Living in Übach-Palenberg

In Übach-Palenberg, rents across existing tenancies average €5.77 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.3% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.61 per m² per month in June 2026. Übach-Palenberg, a city in Germany, had a population of 24,277 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 7.27%. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €25,922 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population24,277people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.77EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.27%country median 5.1% — 42% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,244incidents 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 Aachen Wilhelmstraße)

Higher unemployment than 87% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Übach-Palenberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.77 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): 5.77 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 citiesÜbach-Palenberg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Übach-Palenberg€5.77

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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 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.77 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.61 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Übach-Palenberg³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Übach-Palenberg a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–59%

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

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–63%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 346 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.77 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 Übach-Palenberg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.27 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Übach-Palenberg is 7.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Übach-Palenberg 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	48.95 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	75.73 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	25,922 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	31,934 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	7.27 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Übach-Palenberg?

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

Left over each month€1,900of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€9.61/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Übach-Palenberg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.77/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €577
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	€1,900

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Übach-Palenberg. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesÜbach-Palenberg 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	5,244 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	10 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	MST	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	24.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Übach-Palenberg. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Übach-Palenberg?

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 Aachen Wilhelmstraße)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

126

169

195

208

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122

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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

PM1016WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂29WHO 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 Übach-Palenberg 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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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	29 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Aachen-Haaren)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Aachen Wilhelmstraße)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 Aachen Wilhelmstraße)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.7 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 5.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Aachen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.8 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 5.8 · May 9.3 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Aachen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Aachen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.3 · Feb 63.4 · Mar 59.3 · Apr 53.5 · May 65 · Jun 70 · Jul 79 · Aug 80.6 · Sep 68.1 · Oct 66.1 · Nov 66.6 · Dec 74.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Aachen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 68.3 · Feb 75 · Mar 126.2 · Apr 168.7 · May 194.9 · Jun 207.9 · Jul 208.1 · Aug 196.9 · Sep 151.3 · Oct 121.5 · Nov 68 · Dec 52.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Aachen²³Official · 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: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Antwerp (Belgium) ±0.5 °C, Ghent (Belgium) ±0.5 °C, Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.2 °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 26.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 930.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Übach-Palenberg?

The published population was 24,277 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.7%
Foreign residents11.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	621 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	26.09 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	2,734 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	930.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	24,277 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	11,273 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	47.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	8,569 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	36.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	3,905 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	16.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Übach-Palenberg

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	23,748	100.0%
Germany	19,908	83.8%
Poland	599	2.5%
Turkey	597	2.5%
Netherlands	406	1.7%
Romania	224	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	171	0.7%
Russian Federation	154	0.6%
Kazakhstan	133	0.6%
Ukraine	107	0.5%
Morocco	90	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	82	0.3%
Kosovo	76	0.3%
Belgium	61	0.3%
Serbia	60	0.3%
Croatia	56	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	52	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	45	0.2%
Afghanistan	43	0.2%
Iraq	43	0.2%
Not stated	39	0.2%
Czech Republic	36	0.2%
Viet Nam	35	0.1%
Bulgaria	33	0.1%
Spain	32	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	30	0.1%
Austria	29	0.1%
Lebanon	29	0.1%
Pakistan	29	0.1%
France	28	0.1%
Greece	26	0.1%
Sri Lanka	26	0.1%
United States	25	0.1%
Albania	24	0.1%
Philippines	23	0.1%
Hungary	19	0.1%
Nigeria	19	0.1%
Thailand	19	0.1%
China	19	0.1%
India	16	0.1%
Guinea	15	0.1%
United Kingdom	14	0.1%
Uzbekistan	14	0.1%
Bangladesh	13	0.1%
Indonesia	12	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Lithuania	10	0.0%
Cameroon	10	0.0%
Slovenia	9	0.0%
Ghana	9	0.0%
Latvia	8	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Cambodia	7	0.0%
Tajikistan	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Portugal	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	23,748	100.0%
Germany	21,017	88.5%
Turkey	639	2.7%
Netherlands	368	1.5%
Poland	208	0.9%
Romania	201	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	175	0.7%
Italy	104	0.4%
Ukraine	100	0.4%
Croatia	72	0.3%
Kosovo	55	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Morocco	48	0.2%
Spain	43	0.2%
Afghanistan	40	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	36	0.2%
Belgium	35	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	0.1%
Bulgaria	33	0.1%
Pakistan	31	0.1%
Austria	29	0.1%
Serbia	27	0.1%
Greece	23	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	23	0.1%
United States	23	0.1%
Iraq	23	0.1%
Russian Federation	22	0.1%
Nigeria	21	0.1%
Albania	20	0.1%
China	19	0.1%
Hungary	18	0.1%
France	16	0.1%
Guinea	13	0.1%
Bangladesh	13	0.1%
Azerbaijan	12	0.1%
Sri Lanka	11	0.0%
Lebanon	11	0.0%
Ghana	10	0.0%
Portugal	9	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
United Kingdom	8	0.0%
Kazakhstan	8	0.0%
Thailand	8	0.0%
Slovenia	7	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Uncertain	7	0.0%
Viet Nam	6	0.0%
India	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Libya	5	0.0%
Somalia	5	0.0%
Stateless	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	95.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	31.8 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	475 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	680 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Übach-Palenberg

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.

Geilenkirchen as a Übach-Palenberg alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 5.4% Geilenkirchen vs 7.3% Übach-Palenberg−25%
Rent: €5.98/m² Geilenkirchen vs €5.77/m² Übach-Palenberg+4%
Residents: 28,494 Geilenkirchen vs 24,277 Übach-Palenberg+17%
Nearest airport: 25.3 km Geilenkirchen vs 24.6 km Übach-Palenbergsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Geilenkirchen vs €3,950 Übach-Palenbergsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,244 Geilenkirchen vs 5,244 Übach-Palenbergsame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Geilenkirchen vs 8.0 µg/m³ Übach-Palenbergsame level

Full comparison More about Geilenkirchen

Ibbenbueren as a Übach-Palenberg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 187 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 7.3% Übach-Palenberg−36%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 24,277 Übach-Palenberg+113%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,950 Übach-Palenbergno percentage
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 24.6 km Übach-Palenberg−32%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,244 Übach-Palenberg+9%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Übach-Palenberg+13%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.77/m² Übach-Palenbergsame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Übach-Palenberg

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

Herzogenrath Commuting Zone · 6.1 km away

Rent: 6.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Aachen Commuting Zone · 16.2 km away

Rent: 8.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Baesweiler 5.0 km away

Rent: 5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Geilenkirchen 5.1 km away

Rent: 5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Würselen 10.6 km away

Rent: 6.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Übach-Palenberg's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Übach-Palenberg part of Aachen?

Übach-Palenberg is in the published commuting zone of Aachen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Aachen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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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 Übach-Palenberg?

The published population was 24,277 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Übach-Palenberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.77 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 404 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Übach-Palenberg?

What is the unemployment rate in Übach-Palenberg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Übach-Palenberg?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Übach-Palenberg a good place to live?

Übach-Palenberg 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 Übach-Palenberg part of Aachen?

Übach-Palenberg is in the published commuting zone of Aachen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Übach-Palenberg?

Herzogenrath, Aachen, Baesweiler, Geilenkirchen, Landgraaf are near Übach-Palenberg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Übach-Palenberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,908 people (83.8%) 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). Übach-Palenberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0a68947610208153e5a3f783ed7b7c95]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ubach-palenberg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ubach-palenberg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_cdc3026b984e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Übach-Palenberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0a68947610208153e5a3f783ed7b7c95},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ubach-palenberg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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