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Living in Rodenberg

Rodenberg is in Germany; its population was 6,287 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 70% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Rodenberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.63 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): 5.63 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesRodenberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Rodenberg 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)5.63 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 338 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.63 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 Rodenberg?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Rodenberg is 6.0%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Rodenberg 6.0%228 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 availability96.54 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.96 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was HAJ, 27.6 km away, with 50 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport50 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportHAJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport27.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Rodenberg?

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 Hannover)12

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
Rodenberg average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Rodenberg average monthly precipitation, mm020406080554345375155706857605357JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Rodenberg average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522046701121772032022181971451054939JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Rodenberg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104027.0NO₂µg/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 Rodenberg is 8.0 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/m³45–643 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/m³1558–9Rodenberg 8.090 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 mean27 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hameln-Verkehr)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hannover)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hannover)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 13.9 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 24 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 5 · May 8.9 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 0.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.8 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 10 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.5 · Feb 42.7 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 36.9 · May 50.7 · Jun 55.4 · Jul 69.6 · Aug 67.9 · Sep 56.5 · Oct 59.5 · Nov 53.2 · Dec 57.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wunstorf19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 46.4 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 112.2 · Apr 177 · May 203.3 · Jun 202.1 · Jul 217.6 · Aug 197.4 · Sep 144.9 · Oct 104.9 · Nov 49.1 · Dec 38.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Au in der Hallertau6,290 residentsBiesenthal6,295 residentsZimmern ob Rottweil6,296 residentsBammental6,278 residentsNabburg6,276 residentsHofbieber6,275 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 402.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Rodenberg?

The published population was 6,287 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

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

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area15.61 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)17Official
City area15.61 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents523 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density402.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.17Official
Population6,287 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents801 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share12.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other2,940 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share46.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents2,605 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share41 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Rodenberg

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
Total6,346100.0%
Germany5,40485.2%
Poland2273.6%
Russian Federation981.5%
Kazakhstan931.5%
Turkey681.1%
Ukraine590.9%
Romania570.9%
Iraq210.3%
Hungary150.2%
Syrian Arab Republic140.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Albania130.2%
Italy130.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.2%
Not stated120.2%
Bulgaria110.2%
Spain110.2%
Czech Republic110.2%
United States110.2%
Croatia100.2%
Austria100.2%
Kyrgyzstan100.2%
Viet Nam90.1%
Serbia80.1%
Lebanon80.1%
Philippines80.1%
United Kingdom70.1%
Lithuania60.1%
Kosovo60.1%
Switzerland60.1%
Argentina60.1%
Belgium50.1%
Estonia50.1%
Netherlands50.1%
Thailand50.1%
France40.1%
Montenegro40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Georgia40.1%
Slovenia30.0%
Greece30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Israel30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

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
Total6,346100.0%
Germany5,82591.8%
Poland1081.7%
Turkey590.9%
Ukraine540.9%
Romania490.8%
Iraq210.3%
Syrian Arab Republic180.3%
Albania160.3%
Italy140.2%
Bulgaria120.2%
Show 33 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.2%
Hungary100.2%
Croatia80.1%
Russian Federation80.1%
Lithuania70.1%
Spain70.1%
Kazakhstan70.1%
Lebanon70.1%
Latvia60.1%
Kosovo50.1%
Austria50.1%
Serbia50.1%
Viet Nam50.1%
Netherlands40.1%
United Kingdom40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
France30.0%
Greece30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Canada30.0%
United States30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Thailand30.0%
Australia30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

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

Is Rodenberg 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–69%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 48–72%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–70%
Foreign residents523 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population6,287 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.63 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.54 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability97.96 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier435 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official
Local property-tax multiplier490 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Rodenberg 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Rodenberg?

The published population was 6,287 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Rodenberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.63 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 394 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Rodenberg?

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 Hannover).

What is the unemployment rate in Rodenberg?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Rodenberg?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Rodenberg?

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

Is Rodenberg a good place to live?

Rodenberg 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 Rodenberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,346 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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