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Living in Stadtlohn

Stadtlohn is a city in Germany, with a population of 20,946 at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €29,292 per person per year at the end of 2023. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.87 per m² per month in June 2026.

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

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 Stadtlohn?

Average net cold rent is 9.87 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 9.87 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Stadtlohn20

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

Net rent across major citiesStadtlohn highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Stadtlohn 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)9.87 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Stadtlohn20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 592 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.87 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.82% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,850 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Stadtlohn?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.82 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Stadtlohn is 4.8%. 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%12904–6Stadtlohn 4.8%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 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 availability82.69 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.05 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident29,292 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita46,755 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.82 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport55.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stadtlohn. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Stadtlohn.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Stadtlohn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Borken-Gemen)9

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Stadtlohn annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5104010.0NO₂µg/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 Stadtlohn is 10.0 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/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Stadtlohn 10.05 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Borken-Gemen)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Borken-Gemen)9Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.25 · Feb 17.69 · Mar 21.59 · Apr 26.81 · May 29.8 · Jun 33.58 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 30.56 · Oct 26.28 · Nov 19.95 · Dec 14.06 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -15.47 · Feb -17.19 · Mar -10.36 · Apr -4.72 · May 0.12 · Jun 4.39 · Jul 7 · Aug 6.23 · Sep 3.47 · Oct -4.04 · Nov -6.66 · Dec -12.8 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.68 · Feb 2.35 · Mar 5.21 · Apr 9.55 · May 13.36 · Jun 16.72 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.74 · Oct 10.48 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.71 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Geseke20,930 residentsSondershausen20,910 residentsSchortens20,995 residentsLuckenwalde21,010 residentsTraunstein20,877 residentsPuchheim20,858 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 79.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 264.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Stadtlohn?

The published population was 20,946 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Stadtlohn residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.8%Foreign residents 10.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents634 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area79.25 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents2,140 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density264.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population20,946 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents14,374 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share69.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other5,076 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share24.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents1,344 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share6.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Stadtlohn

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
Total20,791100.0%
Germany18,09187.0%
Poland3571.7%
Bulgaria3451.7%
Turkey2891.4%
Romania2051.0%
Kazakhstan1750.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1510.7%
Ukraine1190.6%
Iraq1180.6%
Portugal1140.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation1060.5%
Netherlands920.4%
Afghanistan850.4%
Italy520.3%
Kosovo500.2%
Lebanon310.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.1%
Serbia250.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of180.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of170.1%
Brazil170.1%
France120.1%
Czech Republic120.1%
Kyrgyzstan120.1%
Guinea110.1%
Austria100.0%
Azerbaijan100.0%
Pakistan100.0%
Croatia90.0%
India90.0%
Jordan90.0%
Belgium80.0%
Switzerland80.0%
Nigeria80.0%
Indonesia80.0%
Bangladesh80.0%
Thailand80.0%
Sri Lanka70.0%
Hungary60.0%
United Kingdom60.0%
Morocco60.0%
Belarus50.0%
Eritrea50.0%
Libya50.0%
Egypt50.0%
United States50.0%
Armenia50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Not stated50.0%
Albania40.0%
Angola40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Israel40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
China40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Spain30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Congo30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
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
Total20,791100.0%
Germany18,64989.7%
Bulgaria4092.0%
Poland2301.1%
Romania2131.0%
Turkey1680.8%
Portugal1440.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1380.7%
Netherlands1180.6%
Ukraine1120.5%
Afghanistan940.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq640.3%
Italy480.2%
Kosovo460.2%
Serbia330.2%
Russian Federation250.1%
Uncertain230.1%
Belgium190.1%
Croatia190.1%
Lebanon180.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina170.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of130.1%
Nigeria130.1%
Guinea110.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of100.0%
Brazil90.0%
France80.0%
Azerbaijan80.0%
Eritrea70.0%
Bangladesh70.0%
Somalia60.0%
India60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Pakistan50.0%
Spain40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Thailand40.0%
China40.0%
Albania30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Greece30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Austria30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Japan30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

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

Is Stadtlohn 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–67%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%
Foreign residents2,140 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population20,946 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.87 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Stadtlohn
Fibre-to-the-building availability82.69 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability97.05 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident29,292 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 339.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier418 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier501 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Stadtlohn 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 Stadtlohn?

The published population was 20,946 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Stadtlohn?

Average net cold rent is 9.87 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 691 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Stadtlohn.

Is the air quality good in Stadtlohn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Borken-Gemen).

What is the unemployment rate in Stadtlohn?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Stadtlohn?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Stadtlohn?

2,140 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Stadtlohn a good place to live?

Stadtlohn 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 Stadtlohn?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,791 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Stadtlohn, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/stadtlohn/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Stadtlohn, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  8. EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Borken-Gemen) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Borken-Gemen) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  3. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  7. VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
  8. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
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  10. miet-check Mietspiegel Stadtlohn miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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