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Living in Osterrönfeld

In Osterrönfeld, rents across existing tenancies average €6.66 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

Osterrönfeld's population was 5,008 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,950 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2323 sources

Population5,008people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent6.66EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 15% aboveOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate4.6%country median 5.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime3,819incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 73% 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 Osterrönfeld?

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 Osterrönfeld.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Osterrönfeld?

Average net cold rent is 6.66 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): 6.66 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Osterrönfeld recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M11Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.66 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis3Official

Is Osterrönfeld 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%
Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 400 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.66 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 Osterrönfeld?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Osterrönfeld is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Osterrönfeld?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,077of €2,575 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.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€6.66/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €400
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€2,077
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Osterrönfeld Salary needed to live in Osterrönfeld

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOsterrönfeld highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Osterrönfeld 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 residents3,819 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise7Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Osterrönfeld was 54 km from its nearest major airport.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport54 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HEI3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Osterrönfeld. 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 1.7°C in January to 17.5°C in July. Osterrönfeld's monthly precipitation totalled 68.9 mm in January and 88.8 mm in July. Osterrönfeld's average monthly sunshine was 44.2 hours in January and 240.3 hours in July.

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 3.8 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.9 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.9 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.4 · May 6.9 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8 · May 12 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 68.9 · Feb 55.2 · Mar 53.4 · Apr 38.7 · May 56.3 · Jun 71 · Jul 88.8 · Aug 87.6 · Sep 77.8 · Oct 75.9 · Nov 65.6 · Dec 73.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 44.2 · Feb 61.7 · Mar 121.7 · Apr 182.1 · May 242.4 · Jun 227.4 · Jul 240.3 · Aug 223 · Sep 155.9 · Oct 108 · Nov 54.4 · Dec 37.2 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Eutin ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Reims (France) ±2.0 °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 Osterrönfeld?

The published population was 5,008 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,008 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10Official

International community in Osterrönfeld

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
Total4,977100.0%
Germany4,55691.5%
Poland1282.6%
Kazakhstan340.7%
Russian Federation290.6%
Iraq280.6%
Not stated210.4%
Ukraine180.4%
Afghanistan170.3%
Hungary160.3%
Syrian Arab Republic150.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo70.1%
Portugal70.1%
Moldova, Republic of60.1%
Sweden60.1%
United Kingdom60.1%
Croatia50.1%
Latvia50.1%
Austria50.1%
Uzbekistan50.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.1%
Denmark40.1%
Romania40.1%
Cameroon40.1%
United States40.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.1%
Kyrgyzstan40.1%
Belgium30.1%
France30.1%
Greece30.1%
Lithuania30.1%
Luxembourg30.1%
Spain30.1%
Gabon30.1%
Canada30.1%
Taiwan, Province of China30.1%
Australia30.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,977100.0%
Germany4,75495.5%
Poland551.1%
Iraq260.5%
Ukraine190.4%
Syrian Arab Republic170.3%
Hungary160.3%
Croatia110.2%
Afghanistan110.2%
Italy50.1%
Kosovo50.1%
Show 13 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation50.1%
Latvia40.1%
Portugal40.1%
Romania40.1%
Cameroon40.1%
Denmark30.1%
Luxembourg30.1%
Moldova, Republic of30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Turkey30.1%
Madagascar30.1%
Kazakhstan30.1%
Taiwan, Province of China30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Alternatives for people set on Osterrönfeld

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.

Cities near Osterrönfeld

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

Westerrönfeld 3.2 km away
Rent
6.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Rendsburg 3.3 km away
Rent
6.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Büdelsdorf 3.9 km away
Rent
7.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kropp 18.9 km away
Rent
6.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Gettorf 22.5 km away
Rent
7.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Eckernförde 23.0 km away
Rent
7.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Großheubach5,013 residentsFraureuth5,003 residentsLichtenau5,015 residentsPetersaurach5,000 residentsZschorlau5,018 residentsKrauchenwies5,023 residents

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

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

Is Osterrönfeld part of Kiel?

Osterrönfeld is in the published commuting zone of Kiel; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Kiel city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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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 Osterrönfeld?

The published population was 5,008 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Osterrönfeld?

Average net cold rent is 6.66 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 466 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Osterrönfeld?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Osterrönfeld?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Osterrönfeld a good place to live?

Osterrönfeld 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 Osterrönfeld part of Kiel?

Osterrönfeld is in the published commuting zone of Kiel; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Osterrönfeld?

Westerrönfeld, Rendsburg, Büdelsdorf, Kropp, Gettorf are near Osterrönfeld. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Osterrönfeld?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,556 people (91.5%) 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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  title = {Osterrönfeld, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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