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.
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.
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
| 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?
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.
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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Tholey?
The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3
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.
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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 |
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.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Tholey. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| 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.
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.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
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
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%
Cities near Tholey
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Tholey, nearest in population first.
How does Tholey compare?
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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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
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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- 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
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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