Living in Waldfeucht
In Waldfeucht, rents across existing tenancies average €5.82 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.9% (2024).
The population of Waldfeucht totalled 9,242 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,950 per month at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 68% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Waldfeucht?
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 Waldfeucht?
Average net cold rent is 5.82 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): 5.82 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| 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 M14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.82 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Waldfeucht 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 349 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.82 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 Waldfeucht?
The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Waldfeucht 5.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,950 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Waldfeucht?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,575 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.82/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €349 |
| 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 | €2,127 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waldfeucht. 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 Waldfeucht. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| 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, Kreise10Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Waldfeucht's nearest airport was DUS, 60 km away and offered 147 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Waldfeucht. 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 temperature moved from 1.9°C in January to 19.2°C in July. Waldfeucht's monthly precipitation totalled 63.8 mm in January and 72.8 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 66.9 hours in January and 209 hours in July.
mm
hours
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 13.32 · Feb 19.52 · Mar 21.7 · Apr 26.69 · May 30.65 · Jun 34.67 · Jul 40.62 · Aug 36.35 · Sep 34.13 · Oct 27.23 · Nov 20.39 · Dec 14.99 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -13.3 · Feb -16.64 · Mar -7.84 · Apr -5.14 · May -0.11 · Jun 4.29 · Jul 6.84 · Aug 6.61 · Sep 2.85 · Oct -4.39 · Nov -5.06 · Dec -12.77 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.9 · Feb 2.62 · Mar 5.65 · Apr 9.81 · May 13.65 · Jun 17.16 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.76 · Sep 15.19 · Oct 10.88 · Nov 6.29 · Dec 2.82 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 63.8 · Feb 57.6 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 41 · May 57.7 · Jun 68.9 · Jul 72.8 · Aug 82.8 · Sep 57.5 · Oct 63.6 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 74.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 66.9 · Feb 86 · Mar 138.5 · Apr 180.8 · May 208.7 · Jun 205.5 · Jul 209 · Aug 197.5 · Sep 157 · Oct 118.2 · Nov 74.1 · Dec 53.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Waldfeucht?
The published population was 9,242 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,242 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13Official |
International community in Waldfeucht
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 | 9,021 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 7,741 | 85.8% |
| Netherlands | 459 | 5.1% |
| Poland | 125 | 1.4% |
| Kazakhstan | 76 | 0.8% |
| Russian Federation | 61 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 48 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 38 | 0.4% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 33 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 21 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 20 | 0.2% |
Show 61 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 19 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 17 | 0.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 | 0.2% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 15 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 14 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 0.1% |
| United States | 12 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.1% |
| India | 11 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 11 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 10 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 9 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 8 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 8 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 8 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 8 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 7 | 0.1% |
| China | 7 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 6 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 6 | 0.1% |
| France | 5 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 4 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 4 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,021 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,009 | 88.8% |
| Netherlands | 503 | 5.6% |
| Poland | 66 | 0.7% |
| Romania | 39 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 38 | 0.4% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 30 | 0.3% |
| Italy | 21 | 0.2% |
| Portugal | 21 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 20 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 0.2% |
Show 42 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 14 | 0.2% |
| Croatia | 13 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 13 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 11 | 0.1% |
| Russian Federation | 11 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 11 | 0.1% |
| United States | 11 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 10 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 8 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 7 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 6 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 6 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 6 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 5 | 0.1% |
| India | 5 | 0.1% |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 5 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 4 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| China | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uncertain | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Alternatives for people set on Waldfeucht
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 Waldfeucht alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 342 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 €5.82/m² Waldfeuchtno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,950 Waldfeucht+24%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,244 Waldfeucht−28%
Cities near Waldfeucht
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 6.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Waldfeucht, nearest in population first.
How does Waldfeucht compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Waldfeucht 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; Waldfeucht'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 Waldfeucht?
The published population was 9,242 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Waldfeucht?
Average net cold rent is 5.82 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 407 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
What is the unemployment rate in Waldfeucht?
The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Waldfeucht?
The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Waldfeucht a good place to live?
Waldfeucht 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 Waldfeucht?
Heinsberg, Echt-Susteren, Echt, Sittard, Maasbracht are near Waldfeucht. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Waldfeucht?
The official country of birth distribution records 7,741 people (85.8%) 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). Waldfeucht, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 798e7e964cb44c17c56d955293057710]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/waldfeucht/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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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
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- 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
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- 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
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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