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Living in Waldeck

In Waldeck, rents across existing tenancies average €4.48 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.8% (2024).

Waldeck had a population of 6,905 at the end of 2024. Regional GDP per person was €45,926 at the end of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 79.3% in 2025. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population6,905people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent4.48EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 23% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate4.8%country median 5.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime3,392incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kellerwald)

Cheaper rent than 95% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Waldeck?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Waldeck?

Average net cold rent is 4.48 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): 4.48 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Waldeck recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesWaldeck highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Waldeck highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Waldeck€4.48
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M22Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.48 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Waldeck a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 269 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.48 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

The regional median gross salary was €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €27,052 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Waldeck?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Waldeck is 4.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability79.26 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability79.32 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident27,052 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts23Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita45,926 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts23Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

What does a salary buy in Waldeck?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,850 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,002of €2,521 take-home
  • Rent
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  • 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.€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.48/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €420
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€2,002
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waldeck. 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 citiesWaldeck highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Waldeck highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,392 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise20Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportKSF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport33.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Waldeck?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Kellerwald)12

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Waldeck is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Kellerwald)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Kellerwald)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kellerwald)12Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 11.68 · Feb 15.08 · Mar 18.97 · Apr 26.35 · May 28.11 · Jun 34.4 · Jul 37.56 · Aug 36.76 · Sep 31.3 · Oct 26.34 · Nov 18.74 · Dec 12.77 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -19.12 · Feb -18.92 · Mar -12.47 · Apr -6.95 · May -1.89 · Jun 2.71 · Jul 6.33 · Aug 4.81 · Sep 1.23 · Oct -5.55 · Nov -8.07 · Dec -16.55 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fritzlar (Flugplatz)24Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

Population density was 59.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Waldeck?

The published population was 6,905 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area115.7 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)21Official
Cars per 1,000 residents725 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality14Official
City area115.7 km²31 Dec 2024BKG Verwaltungsgebiete 250-ew (Einwohnerzahlen), Stand 31.12.20241Official
Foreign residents413 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities26Official
Population density59.68 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.21Official
Population6,905 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents718 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit25Official
Catholic share10.4 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit25Official
No religion or other2,138 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit25Official
No religion or other, share30.9 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit25Official
Protestant residents4,052 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit25Official
Protestant share58.7 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit25Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)100 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 335 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier440 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Alternatives for people set on Waldeck

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Waldeck from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Waldeck, nearest in population first.

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Ladbergen6,906 residentsSaerbeck6,906 residentsGeorgensgmünd6,907 residentsHöchstädt a.d.Donau6,902 residentsGrassau6,910 residentsHöchstädt an der Donau6,910 residents

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

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

Is Waldeck part of Jena?

Waldeck is in the published commuting zone of Jena; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Jena city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source17

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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 Waldeck?

The published population was 6,905 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Waldeck?

Average net cold rent is 4.48 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 314 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Waldeck?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Kellerwald).

What is the unemployment rate in Waldeck?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Waldeck?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Waldeck a good place to live?

Waldeck 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 Waldeck part of Jena?

Waldeck is in the published commuting zone of Jena; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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  title = {Waldeck, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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