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Living in Weißwasser/O.L.

In Weißwasser/O.L., rents across existing tenancies average €4.84 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.4% (2022).

Weißwasser/O.L. had 15,002 residents at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 671 in May 2022. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2325 sources

Population15,002people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent4.84EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 17% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate9.43%country median 5.1% — 85% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime7,330incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)

Cheaper rent than 84% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 98% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 78% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Weißwasser/O.L.?

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 Weißwasser/O.L..Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Weißwasser/O.L.?

Average net cold rent is 4.84 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): 4.84 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Weißwasser/O.L. recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesWeißwasser/O.L. highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Weißwasser/O.L. highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Weißwasser/O.L.€4.84
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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 Mbps15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M22Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.84 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 Weißwasser/O.L. a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%
Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–68%
Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–62%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 290 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.84 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 9.43% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,150 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €24,403 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Weißwasser/O.L.?

The unemployment rate is about 9.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.43 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Weißwasser/O.L. is 9.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability6.45 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability71.84 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident24,403 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts23Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita37,610 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts23Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,150 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate9.43 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official

What does a salary buy in Weißwasser/O.L.?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,150 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,677of €2,136 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.€2,136
Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.84/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€1,677
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Weißwasser/O.L. Salary needed to live in Weißwasser/O.L.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Weißwasser/O.L.. 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 Weißwasser/O.L.. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,100 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Weißwasser/O.L. 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,100 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWeißwasser/O.L. highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Weißwasser/O.L. 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 residents7,330 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise19Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport18 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport72.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to the nearest major airport73 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DRS3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Weißwasser/O.L.. 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 Weißwasser/O.L.?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Spremberg)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 Weißwasser/O.L. is 10.0 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 mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 63.4 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Weißwasser/O.L.?

The published population was 15,002 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
Cars per 1,000 residents544 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality14Official
City area63.43 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents671 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density236.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population15,002 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents613 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other13,512 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share88 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents1,220 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share7.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Weißwasser/O.L.

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
Total15,348100.0%
Germany13,94490.9%
Poland3922.6%
Russian Federation2651.7%
Kazakhstan2021.3%
Ukraine1290.8%
Czech Republic470.3%
Syrian Arab Republic310.2%
Viet Nam280.2%
Romania270.2%
Hungary250.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria230.1%
Moldova, Republic of160.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of160.1%
Cuba120.1%
Lebanon120.1%
Iraq110.1%
Kyrgyzstan110.1%
Not stated110.1%
Uzbekistan90.1%
Greece80.1%
India80.1%
Turkey70.0%
Serbia70.0%
Slovakia60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Libya50.0%
Canada50.0%
Austria40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Estonia30.0%
France30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Italy30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Spain30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Chile30.0%
United States30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total15,348100.0%
Germany14,67795.6%
Poland1861.2%
Ukraine1220.8%
Russian Federation450.3%
Syrian Arab Republic420.3%
Bulgaria280.2%
Romania250.2%
Kazakhstan240.2%
Viet Nam220.1%
Lebanon210.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary190.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of180.1%
Iraq100.1%
Czech Republic80.1%
India80.1%
Greece70.0%
Serbia70.0%
Libya60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Croatia50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Canada40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
France30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Austria30.0%
Spain30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Brazil30.0%
United States30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
China30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)96.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 356.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier395 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier488 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Alternatives for people set on Weißwasser/O.L.

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.

Menden Sauerland as a Weißwasser/O.L. alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 473 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 15,002 Weißwasser/O.L.+248%
  • Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 9.4% Weißwasser/O.L.−45%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 1,099.9 Weißwasser/O.L.−66%
  • Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €4.84/m² Weißwasser/O.L.+16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €3,150 Weißwasser/O.L.+24%
  • Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 72.6 km Weißwasser/O.L.−78%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 7,330 Weißwasser/O.L.−19%
Full comparisonMore about Menden Sauerland

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Weißwasser/O.L., nearest in population first.

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Lohr a.Main14,996 residentsRatzeburg15,026 residentsRellingen15,026 residentsLangerwehe14,976 residentsLohr am Main14,964 residentsNiederzier15,060 residents

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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; Weißwasser/O.L.'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 Weißwasser/O.L.?

The published population was 15,002 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Weißwasser/O.L.?

Average net cold rent is 4.84 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 339 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Weißwasser/O.L.?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Spremberg).

What is the unemployment rate in Weißwasser/O.L.?

The unemployment rate is about 9.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Weißwasser/O.L.?

The median gross salary is 3,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Weißwasser/O.L. a good place to live?

Weißwasser/O.L. 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 Germany live in Weißwasser/O.L.?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,944 people (90.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Weißwasser/O.L., Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f38d87a384e11ea6996b8a600c2e5a28]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/weisswasser-o-l/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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