Living in Tholey

In Tholey, rents across existing tenancies average €5.39 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.1% (2024).

Tholey had a population of 12,358 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €4,100 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2322 sources

Population12,358people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.39EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 7% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.1%country median 5.1% — 20% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

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

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Cheaper rent than 65% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 71% 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 Tholey?

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 Tholey?

Average net cold rent is 5.39 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): 5.39 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesTholey highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.39 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis⁴Official

Is Tholey a good place to live?

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–72%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%

Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 323 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.39 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 Tholey?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Tholey is 4.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Tholey 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.1 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³Official

What does a salary buy in Tholey?

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

Left over each month€2,233of €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€5.39/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €323
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	€2,233

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tholey. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesTholey 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, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Tholey's nearest airport was SCN, 30 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SCN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.1°C in January and 18.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 103.7 mm in January and 78.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 49.3 hours in January and 231.5 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Tholey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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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21°12°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

122

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

129

186

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Tholey is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Tholey 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading

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

How many people live in Tholey?

The published population was 12,358 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	12,358 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Tholey

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	12,270	100.0%
Germany	11,291	92.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	156	1.3%
Poland	86	0.7%
Russian Federation	82	0.7%
Ukraine	69	0.6%
Romania	68	0.6%
Turkey	61	0.5%
Kazakhstan	49	0.4%
France	38	0.3%
Italy	37	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	36	0.3%
Serbia	34	0.3%
India	21	0.2%
Not stated	19	0.2%
Bulgaria	17	0.1%
Hungary	16	0.1%
Afghanistan	15	0.1%
Thailand	15	0.1%
Croatia	14	0.1%
Austria	12	0.1%
Eritrea	12	0.1%
Iraq	11	0.1%
Philippines	10	0.1%
Czech Republic	7	0.1%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Viet Nam	5	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Netherlands	4	0.0%
Spain	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	12,270	100.0%
Germany	11,601	94.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	206	1.7%
Ukraine	66	0.5%
Romania	61	0.5%
Italy	47	0.4%
Kosovo	33	0.3%
France	26	0.2%
Turkey	22	0.2%
Hungary	21	0.2%
Iraq	17	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	15	0.1%
Serbia	13	0.1%
Bulgaria	12	0.1%
India	12	0.1%
Croatia	11	0.1%
Russian Federation	11	0.1%
Eritrea	11	0.1%
Afghanistan	11	0.1%
Thailand	8	0.1%
Luxembourg	6	0.0%
Spain	6	0.0%
Lithuania	5	0.0%
Viet Nam	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Tholey

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.

Marpingen as a Tholey alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €4.99/m² Marpingen vs €5.39/m² Tholey−7%
Residents: 10,297 Marpingen vs 12,358 Tholey−17%
Median gross pay, region: €4,100 Marpingen vs €4,100 Tholeysame level
Unemployment: 4.1% Marpingen vs 4.1% Tholeysame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,945 Marpingen vs 3,945 Tholeysame level

Full comparison More about Marpingen

Böblingen as a Tholey alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 169 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.39/m² Tholeyno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,100 Tholey+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,945 Tholey−4%

Full comparison More about Böblingen

Cities near Tholey

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

Marpingen 3.9 km away

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

St. Wendel 9.8 km away

Rent: 6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Illingen 12.0 km away

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

Lebach 12.1 km away

Rent: 5.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wadern 12.1 km away

Rent: 5.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ottweiler 13.1 km away

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

Nonnweiler 14.5 km away

Rent: 5.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Weiskirchen 17.4 km away

Rent: 5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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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 Tholey?

The published population was 12,358 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Tholey?

Average net cold rent is 5.39 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 377 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Tholey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Tholey?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Tholey?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Tholey a good place to live?

Tholey 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 Tholey?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Tholey?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,291 people (92.0%) 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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  title = {Tholey, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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