Living in Waldkraiburg

In Waldkraiburg, rents across existing tenancies average €6.45 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.5% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.02 per m² per month in June 2026. Regional disposable income was €30,128 per person per year at the end of 2023. The population of Waldkraiburg, in Germany, was 25,737 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population25,737people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.45EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 11% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.49%country median 5.1% — 47% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,008incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Trostberg/Schwimmbadstraße)

Pricier rent than 68% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 89% 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 Waldkraiburg?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Waldkraiburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 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): 6.45 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesWaldkraiburg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Waldkraiburg€6.45

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.45 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	11.02 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Waldkraiburg³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Waldkraiburg 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–61%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 387 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.45 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 unemployment rate was 7.49% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,000 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Waldkraiburg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.49 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Waldkraiburg is 7.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Waldkraiburg 7.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	46.23 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	95.05 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	30,128 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	42,203 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	7.49 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Waldkraiburg?

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

Left over each month€1,842of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€11.02/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Waldkraiburg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.45/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €661
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	€1,842

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waldkraiburg. 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 Waldkraiburg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	129.5 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Waldkraiburg 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWaldkraiburg 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	4,008 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	191 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	MUC	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	47.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Waldkraiburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Trostberg/Schwimmbadstraße)¹¹

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

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

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15°2°

20°7°

23°11°

25°12°

20°8°

14°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

101

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

140

189

217

229

244

232

160

110

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Waldkraiburg is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Waldkraiburg 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Trostberg/Schwimmbadstraße)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Trostberg/Schwimmbadstraße)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Trostberg/Schwimmbadstraße)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.2 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 2.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 12 · Sep 8 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -2.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 49.7 · Feb 42 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 46.4 · May 89.2 · Jun 96.9 · Jul 101.4 · Aug 93.3 · Sep 68.1 · Oct 58 · Nov 51.8 · Dec 54.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61 · Feb 89.4 · Mar 139.6 · Apr 189.1 · May 217.1 · Jun 228.6 · Jul 244.1 · Aug 231.8 · Sep 159.5 · Oct 109.9 · Nov 57.6 · Dec 51.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Erding ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Bytom (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Sosnowiec (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Tychy (Poland) ±0.5 °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

The city covered 21.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,193.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Waldkraiburg?

The published population was 25,737 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport75.2%
Foreign residents24.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	562 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	21.56 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	6,382 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	1,194 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	25,737 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	10,271 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	40.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	12,133 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	47.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	2,979 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	11.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Waldkraiburg

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	25,382	100.0%
Germany	14,107	55.6%
Romania	3,357	13.2%
Kazakhstan	1,042	4.1%
Poland	933	3.7%
Turkey	656	2.6%
Czech Republic	652	2.6%
Hungary	601	2.4%
Russian Federation	489	1.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	352	1.4%
Kosovo	315	1.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	241	0.9%
Croatia	239	0.9%
Yemen	202	0.8%
Serbia	194	0.8%
Austria	132	0.5%
Afghanistan	118	0.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	116	0.5%
Bulgaria	109	0.4%
Italy	99	0.4%
Slovakia	84	0.3%
Greece	83	0.3%
Tajikistan	78	0.3%
Slovenia	77	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	62	0.2%
Iraq	60	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	58	0.2%
Nigeria	53	0.2%
Brazil	48	0.2%
Viet Nam	38	0.1%
Albania	37	0.1%
France	35	0.1%
Thailand	33	0.1%
Uzbekistan	28	0.1%
Spain	27	0.1%
Eritrea	26	0.1%
Jordan	25	0.1%
India	24	0.1%
United Kingdom	23	0.1%
China	23	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	22	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	22	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	19	0.1%
Not stated	19	0.1%
Pakistan	18	0.1%
Mozambique	17	0.1%
Sierra Leone	17	0.1%
Portugal	16	0.1%
Philippines	16	0.1%
Lithuania	15	0.1%
Morocco	15	0.1%
Latvia	13	0.1%
Switzerland	13	0.1%
Tunisia	13	0.1%
Netherlands	12	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
United States	11	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	11	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Myanmar	10	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Montenegro	9	0.0%
Algeria	9	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Uganda	7	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	6	0.0%
Dominican Republic	6	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.0%
Gambia	5	0.0%
Congo	5	0.0%
Mexico	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	25,382	100.0%
Germany	19,001	74.9%
Romania	1,456	5.7%
Turkey	771	3.0%
Hungary	656	2.6%
Croatia	339	1.3%
Kosovo	335	1.3%
Poland	310	1.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	269	1.1%
Yemen	214	0.8%
Ukraine	168	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	139	0.5%
Bulgaria	112	0.4%
Austria	103	0.4%
Serbia	100	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	99	0.4%
Italy	94	0.4%
Greece	83	0.3%
Russian Federation	82	0.3%
Nigeria	76	0.3%
Slovakia	71	0.3%
Czech Republic	66	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	59	0.2%
Uncertain	56	0.2%
Iraq	52	0.2%
Slovenia	41	0.2%
Kazakhstan	40	0.2%
Viet Nam	34	0.1%
Albania	31	0.1%
Eritrea	30	0.1%
Thailand	30	0.1%
Brazil	29	0.1%
Jordan	28	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	19	0.1%
India	18	0.1%
Pakistan	18	0.1%
Mozambique	17	0.1%
Sierra Leone	16	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Stateless	16	0.1%
Tunisia	15	0.1%
Lithuania	12	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	11	0.0%
Portugal	11	0.0%
United States	11	0.0%
Burkina Faso	10	0.0%
Myanmar	10	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	9	0.0%
Latvia	8	0.0%
United Kingdom	8	0.0%
Belarus	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Philippines	8	0.0%
Uganda	7	0.0%
Netherlands	6	0.0%
Morocco	6	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Gambia	5	0.0%
Congo	5	0.0%
Somalia	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	91.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	27.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	390 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Waldkraiburg

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.

Neuötting as a Waldkraiburg alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 8,991 Neuötting vs 25,737 Waldkraiburg−65%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Neuötting vs €4,000 Waldkraiburgno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,553 Neuötting vs 4,008 Waldkraiburg−11%
Nearest airport: 55.2 km Neuötting vs 47.9 km Waldkraiburg+15%
Rent: €6.33/m² Neuötting vs €6.45/m² Waldkraiburgsame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Neuötting vs 8.0 µg/m³ Waldkraiburgsame level

Full comparison More about Neuötting

Ibbenbueren as a Waldkraiburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 561 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,008 Waldkraiburg+43%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 7.5% Waldkraiburg−38%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 25,737 Waldkraiburg+101%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 47.9 km Waldkraiburg−65%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,000 Waldkraiburgno percentage
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.45/m² Waldkraiburg−9%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Waldkraiburg+13%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Waldkraiburg

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

Mühldorf am Inn 9.6 km away

Rent: 7.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Töging a.Inn 14.5 km away

Rent: 6.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Neumarkt-Sankt Veit 18.2 km away

Rent: 5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dorfen 19.3 km away

Rent: 8.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Altötting 20.6 km away

Rent: 6.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Neuötting 21.3 km away

Rent: 6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wasserburg a.Inn 21.3 km away

Rent: 8.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

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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; Waldkraiburg's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Waldkraiburg?

The published population was 25,737 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Waldkraiburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 452 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Waldkraiburg?

What is the unemployment rate in Waldkraiburg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Waldkraiburg?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Waldkraiburg a good place to live?

Waldkraiburg 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 Waldkraiburg?

Mühldorf am Inn, Töging a.Inn, Töging am Inn, Neumarkt-Sankt Veit, Dorfen are near Waldkraiburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Waldkraiburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,107 people (55.6%) 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). Waldkraiburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f86be795965135bcf200e6fb466f339e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/waldkraiburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_waldkraiburg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-taxes_f7a1eecfd530,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Waldkraiburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f86be795965135bcf200e6fb466f339e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/waldkraiburg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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