Living in St. Wendel

In St. Wendel, rents across existing tenancies average €6.05 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2022).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. The population of St. Wendel, in Germany, was 25,441 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 41.5% in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population25,441people31 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 rent6.05EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 4% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5%country median 5.1% — 2% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,945incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to St. Wendel?

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 St. Wendel?

Average net cold rent is 6.05 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): 6.05 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSt. Wendel highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

St. Wendel€6.05

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

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 M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.05 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is St. Wendel 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–56%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student53%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–63%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 363 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.05 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 5% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €28,399 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in St. Wendel?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in St. Wendel is 5.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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St. Wendel 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	9.18 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	41.51 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Disposable income per resident	28,399 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	36,074 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)²Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in St. Wendel?

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

Left over each month€2,077of €2,655 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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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€8.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €6.05/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €480
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 St. Wendel Salary needed to live in St. Wendel

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,089 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	131 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 St. Wendel 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,089 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSt. Wendel 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	3,945 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁷Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	SCN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	28.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	28 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SCN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for St. Wendel. 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 St. Wendel?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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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14°5°

18°9°

21°12°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

122

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

129

186

210

216

232

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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

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂17WHO 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 St. Wendel 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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St. Wendel 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	17 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Ottweiler)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ottweiler)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 14 · May 18 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tholey²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 5.1 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tholey²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tholey²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 103.7 · Feb 83.8 · Mar 78.1 · Apr 50.2 · May 75.9 · Jun 71.8 · Jul 78.2 · Aug 73.4 · Sep 72.1 · Oct 86.9 · Nov 94.1 · Dec 122.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tholey²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 49.3 · Feb 74.6 · Mar 129.1 · Apr 186.3 · May 210.1 · Jun 216.1 · Jul 231.5 · Aug 216.9 · Sep 164.1 · Oct 100.4 · Nov 48.2 · Dec 40.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tholey²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹⁰Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.8 °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 113.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 224.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in St. Wendel?

The published population was 25,441 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	737 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	113.5 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official
Foreign residents	2,109 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	224.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	25,441 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	12,245 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	48.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	7,308 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	28.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	5,888 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	23.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in St. Wendel

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	25,440	100.0%
Germany	22,160	87.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	643	2.5%
Poland	387	1.5%
Kazakhstan	325	1.3%
Russian Federation	294	1.2%
Ukraine	168	0.7%
France	111	0.4%
Romania	97	0.4%
Italy	84	0.3%
Thailand	80	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	72	0.3%
Turkey	60	0.2%
Serbia	49	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	45	0.2%
Afghanistan	41	0.2%
Bulgaria	38	0.1%
Croatia	33	0.1%
Czech Republic	33	0.1%
Hungary	31	0.1%
United States	31	0.1%
Austria	30	0.1%
Viet Nam	29	0.1%
Eritrea	26	0.1%
Brazil	26	0.1%
China	26	0.1%
Sri Lanka	25	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	25	0.1%
Not stated	25	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	21	0.1%
Spain	21	0.1%
Greece	18	0.1%
India	18	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	17	0.1%
United Kingdom	14	0.1%
Iraq	14	0.1%
Pakistan	14	0.1%
Netherlands	13	0.1%
Georgia	13	0.1%
Philippines	13	0.1%
Morocco	10	0.0%
Slovenia	9	0.0%
Portugal	9	0.0%
Tunisia	9	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	9	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
Congo	8	0.0%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	6	0.0%
Lebanon	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Nicaragua	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Bahrain	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	25,440	100.0%
Germany	23,330	91.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	715	2.8%
Ukraine	143	0.6%
Italy	106	0.4%
Poland	77	0.3%
Romania	75	0.3%
France	74	0.3%
Kosovo	70	0.3%
Thailand	69	0.3%
Croatia	54	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	48	0.2%
Russian Federation	41	0.2%
Eritrea	38	0.1%
Bulgaria	37	0.1%
Serbia	34	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	33	0.1%
Turkey	33	0.1%
Hungary	26	0.1%
Uncertain	26	0.1%
Spain	24	0.1%
China	23	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
United States	22	0.1%
Viet Nam	20	0.1%
Greece	18	0.1%
Kazakhstan	15	0.1%
Netherlands	14	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
Iraq	12	0.0%
Brazil	11	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Czech Republic	10	0.0%
United Kingdom	10	0.0%
Morocco	10	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Sri Lanka	8	0.0%
Portugal	7	0.0%
Tunisia	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Nicaragua	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Bahrain	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	91.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	42.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official
Local property-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on St. Wendel

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.

Saarbrücken as a St. Wendel alternative in the same region

29 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €6.71/m² Saarbrücken vs €6.05/m² St. Wendelno percentage
Nearest airport: 8.2 km Saarbrücken vs 28.3 km St. Wendel−71%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Saarbrücken vs €4,100 St. Wendelno percentage
Hospital beds, per 100k: 702.8 Saarbrücken vs 1,089.1 St. Wendel−35%

Full comparison More about Saarbrücken

Cities near St. Wendel

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

Ottweiler 7.3 km away

Rent: 5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Marpingen 8.6 km away

Rent: 4.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Tholey 9.8 km away

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

Freisen 11.1 km away

Rent: 4.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Illingen 13.0 km away

Rent: 5.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bexbach 14.7 km away

Rent: 5.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Waldmohr 14.9 km away

Rent: 6.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Friedrichsthal 16.5 km away

Rent: 5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; St. Wendel'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 St. Wendel?

The published population was 25,441 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in St. Wendel?

Average net cold rent is 6.05 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 424 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in St. Wendel?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in St. Wendel?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around St. Wendel?

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

Is St. Wendel a good place to live?

St. Wendel 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 St. Wendel?

Ottweiler, Marpingen, Tholey, Freisen, Illingen are near St. Wendel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in St. Wendel?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,160 people (87.1%) 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). St. Wendel, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 70be6b78d5a4ecfdc0d3138c6d77b6c2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/st-wendel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_st-wendel-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_2f67142a5bf5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {St. Wendel, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {70be6b78d5a4ecfdc0d3138c6d77b6c2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/st-wendel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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