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Living in Waldkappel

In Waldkappel, rents across existing tenancies average €4.18 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.4% (2024).

Waldkappel's population was 4,052 at the end of 2024. The city covered 96.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 42 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 177 in May 2022. The nearest airport was KSF, 45.4 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population4,052people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.18EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 28% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate5.4%country median 5.1% — 6% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime4,437incidents 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 Witzenhausen/Wald)

Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes 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 Waldkappel?

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 Waldkappel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Waldkappel?

Average net cold rent is 4.18 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): 4.18 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Waldkappel recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Waldkappel€4.18
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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 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M21Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.18 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Waldkappel a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 251 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.18 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 Waldkappel?

The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Waldkappel is 5.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability78.15 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability78.15 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Waldkappel?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,750 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,008of €2,467 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.€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.18/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €360
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€2,008
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waldkappel. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Waldkappel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWaldkappel highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Waldkappel 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 residents4,437 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 78.2% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportKSF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport45.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Witzenhausen/Wald)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 Waldkappel 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 mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Witzenhausen/Wald)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Witzenhausen/Wald)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Witzenhausen/Wald)12Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 11.54 · Feb 14.39 · Mar 19.34 · Apr 26.38 · May 28.26 · Jun 32.82 · Jul 36.82 · Aug 36.64 · Sep 31.41 · Oct 26.09 · Nov 18.57 · Dec 12.28 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -19.57 · Feb -18.97 · Mar -13.63 · Apr -6.26 · May -2.37 · Jun 2.82 · Jul 5.74 · Aug 4.61 · Sep 1.11 · Oct -5.91 · Nov -8.87 · Dec -16.7 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.04 · Feb -0.21 · Mar 3.28 · Apr 8.11 · May 12.33 · Jun 16.12 · Jul 18.55 · Aug 18.24 · Sep 13.78 · Oct 8.68 · Nov 3.92 · Dec 0.31 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
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

How many people live in Waldkappel?

The published population was 4,052 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
City area96.53 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.8Official
Foreign residents177 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official
Population density41.98 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.8Official
Population4,052 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents363 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share8.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other1,095 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share26.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents2,712 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share65.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Waldkappel

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
Total4,167100.0%
Germany3,83091.9%
Poland651.6%
Czech Republic390.9%
Ukraine250.6%
Romania200.5%
Bulgaria190.5%
Not stated160.4%
Russian Federation140.3%
Kazakhstan140.3%
Italy90.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo80.2%
Turkey70.2%
Pakistan60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
Ireland50.1%
Spain50.1%
Hungary50.1%
United Kingdom50.1%
Argentina50.1%
Syrian Arab Republic50.1%
France40.1%
Austria40.1%
Dominican Republic40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Philippines40.1%
Denmark30.1%
Croatia30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Serbia30.1%
Morocco30.1%
Costa Rica30.1%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.1%
India30.1%
China30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,167100.0%
Germany3,98995.7%
Ukraine210.5%
Poland200.5%
Romania170.4%
Bulgaria160.4%
Spain110.3%
Italy90.2%
Turkey90.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina70.2%
Kosovo60.1%
Show 14 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Austria60.1%
India50.1%
Syrian Arab Republic50.1%
France40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Pakistan40.1%
Denmark30.1%
Croatia30.1%
Ireland30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Morocco30.1%
Uncertain30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de22Official
Local property-tax multiplier650 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de22Official

Alternatives for people set on Waldkappel

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.

Helsa as a Waldkappel alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €5.82/m² Helsa vs €4.18/m² Waldkappelno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,473 Helsa vs 4,437 Waldkappel−22%
  • Unemployment: 4.3% Helsa vs 5.4% Waldkappel−20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Helsa vs €3,750 Waldkappel+11%
Full comparisonMore about Helsa

Cities near Waldkappel

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Sontra 9.9 km away
Rent
4.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Eschwege 12.5 km away
Rent
4.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hessisch Lichtenau 12.9 km away
Rent
5.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Großalmerode 13.8 km away
Rent
4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Spangenberg 15.6 km away
Rent
4.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Helsa 18.2 km away
Rent
5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wanfried 20.1 km away
Rent
4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Wanfried4,050 residentsRothenburg/O.L.4,047 residentsWoldegk4,045 residentsGeringswalde4,066 residentsPenzlin4,033 residentsSchönheide4,017 residents

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

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

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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 Waldkappel?

The published population was 4,052 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Waldkappel?

Average net cold rent is 4.18 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 293 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Waldkappel?

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 Witzenhausen/Wald).

What is the unemployment rate in Waldkappel?

The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Waldkappel?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Waldkappel a good place to live?

Waldkappel 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 Waldkappel?

Sontra, Eschwege, Hessisch Lichtenau, Großalmerode, Bad Sooden-Allendorf are near Waldkappel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Waldkappel?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,830 people (91.9%) 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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  title = {Waldkappel, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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