Living in Neuenkirchen

In Neuenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), rents across existing tenancies average €5.94 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.1% (2024).

Residents of Neuenkirchen numbered 13,915 at the end of 2024. For Neuenkirchen, the regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2312 sources

Population13,915people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.94EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 5.1% — about the sameOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime5,722incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Neuenkirchen?

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 · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesNeuenkirchen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.94 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Neuenkirchen a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

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

What is the unemployment rate in Neuenkirchen?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Neuenkirchen is 5.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Neuenkirchen 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 5.1% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Neuenkirchen?

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

Left over each month€2,039of €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€5.94/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €356
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	€2,039

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Neuenkirchen. 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 citiesNeuenkirchen 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	5,722 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Neuenkirchen's nearest airport was FMO, 25 km away and offered 11 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FMO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.4°C in January to 18.8°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.87 · Feb 16.9 · Mar 21.58 · Apr 26.61 · May 30.67 · Jun 33.62 · Jul 37.38 · Aug 34.46 · Sep 31.26 · Oct 26.76 · Nov 19.95 · Dec 14.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -16.69 · Feb -17.5 · Mar -11.08 · Apr -4.98 · May -0.19 · Jun 4.22 · Jul 6.91 · Aug 6.04 · Sep 3.56 · Oct -4.55 · Nov -7.06 · Dec -13.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.39 · Feb 2.08 · Mar 4.97 · Apr 9.39 · May 13.25 · Jun 16.74 · Jul 18.78 · Aug 18.41 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.37 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Neuenkirchen?

The published population was 13,915 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	13,915 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Neuenkirchen

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	13,708	100.0%
Germany	12,248	89.3%
Russian Federation	207	1.5%
Kazakhstan	168	1.2%
Poland	143	1.0%
Kosovo	120	0.9%
Turkey	92	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	72	0.5%
Portugal	51	0.4%
Iraq	51	0.4%
Ukraine	46	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	42	0.3%
Netherlands	36	0.3%
Bulgaria	34	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	34	0.2%
Lebanon	29	0.2%
Italy	20	0.1%
Romania	20	0.1%
Latvia	17	0.1%
Serbia	16	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	15	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	14	0.1%
Croatia	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Guinea	12	0.1%
Pakistan	11	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.1%
Spain	9	0.1%
India	8	0.1%
Not stated	8	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.1%
Eritrea	7	0.1%
China	7	0.1%
Czech Republic	6	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Austria	5	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Albania	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Hungary	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	13,708	100.0%
Germany	12,681	92.5%
Kosovo	131	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	84	0.6%
Turkey	77	0.6%
Poland	66	0.5%
Portugal	65	0.5%
Netherlands	62	0.5%
Serbia	60	0.4%
Iraq	52	0.4%
Afghanistan	50	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	39	0.3%
Bulgaria	32	0.2%
Romania	26	0.2%
Italy	23	0.2%
Latvia	21	0.2%
Lebanon	18	0.1%
Russian Federation	16	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	15	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	14	0.1%
Croatia	13	0.1%
Slovenia	13	0.1%
Eritrea	13	0.1%
Guinea	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	11	0.1%
Kazakhstan	10	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
India	8	0.1%
Pakistan	8	0.1%
Spain	7	0.1%
Uncertain	7	0.1%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Viet Nam	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Albania	4	0.0%
Hungary	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
China	4	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Neuenkirchen

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.

Böblingen as a Neuenkirchen alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,800 Neuenkirchen+29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,722 Neuenkirchen−34%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.94/m² Neuenkirchenno percentage

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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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 Neuenkirchen?

The published population was 13,915 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Neuenkirchen?

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.

What is the unemployment rate in Neuenkirchen?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Neuenkirchen?

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

Is Neuenkirchen a good place to live?

Neuenkirchen 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 Germany live in Neuenkirchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,248 people (89.3%) 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). Neuenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany: population [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2d93f88854b39f9fb7e54a84c753db1c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/neuenkirchen-07-055/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_neuenkirchen-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-population_469b25ac6c69,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Neuenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany: population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2d93f88854b39f9fb7e54a84c753db1c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/neuenkirchen-07-055/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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