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Living in Waldheim

The population of Waldheim, in Germany, was 8,989 at the end of 2024. Population density was 215.5 people per km² in 2024. There were 132.2 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. The nearest airport was DRS, 53 km away, with 18 listed destinations in June 2026.

Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Waldheim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Waldheim?

Average net cold rent is 4.64 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): 4.64 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Waldheim yet.

Net rent across major citiesWaldheim highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Waldheim highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.64 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 278 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.64 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 Waldheim?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Waldheim is 5.5%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Waldheim 5.5%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability12.37 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability12.37 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.5 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waldheim. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Waldheim. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents132.2 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Waldheim 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.

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 12.4% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport53 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person
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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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Waldheim.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Waldheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency12

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
Waldheim annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154011.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Waldheim is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Waldheim 9.030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz Hans-Link-Straße)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz Hans-Link-Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.14 · Feb 14.92 · Mar 21.09 · Apr 27.69 · May 29.28 · Jun 36.79 · Jul 35.34 · Aug 36.52 · Sep 30.97 · Oct 25.87 · Nov 18.63 · Dec 12.44 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -22.62 · Feb -20.09 · Mar -14.51 · Apr -6.35 · May -2.71 · Jun 2.88 · Jul 7.99 · Aug 5.29 · Sep 2.07 · Oct -5.36 · Nov -12.63 · Dec -18.8 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.42 · Feb -0.44 · Mar 3.26 · Apr 8.48 · May 13.06 · Jun 17.06 · Jul 19.26 · Aug 18.94 · Sep 14.23 · Oct 9.03 · Nov 3.92 · Dec 0.07 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Waldheim by year, µg/m³7.310.814.217.720142018202020249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 47.1% between 2014 and 2024, from 17.0 to 9.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Neuötting8,991 residentsZahna-Elster8,984 residentsBad Gandersheim8,983 residentsGrünheide8,978 residentsElsfleth9,004 residentsBerching9,008 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Waldheim?

The published population was 8,989 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Waldheim residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94%Foreign residents 6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area41.71 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
City area41.71 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents535 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density215.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population8,989 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents168 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share1.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other7,740 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share85.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents1,123 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share12.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Waldheim

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 groupPeopleShare
Total9,033100.0%
Germany8,29191.8%
Ukraine1621.8%
Poland780.9%
Russian Federation570.6%
Kazakhstan330.4%
Afghanistan320.4%
Syrian Arab Republic310.3%
Czech Republic300.3%
Hungary230.3%
Not stated220.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia200.2%
Romania190.2%
Viet Nam160.2%
Iraq160.2%
Turkey140.2%
Albania90.1%
Lithuania90.1%
Belarus80.1%
Kyrgyzstan80.1%
Lebanon80.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina70.1%
Italy70.1%
Moldova, Republic of70.1%
Morocco70.1%
Tunisia70.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of70.1%
Georgia70.1%
Netherlands60.1%
Slovakia60.1%
Somalia60.1%
India60.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.1%
Portugal50.1%
Algeria50.1%
Kosovo40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Eritrea40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Greece30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Austria30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Thailand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total9,033100.0%
Germany8,50194.1%
Ukraine1541.7%
Afghanistan370.4%
Syrian Arab Republic290.3%
Poland250.3%
Romania230.3%
Iraq230.3%
Netherlands180.2%
Croatia170.2%
Russian Federation150.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkey120.1%
Hungary120.1%
Viet Nam120.1%
Eritrea100.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Albania90.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.1%
Portugal80.1%
Cameroon80.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Somalia70.1%
Tunisia70.1%
Georgia70.1%
India70.1%
Slovakia60.1%
Algeria60.1%
Czech Republic50.1%
Morocco50.1%
Kosovo40.0%
Serbia40.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Greece30.0%
Italy30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Libya30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Waldheim 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.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–55%
Skilled employee53%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–63%
Foreign residents535 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population8,989 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.64 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability12.37 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability12.37 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Waldheim?

The published population was 8,989 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Waldheim?

Average net cold rent is 4.64 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 325 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Waldheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Waldheim?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Waldheim?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Waldheim?

535 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Waldheim a good place to live?

Waldheim 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 Total live in Waldheim?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,033 people (100.0%) 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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