Living in Sprockhövel

In Sprockhövel, rents across existing tenancies average €6.35 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.33 per m² per month in June 2026. Sprockhövel had a population of 24,232 at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,218 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2339 sources

Population24,232people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.35EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4%country median 5.1% — 22% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,655incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hattingen-Blankenstein)

Pricier rent than 66% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 73% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Sprockhövel?

Average net cold rent is 6.35 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): 6.35 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSprockhövel highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Sprockhövel€6.35

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁵Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.35 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.33 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Sprockhövel³⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Sprockhövel 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%

Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–63%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 381 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.35 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

The unemployment rate was 4% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Sprockhövel?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Sprockhövel is 4.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Sprockhövel 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	34.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	54.23 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	30,218 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁶Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	34,635 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁶Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Sprockhövel?

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

Left over each month€1,997of €2,655 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.	€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€9.33/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Sprockhövel · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.35/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €560
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	€1,997

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	147.7 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Sprockhövel 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSprockhövel 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	5,655 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	28 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	DTM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	30.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

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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 Sprockhövel?

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 Hattingen-Blankenstein)¹¹

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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173

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Sprockhövel is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Sprockhövel 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hattingen-Blankenstein)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hattingen-Blankenstein)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hattingen-Blankenstein)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.1 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 84.8 · Feb 66.7 · Mar 65.6 · Apr 52.5 · May 67 · Jun 79.1 · Jul 85.6 · Aug 92.2 · Sep 74 · Oct 77.3 · Nov 79.4 · Dec 94 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 55.4 · Feb 72.8 · Mar 125.9 · Apr 172.9 · May 204.7 · Jun 197.7 · Jul 208.2 · Aug 193 · Sep 149.7 · Oct 109.7 · Nov 60.6 · Dec 45.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bremerhaven ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °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

The city covered 47.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 505.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Sprockhövel?

The published population was 24,232 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	740 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	47.94 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,574 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸Official
Population density	505.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	24,232 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	4,428 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	18.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	10,118 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	41.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	9,608 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	39.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Sprockhövel

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	24,156	100.0%
Germany	21,469	88.9%
Poland	649	2.7%
Kazakhstan	194	0.8%
Russian Federation	185	0.8%
Ukraine	160	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	158	0.7%
Turkey	125	0.5%
Romania	109	0.5%
Afghanistan	79	0.3%
Sri Lanka	72	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	68	0.3%
Italy	56	0.2%
Greece	48	0.2%
Serbia	44	0.2%
Czech Republic	37	0.2%
Austria	35	0.1%
Iraq	31	0.1%
Netherlands	26	0.1%
Croatia	25	0.1%
Portugal	25	0.1%
Thailand	25	0.1%
Kosovo	22	0.1%
United Kingdom	21	0.1%
Spain	20	0.1%
China	20	0.1%
France	18	0.1%
Nigeria	18	0.1%
Guinea	18	0.1%
United States	18	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	18	0.1%
Philippines	17	0.1%
Switzerland	16	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	15	0.1%
Albania	14	0.1%
Egypt	14	0.1%
Slovenia	13	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	13	0.1%
Not stated	13	0.1%
Belgium	12	0.0%
Viet Nam	12	0.0%
Tajikistan	12	0.0%
Lithuania	10	0.0%
Hungary	10	0.0%
Eritrea	10	0.0%
Belarus	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	9	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	8	0.0%
Slovakia	8	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
India	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Angola	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	24,156	100.0%
Germany	22,582	93.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	164	0.7%
Ukraine	155	0.6%
Poland	108	0.4%
Turkey	94	0.4%
Italy	87	0.4%
Afghanistan	81	0.3%
Romania	73	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	59	0.2%
Serbia	58	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Greece	56	0.2%
Croatia	40	0.2%
Iraq	38	0.2%
Russian Federation	37	0.2%
Sri Lanka	33	0.1%
Uncertain	29	0.1%
Kosovo	28	0.1%
Netherlands	27	0.1%
Portugal	27	0.1%
Nigeria	26	0.1%
Guinea	23	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
Spain	20	0.1%
Thailand	18	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	16	0.1%
Eritrea	15	0.1%
China	14	0.1%
Egypt	11	0.0%
Armenia	11	0.0%
United States	10	0.0%
Bulgaria	9	0.0%
Switzerland	9	0.0%
Hungary	9	0.0%
Somalia	9	0.0%
Belgium	8	0.0%
Stateless	8	0.0%
Albania	7	0.0%
Azerbaijan	7	0.0%
Kazakhstan	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Morocco	5	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
India	5	0.0%
Lithuania	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	97.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	33.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	490 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	730 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Sprockhövel

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.

Unna as a Sprockhövel alternative in the same region

36 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 58,333 Unna vs 24,232 Sprockhövel+141%
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Unna vs 30.9 km Sprockhövel−82%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Unna vs €4,100 Sprockhövelno percentage
Unemployment: 4.6% Unna vs 4.0% Sprockhövel+14%
Rent: €5.99/m² Unna vs €6.35/m² Sprockhövel−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,915 Unna vs 5,655 Sprockhövel+5%

Full comparison More about Unna

Ibbenbueren as a Sprockhövel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 107 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 24,232 Sprockhövel+114%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,100 Sprockhövelno percentage
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 4.0% Sprockhövel+16%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.35/m² Sprockhövel−7%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 30.9 km Sprockhövel−46%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Sprockhövel+13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,655 Sprockhövelsame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Sprockhövel

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

Hattingen Commuting Zone · 5.8 km away

Rent: 6.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Witten Commuting Zone · 10.1 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bochum Commuting Zone · 13.7 km away

Rent: 6.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,360 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Hagen Commuting Zone · 16.0 km away

Rent: 5.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Essen Commuting Zone · 18.9 km away

Rent: 6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,387 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Gelsenkirchen Commuting Zone · 19.5 km away

Rent: 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 3,961 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Herne Commuting Zone · 20.2 km away

Rent: 5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dortmund Commuting Zone · 22.9 km away

Rent: 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01
Salary: 4,197 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

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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; Sprockhövel's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Sprockhövel part of Duisburg?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁶

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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 Sprockhövel?

The published population was 24,232 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Sprockhövel?

Average net cold rent is 6.35 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 445 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Sprockhövel?

What is the unemployment rate in Sprockhövel?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Sprockhövel?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Sprockhövel a good place to live?

Sprockhövel 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 Sprockhövel part of Duisburg?

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

Which cities are near Sprockhövel?

Hattingen, Witten, Bochum, Hagen, Essen are near Sprockhövel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Sprockhövel?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,469 people (88.9%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sprockhövel, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d30d9607c82de6ab3c26712642ecfa97]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sprockhovel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sprockhovel-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_2d9054503c37,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sprockhövel, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d30d9607c82de6ab3c26712642ecfa97},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sprockhovel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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