Living in Waakirchen

In Waakirchen, rents across existing tenancies average €8.86 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

The population of Waakirchen totalled 5,419 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Waakirchen showed €4,100 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population5,419people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

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

Average net rent8.86EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 52% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate2.8%country median 5.1% — 45% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,806incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 96% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 96% 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 Waakirchen?

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 Waakirchen?

Average net cold rent is 8.86 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): 8.86 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesWaakirchen 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 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.86 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Waakirchen a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–62%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 532 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.86 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 Waakirchen?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Waakirchen is 2.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Waakirchen 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.8 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Waakirchen?

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

Left over each month€2,025of €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€8.86/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €532
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	€2,025

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waakirchen. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWaakirchen 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	3,806 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Waakirchen's nearest airport was MUC, 65 km away and offered 191 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	191 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	65 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MUC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Waakirchen. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.9°C in January to 17.3°C in July. Waakirchen's monthly precipitation totalled 65.1 mm in January and 183 mm in July. Waakirchen's average monthly sunshine was 55.2 hours in January and 197.6 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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4°-5°

6°-4°

9°-1°

14°2°

19°7°

22°10°

23°12°

19°8°

14°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

114

105

153

170

183

180

124

117

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

106

139

179

180

198

182

133

101

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 13.5 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 3.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.9 · Feb -4.2 · Mar -1 · Apr 2 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 7.8 · Oct 4.2 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -3.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 7.5 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 3 · Dec -0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 65.1 · Feb 82.3 · Mar 114 · Apr 105.2 · May 152.7 · Jun 169.7 · Jul 183 · Aug 180.1 · Sep 123.8 · Oct 93.7 · Nov 116.5 · Dec 94.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 55.2 · Feb 72.8 · Mar 105.7 · Apr 138.7 · May 178.5 · Jun 180.4 · Jul 197.6 · Aug 181.7 · Sep 132.7 · Oct 101.1 · Nov 54.1 · Dec 41.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Traunreut ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.3 °C, Reims (France) ±2.4 °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 Waakirchen?

The published population was 5,419 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,419 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰Official

International community in Waakirchen

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	5,471	100.0%
Germany	4,923	90.0%
Austria	84	1.5%
Romania	55	1.0%
Poland	45	0.8%
Croatia	34	0.6%
Czech Republic	31	0.6%
Slovakia	26	0.5%
Italy	25	0.5%
Turkey	25	0.5%
Hungary	23	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	19	0.3%
United States	14	0.3%
Russian Federation	13	0.2%
Not stated	11	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	10	0.2%
Netherlands	9	0.2%
United Kingdom	9	0.2%
France	8	0.1%
Somalia	6	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Brazil	5	0.1%
Viet Nam	5	0.1%
Iraq	5	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Serbia	4	0.1%
Nigeria	4	0.1%
Yemen	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
Greece	3	0.1%
Ireland	3	0.1%
Luxembourg	3	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.1%
Kosovo	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Sweden	3	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.1%
Mali	3	0.1%
Tunisia	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
Georgia	3	0.1%
Kazakhstan	3	0.1%
Pakistan	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,471	100.0%
Germany	5,062	92.5%
Austria	67	1.2%
Romania	38	0.7%
Italy	33	0.6%
Croatia	31	0.6%
Turkey	23	0.4%
Hungary	23	0.4%
Slovakia	22	0.4%
Ukraine	22	0.4%
Poland	20	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Somalia	14	0.3%
United States	12	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	9	0.2%
Yemen	8	0.1%
Eritrea	7	0.1%
Netherlands	6	0.1%
Afghanistan	6	0.1%
Morocco	5	0.1%
Iraq	5	0.1%
Bulgaria	4	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Ireland	4	0.1%
Nigeria	4	0.1%
Viet Nam	4	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Luxembourg	3	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.1%
Kosovo	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Sweden	3	0.1%
Switzerland	3	0.1%
Russian Federation	3	0.1%
Serbia	3	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.1%
Mali	3	0.1%
Tunisia	3	0.1%
Canada	3	0.1%
Georgia	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Pakistan	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Waakirchen

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.

Böblingen as a Waakirchen alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €8.86/m² Waakirchenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,100 Waakirchen+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,806 Waakirchensame level

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Waakirchen 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; Waakirchen'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 Waakirchen?

The published population was 5,419 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Waakirchen?

Average net cold rent is 8.86 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 620 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Waakirchen?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Waakirchen?

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

Is Waakirchen a good place to live?

Waakirchen 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 Germany live in Waakirchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,923 people (90.0%) 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
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05

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Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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