Living in Werneuchen
In Werneuchen, rents across existing tenancies average €6.21 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.4% (2024).
A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024. Werneuchen had a population of 9,397 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 228.
Pricier rent than 62% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Werneuchen?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Werneuchen?
Average net cold rent is 6.21 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): 6.21 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
| 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) | 6.21 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 10 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Is Werneuchen 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 373 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.21 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Werneuchen?
The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Werneuchen 5.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 77.75 % | 31 Dec 2025 | data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 77.77 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,800 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Werneuchen?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,494 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €6.21/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15). | − €600 |
| 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 | €1,795 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Werneuchen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Werneuchen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,180 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was BER, 34 km away in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 77.8% at the end of 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Werneuchen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Werneuchen?
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 Bernau, Lohmühlenstr.)11
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Werneuchen 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 15 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bernau, Lohmühlenstr.)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bernau, Lohmühlenstr.)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bernau, Lohmühlenstr.)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.44 · Feb 13.83 · Mar 19.91 · Apr 27.25 · May 31.69 · Jun 38.17 · Jul 37.66 · Aug 37.75 · Sep 32.3 · Oct 25.81 · Nov 18.99 · Dec 13.93 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -24.97 · Feb -18.99 · Mar -14.26 · Apr -4.41 · May -0.59 · Jun 4.19 · Jul 8.67 · Aug 7.12 · Sep 2.4 · Oct -4.04 · Nov -10.11 · Dec -20.96 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.99 · Feb 0.24 · Mar 3.61 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.12 · Jun 18.36 · Jul 20.57 · Aug 20.01 · Sep 15.28 · Oct 9.59 · Nov 4.46 · Dec 0.67 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Annual mean temperature | 9.7 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land |
Population and city profile
Population density was 80.3 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Werneuchen?
The published population was 9,397 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7
By nationality
National passport97.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 117 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)20Official |
| City area | 117 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 228 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official |
| Population density | 80.3 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.20Official |
| Population | 9,397 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 226 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Catholic share | 2.5 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other | 7,981 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other, share | 88 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant residents | 862 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant share | 9.5 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
International community in Werneuchen
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 | 9,069 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,623 | 95.1% |
| Poland | 150 | 1.7% |
| Ukraine | 63 | 0.7% |
| Russian Federation | 29 | 0.3% |
| Not stated | 26 | 0.3% |
| Czech Republic | 17 | 0.2% |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 0.2% |
| United States | 14 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 12 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 8 | 0.1% |
Show 30 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 7 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 7 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 6 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 5 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 4 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| France | 3 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,069 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,838 | 97.5% |
| Poland | 62 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 50 | 0.6% |
| Romania | 15 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 12 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 10 | 0.1% |
| United States | 7 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 7 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 5 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 5 | 0.1% |
Show 19 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 5 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkey | 3 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 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 source18
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Werneuchen
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.
Biesenthal as a Werneuchen alternative in the same region
16 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €5.65/m² Biesenthal vs €6.21/m² Werneuchen−9%
- Nearest airport: 45.9 km Biesenthal vs 34.0 km Werneuchen+35%
- Residents: 6,295 Biesenthal vs 9,397 Werneuchen−33%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Biesenthal vs €3,800 Werneuchensame level
- Unemployment: 5.4% Biesenthal vs 5.4% Werneuchensame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,180 Biesenthal vs 5,180 Werneuchensame level
- Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Biesenthal vs 10.0 µg/m³ Werneuchensame level
Gummersbach as a Werneuchen alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 459 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 9,397 Werneuchen+446%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 5,180 Werneuchen−23%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 10.0 µg/m³ Werneuchen−20%
- Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €6.21/m² Werneuchen−5%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,800 Werneuchen+4%
- Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 34.0 km Werneuchen+3%
Cities near Werneuchen
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 5.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 5.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
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How does Werneuchen compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Werneuchen 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Werneuchen's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Werneuchen part of Berlin?
Werneuchen is in the published commuting zone of Berlin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Berlin city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source12
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Werneuchen?
The published population was 9,397 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Werneuchen?
Average net cold rent is 6.21 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 435 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).
Is the air quality good in Werneuchen?
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 Bernau, Lohmühlenstr.).
What is the unemployment rate in Werneuchen?
The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Werneuchen?
The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Werneuchen a good place to live?
Werneuchen 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.
Is Werneuchen part of Berlin?
Werneuchen is in the published commuting zone of Berlin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Werneuchen?
Altlandsberg, Bernau bei Berlin, Strausberg, Biesenthal, Eberswalde are near Werneuchen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Werneuchen?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,623 people (95.1%) 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). Werneuchen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1a8f0327bf37e22634cf8005234b4c99]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/werneuchen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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