Living in Velden
In Velden, rents across existing tenancies average €5.07 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.7% (2024).
A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024. Velden had a population of 1,712 at the end of 2024. For Velden, the foreign population count was 131 in May 2022.
Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 97% 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 Velden?
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 Velden?
Average net cold rent is 5.07 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): 5.07 EUR/m²/month · Destatis4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps10Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.07 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 10 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Is Velden 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 304 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.07 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 Velden?
The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Velden 2.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 5.92 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,500 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Velden?
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. | €2,867 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.07/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-12-31). | − €600 |
| 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 | €2,168 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Velden. 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 Velden. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,751 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise13Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was NUE, 34.2 km away, with 32 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 5.92% at the end of 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Velden. 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
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.
Velden 12.0
annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM10 — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Sulzbach-Rosenberg/Lohe)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.5 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.2 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 2.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 12 · Sep 8 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -2.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.9 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 49.7 · Feb 42 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 46.4 · May 89.2 · Jun 96.9 · Jul 101.4 · Aug 93.3 · Sep 68.1 · Oct 58 · Nov 51.8 · Dec 54.5 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 61 · Feb 89.4 · Mar 139.6 · Apr 189.1 · May 217.1 · Jun 228.6 · Jul 244.1 · Aug 231.8 · Sep 159.5 · Oct 109.9 · Nov 57.6 · Dec 51.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.4 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land |
Similar climate. In Germany: Erding ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Bytom (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Sosnowiec (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Tychy (Poland) ±0.5 °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 21.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 80.2 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Velden?
The published population was 1,712 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5
By nationality
National passport92.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 21.34 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.6Official |
| Foreign residents | 131 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official |
| Population density | 80.22 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.6Official |
| Population | 1,712 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 253 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official |
| Catholic share | 14.7 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official |
| No religion or other | 502 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official |
| No religion or other, share | 29.1 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official |
| Protestant residents | 967 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official |
| Protestant share | 56.1 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official |
Alternatives for people set on Velden
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.
Menden Sauerland as a Velden alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 1,712 Velden+2952%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 2,751 Velden+116%
- Rent: €7.00/m² Menden Sauerland vs €10.00/m² Velden−30%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €4,500 Veldenno percentage
- Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 34.2 km Velden−53%
Alternative cities in Germany
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Velden 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; Velden'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 Velden?
The published population was 1,712 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Velden?
Average net cold rent is 5.07 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 355 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
What is the unemployment rate in Velden?
The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Velden?
The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
How many foreign residents live in Velden?
131 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
Is Velden a good place to live?
Velden 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.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Velden, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8ed7f8129c0347761837952da1e89637]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/velden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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