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Living in Netphen

Netphen is a city in Germany, with a population of 23,080 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 5.03%. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.3 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,655 per person per year at the end of 2023.

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

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 Netphen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Netphen?

Average net cold rent is 9.3 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 9.3 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Netphen20

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Netphen yet.

Net rent across major citiesNetphen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Netphen highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.3 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Netphen20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 558 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.3 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: June 2026

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Netphen?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.03 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Netphen is 5.0%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Netphen 5.0%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability40.76 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability49.73 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident28,655 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita45,252 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.03 %country median 5.1% — about the same15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents135 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Netphen 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport67.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Netphen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.07 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Netphen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.1PM2.515407.2PM1010403.8NO₂µg/m³

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 Netphen is 5.1 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–6Netphen 5.143 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean3.79 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official
NO₂ — latest reading1.82 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official
PM10 — annual mean7.22 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official
PM2.5 — annual mean5.07 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.06 · Feb 15.36 · Mar 18.34 · Apr 24.46 · May 28.1 · Jun 31.24 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 35.98 · Sep 29.78 · Oct 24.79 · Nov 17.63 · Dec 12.05 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -16.6 · Feb -18.96 · Mar -12.32 · Apr -7.47 · May -3.27 · Jun 2.89 · Jul 5.61 · Aug 3.91 · Sep 1.4 · Oct -5.42 · Nov -7.51 · Dec -16.4 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.6 · Feb -0.03 · Mar 3.26 · Apr 7.81 · May 11.78 · Jun 15.36 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 13.23 · Oct 8.63 · Nov 4.12 · Dec 0.61 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Vreden23,099 residentsBad Soden am Taunus23,103 residentsRotenburg (Wümme)23,117 residentsQuedlinburg23,139 residentsRiedstadt23,146 residentsMetzingen23,178 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 137.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 168 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Netphen?

The published population was 23,080 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Netphen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.7%Foreign residents 8.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents713 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality9Official
City area137.4 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,914 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density168 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population23,080 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents8,201 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share35.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other7,076 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share30.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents7,728 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share33.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Netphen

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
Total23,005100.0%
Germany19,73885.8%
Poland4451.9%
Russian Federation3431.5%
Kazakhstan3161.4%
Ukraine2090.9%
Turkey1440.6%
Italy1360.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1350.6%
Kosovo1330.6%
Romania1300.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Not stated730.3%
Iraq700.3%
Croatia630.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina520.2%
Afghanistan510.2%
Czech Republic500.2%
Hungary490.2%
Serbia450.2%
Kyrgyzstan440.2%
Morocco400.2%
Cameroon390.2%
Moldova, Republic of370.2%
Spain330.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of310.1%
Uzbekistan260.1%
Bulgaria250.1%
Tunisia220.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of210.1%
Netherlands200.1%
Nigeria190.1%
Lebanon190.1%
Austria180.1%
United Kingdom170.1%
India170.1%
Belgium160.1%
Algeria160.1%
China160.1%
Slovakia150.1%
Thailand150.1%
France140.1%
Eritrea140.1%
United States140.1%
Albania120.1%
Lithuania120.1%
Portugal120.1%
Brazil120.1%
Armenia120.1%
Pakistan120.1%
Philippines120.1%
Montenegro110.0%
Switzerland100.0%
Guinea100.0%
Tajikistan100.0%
Mexico70.0%
Korea, Republic of70.0%
Latvia60.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of60.0%
Jordan60.0%
South Africa50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Israel50.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Libya40.0%
Chile40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Japan40.0%
Qatar40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Malta30.0%
Norway30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Angola30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Togo30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Vanuatu30.0%

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
Total23,005100.0%
Germany21,09591.7%
Ukraine1720.7%
Italy1650.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1490.6%
Kosovo1400.6%
Poland1070.5%
Turkey1050.5%
Croatia840.4%
Romania800.3%
Iraq680.3%
Show 64 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan580.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina560.2%
Serbia560.2%
Russian Federation540.2%
Spain540.2%
Hungary420.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of270.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of270.1%
Bulgaria240.1%
Uncertain230.1%
Nigeria200.1%
Morocco200.1%
Portugal190.1%
Eritrea180.1%
Cameroon170.1%
Netherlands150.1%
Armenia140.1%
Albania130.1%
Belgium130.1%
Austria130.1%
China130.1%
Not stated130.1%
Lithuania110.0%
Czech Republic110.0%
United States110.0%
Pakistan100.0%
Algeria90.0%
Guinea90.0%
Somalia90.0%
Lebanon90.0%
Tajikistan90.0%
Thailand90.0%
France80.0%
Montenegro80.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Kazakhstan70.0%
Moldova, Republic of60.0%
Slovakia60.0%
Angola60.0%
Ethiopia60.0%
Norway50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Georgia50.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
India40.0%
Israel40.0%
Japan40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Korea, Republic of40.0%
Stateless40.0%
Libya30.0%
Togo30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

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

Is Netphen 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 49–71%
Family59%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–70%
Retirement66%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 55–77%
Foreign residents1,914 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population23,080 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading1.82 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.3 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Netphen
Fibre-to-the-building availability40.76 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability49.73 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 332.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier500 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier670 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Netphen?

The published population was 23,080 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Netphen?

Average net cold rent is 9.3 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 651 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Netphen.

Is the air quality good in Netphen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Netphen?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Netphen?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Netphen?

1,914 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Netphen a good place to live?

Netphen 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.

How many people born in Total live in Netphen?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,005 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Netphen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/netphen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Netphen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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