	100.0%
Germany	23,918	75.2%
Turkey	1,142	3.6%
Italy	524	1.6%
Poland	462	1.5%
Croatia	425	1.3%
Romania	422	1.3%
Greece	394	1.2%
Serbia	353	1.1%
Spain	331	1.0%
Pakistan	327	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Uncertain	323	1.0%
Bulgaria	297	0.9%
Ukraine	194	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	176	0.6%
Afghanistan	175	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	145	0.5%
China	140	0.4%
Hungary	131	0.4%
Kosovo	121	0.4%
Austria	111	0.3%
United States	105	0.3%
France	99	0.3%
Lithuania	89	0.3%
Portugal	80	0.3%
Thailand	78	0.2%
Ethiopia	65	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	61	0.2%
India	56	0.2%
Russian Federation	54	0.2%
United Kingdom	54	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	51	0.2%
Montenegro	48	0.2%
Japan	48	0.2%
Morocco	45	0.1%
Netherlands	42	0.1%
Eritrea	39	0.1%
Sri Lanka	36	0.1%
Slovakia	33	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	32	0.1%
Slovenia	25	0.1%
Ireland	24	0.1%
Brazil	22	0.1%
Czech Republic	21	0.1%
Colombia	21	0.1%
Viet Nam	21	0.1%
Latvia	20	0.1%
Somalia	20	0.1%
Albania	19	0.1%
Iraq	18	0.1%
Belgium	16	0.1%
Finland	16	0.1%
Canada	16	0.1%
Indonesia	16	0.1%
Tunisia	15	0.0%
Kazakhstan	13	0.0%
Cameroon	12	0.0%
Bangladesh	12	0.0%
Philippines	12	0.0%
Ghana	11	0.0%
Georgia	11	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Egypt	10	0.0%
Not stated	10	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Norway	8	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Algeria	8	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
Peru	8	0.0%
Jordan	8	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	8	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Lebanon	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	93.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	24.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	435 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	790 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Moerfelden-Walldorf

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.

Groß-Gerau as a Moerfelden-Walldorf alternative in the same region

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

Nearest airport: 12.9 km Groß-Gerau vs 4.2 km Moerfelden-Walldorf+207%
Unemployment: 5.6% Groß-Gerau vs 6.4% Moerfelden-Walldorf−12%
Rent: €8.47/m² Groß-Gerau vs €8.98/m² Moerfelden-Walldorf−6%
Residents: 25,388 Groß-Gerau vs 31,638 Moerfelden-Walldorf−20%
Median gross pay, region: €4,200 Groß-Gerau vs €4,200 Moerfelden-Walldorfsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,368 Groß-Gerau vs 4,368 Moerfelden-Walldorfsame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Groß-Gerau vs 8.0 µg/m³ Moerfelden-Walldorfsame level

Full comparison More about Groß-Gerau

Ibbenbueren as a Moerfelden-Walldorf alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 261 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 4.2 km Moerfelden-Walldorf+298%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €8.98/m² Moerfelden-Walldorf−35%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,368 Moerfelden-Walldorf+31%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 6.4% Moerfelden-Walldorf−28%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 31,638 Moerfelden-Walldorf+64%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,200 Moerfelden-Walldorfno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Moerfelden-Walldorf+13%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Moerfelden-Walldorf

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

Frankfurt Commuting Zone · 15.8 km away

Rent: 10.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 5,074 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Offenbach am Main Commuting Zone · 18.9 km away

Rent: 8.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Langen (Hessen) 8.2 km away

Rent: 8.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Raunheim 8.6 km away

Rent: 8.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kelsterbach 9.2 km away

Rent: 9.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nauheim 9.4 km away

Rent: 8.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Groß-Gerau 9.7 km away

Rent: 8.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Moerfelden-Walldorf through valid health insurance.

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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; Moerfelden-Walldorf's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Moerfelden-Walldorf part of Frankfurt?

Moerfelden-Walldorf is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Frankfurt city profile

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Common questions

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How many people live in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

The published population was 31,638 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

Average net cold rent is 8.98 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 629 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

What is the unemployment rate in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Moerfelden-Walldorf?

The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Moerfelden-Walldorf a good place to live?

Moerfelden-Walldorf 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 Moerfelden-Walldorf part of Frankfurt?

Moerfelden-Walldorf is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Moerfelden-Walldorf?

Frankfurt, Offenbach am Main, Langen (Hessen), Raunheim, Wixhausen are near Moerfelden-Walldorf. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Moerfelden-Walldorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,333 people (70.2%) 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). Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5413d024c62c62188cda32774102b599]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/moerfelden-walldorf/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_moerfelden-walldorf-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_ecbf45059105,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5413d024c62c62188cda32774102b599},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/moerfelden-walldorf/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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