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Living in Wehr

In Wehr, rents across existing tenancies average €4.68 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2022).

Wehr is a city in Germany, with a population of 13,126 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 2,025. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.74 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2323 sources

Population13,126people31 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 rent4.68EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 19% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate5.33%country median 5.1% — 5% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime4,214incidents 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 Weil am Rhein)

Cheaper rent than 90% 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 Wehr?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Wehr?

Average net cold rent is 4.68 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): 4.68 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Wehr recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Wehr€4.68
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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 Mbps12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M18Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.68 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate11.74 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Wehr (Baden)23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Wehr a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student59%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–70%
Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 281 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.68 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 5.33% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €29,369 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Wehr?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.33 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wehr is 5.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability32.78 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability89.13 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident29,369 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita36,406 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.33 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

What does a salary buy in Wehr?

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€1,718of €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€11.74/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Wehr (Baden) · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €4.68/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €704
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€1,718
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Wehr Salary needed to live in Wehr

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wehr. 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 citiesWehr highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Wehr 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 residents4,214 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport66 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportBSL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport28.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Weil am Rhein)10

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 Wehr 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Weil am Rhein)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Weil am Rhein)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Weil am Rhein)10Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 12.49 · Feb 15.51 · Mar 19.98 · Apr 25.13 · May 28.49 · Jun 32.36 · Jul 32.92 · Aug 32.3 · Sep 26.81 · Oct 24.13 · Nov 20.13 · Dec 14.39 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -15.37 · Feb -18.76 · Mar -19.29 · Apr -5.83 · May -1.62 · Jun 1.65 · Jul 6.38 · Aug 5.74 · Sep 0.44 · Oct -7.27 · Nov -10 · Dec -15.28 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.56 · Feb 0.25 · Mar 4.38 · Apr 8.93 · May 13.01 · Jun 17.09 · Jul 18.61 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.99 · Oct 9.72 · Nov 4.21 · Dec 0.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 35.6 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Wehr?

The published population was 13,126 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents657 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area35.64 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents2,025 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density368.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population13,126 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents5,042 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official
Catholic share38.7 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official
No religion or other5,611 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official
No religion or other, share43 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official
Protestant residents2,387 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official
Protestant share18.3 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit20Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)92.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 330.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier370 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Alternatives for people set on Wehr

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

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Ketsch13,117 residentsAltötting13,138 residentsBad Laasphe13,148 residentsPeißenberg13,148 residentsBad Dürrheim13,149 residentsSchöneiche13,102 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wehr 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; Wehr'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 Wehr?

The published population was 13,126 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wehr?

Average net cold rent is 4.68 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 328 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Wehr?

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 Weil am Rhein).

What is the unemployment rate in Wehr?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wehr?

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

Is Wehr a good place to live?

Wehr 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.

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  title = {Wehr, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  3. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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