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Living in Nieheim

In Nieheim, rents across existing tenancies average €4.28 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.8% (2024).

Nieheim had 6,081 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. The foreign population count was 311 in May 2022. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population6,081people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.28EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 26% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate4.8%country median 5.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime4,337incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 98% 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 Nieheim?

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 Nieheim?

Average net cold rent is 4.28 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): 4.28 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Nieheim recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Nieheim€4.28
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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 Mbps10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M17Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Nieheim a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%
Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 257 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.28 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 Nieheim?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Nieheim is 4.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability47.93 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability47.93 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Nieheim?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,750 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,948of €2,467 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.€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.28/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €420
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€1,948
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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNieheim highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nieheim 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 residents4,337 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise13Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was PAD, 39.8 km away, with 8 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 47.9% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport8 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportPAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport39.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 3.1 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 13.9 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 3.6 · May 6.8 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.3 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.3 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 53.5 · Apr 38 · May 69.9 · Jun 72.9 · Jul 83.9 · Aug 83.3 · Sep 62.3 · Oct 69.7 · Nov 66.1 · Dec 73.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 40.2 · Feb 68.2 · Mar 121.6 · Apr 180.9 · May 194 · Jun 204.6 · Jul 209.4 · Aug 184.9 · Sep 150.2 · Oct 94.3 · Nov 45.8 · Dec 33.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Eutin ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Reims (France) ±1.9 °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

Population density was 76.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Nieheim?

The published population was 6,081 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
Area79.71 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)16Official
City area79.71 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)7Official
Foreign residents311 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density76.29 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population6,081 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents3,807 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share63.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other1,278 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share21.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents888 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share14.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Nieheim

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
Total5,977100.0%
Germany5,25087.8%
Russian Federation1883.1%
Poland1322.2%
Kazakhstan781.3%
Syrian Arab Republic460.8%
Ukraine380.6%
Turkey310.5%
Afghanistan190.3%
Romania150.3%
United Kingdom120.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kyrgyzstan120.2%
Iraq90.2%
Spain80.1%
Armenia80.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of80.1%
Kosovo70.1%
Paraguay60.1%
Not stated60.1%
Estonia50.1%
Netherlands50.1%
Dominican Republic50.1%
Uzbekistan50.1%
Italy40.1%
Serbia40.1%
Angola40.1%
United States40.1%
Philippines40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Belgium30.1%
France30.1%
Croatia30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Lithuania30.1%
Portugal30.1%
Czech Republic30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Mali30.1%
Chile30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Pakistan30.1%
United Arab Emirates30.1%
Tajikistan30.1%
Malaysia30.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,977100.0%
Germany5,66694.8%
Poland480.8%
Syrian Arab Republic460.8%
Turkey340.6%
Ukraine300.5%
Romania170.3%
Russian Federation150.3%
Afghanistan150.3%
Netherlands90.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of80.1%
Show 22 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Spain60.1%
Armenia60.1%
Dominican Republic50.1%
Kosovo40.1%
Serbia40.1%
Angola40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Estonia30.1%
Croatia30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Italy30.1%
Portugal30.1%
Czech Republic30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Mali30.1%
Paraguay30.1%
United States30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Kazakhstan30.1%
Korea, Republic of30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier417 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier495 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Alternatives for people set on Nieheim

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Nieheim from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Nieheim

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

Marienmünster 5.4 km away
Rent
4.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Steinheim 7.4 km away
Rent
4.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Driburg 9.8 km away
Rent
5.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Brakel 10.5 km away
Rent
4.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Horn-Bad Meinberg 13.5 km away
Rent
5.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Höxter 18.1 km away
Rent
4.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Lügde 20.0 km away
Rent
4.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Buttenwiesen6,081 residentsMoosinning6,083 residentsPleidelsheim6,087 residentsOberthal6,073 residentsGroßalmerode6,090 residentsRiedenburg6,090 residents

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

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

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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 Nieheim?

The published population was 6,081 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Nieheim?

Average net cold rent is 4.28 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 300 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Nieheim?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Nieheim?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Nieheim?

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

Is Nieheim a good place to live?

Nieheim 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 Nieheim?

Marienmünster, Steinheim, Bad Driburg, Brakel, Schieder-Schwalenberg are near Nieheim. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Nieheim?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,250 people (87.8%) 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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