Living in Wernigerode

In Wernigerode, rents across existing tenancies average €5.73 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.4% (2022).

Wernigerode is in Germany; its population was 32,167 at the end of 2024. For Wernigerode, a city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.62 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population32,167people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,450EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.73EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.41%country median 5.1% — 14% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime7,499incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8.08µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the sameOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Lower unemployment than 63% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 76% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Wernigerode?

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 Wernigerode?

Average net cold rent is 5.73 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): 5.73 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesWernigerode highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Wernigerode€5.73

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.73 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8.62 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Wernigerode³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Wernigerode 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–68%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–71%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 344 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.73 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 4.41% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,450 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €25,470 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Wernigerode?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.41 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wernigerode is 4.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Wernigerode 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	34.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	60.53 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	25,470 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	30,426 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,450 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4.41 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Wernigerode?

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

Left over each month€1,687of €2,303 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.	€2,303
Rent, 60 m²€8.62/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Wernigerode · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.73/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €517
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	€1,687

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	945.1 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wernigerode 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 residents945.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWernigerode 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	7,499 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	6 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	ERF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	96 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.08 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵

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

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4°-2°

5°-2°

9°1°

14°4°

18°8°

21°11°

24°13°

19°9°

14°6°

8°2°

5°-1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

182

205

215

224

203

151

123

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.58.1WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012.7WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5.5WHO 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 Wernigerode is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Wernigerode 8.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5.48 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
NO₂ — latest reading	3.18 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.7 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.08 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.1 · Feb 5 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 14.1 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 5 °C	1991–2020	DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-2020⁹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 3.7 · May 7.6 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.6 °C	1991–2020	DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.7 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 52.3 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 43.5 · Apr 32 · May 64.2 · Jun 47 · Jul 67.1 · Aug 54.8 · Sep 55.1 · Oct 41.3 · Nov 44 · Dec 46.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 62.6 · Feb 87.4 · Mar 139 · Apr 182 · May 205 · Jun 215.3 · Jul 223.9 · Aug 203.4 · Sep 151.4 · Oct 122.9 · Nov 67.7 · Dec 51.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹¹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2017–2024

6.5

8.8

11.2

13.5

8.12017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 26.6% between 2017 and 2024, from 11.0 to 8.1.

Similar climate. In Germany: Blankenburg (Harz) ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.5 °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 170.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 188.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Wernigerode?

The published population was 32,167 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	570 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	170.5 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,375 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	188.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	32,167 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	928 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	2.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	27,588 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	84.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	3,961 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	12.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Wernigerode

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	32,477	100.0%
Germany	30,113	92.7%
Poland	308	0.9%
Czech Republic	262	0.8%
Russian Federation	208	0.6%
Kazakhstan	196	0.6%
Ukraine	148	0.5%
Viet Nam	111	0.3%
Romania	96	0.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	93	0.3%
India	73	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	66	0.2%
Afghanistan	42	0.1%
Bulgaria	39	0.1%
Turkey	38	0.1%
Kosovo	33	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	30	0.1%
Italy	27	0.1%
Eritrea	26	0.1%
China	25	0.1%
Albania	24	0.1%
Not stated	23	0.1%
Greece	21	0.1%
Austria	18	0.1%
Slovakia	16	0.0%
Iraq	16	0.0%
Lithuania	15	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	15	0.0%
Spain	14	0.0%
Belarus	14	0.0%
Serbia	14	0.0%
Mexico	14	0.0%
France	12	0.0%
United Kingdom	12	0.0%
United States	12	0.0%
Azerbaijan	12	0.0%
Georgia	12	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	11	0.0%
Tunisia	11	0.0%
Finland	10	0.0%
Somalia	10	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	10	0.0%
Bangladesh	10	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Croatia	8	0.0%
Portugal	8	0.0%
Philippines	8	0.0%
Latvia	7	0.0%
Morocco	7	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Netherlands	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Benin	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Turkmenistan	5	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	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	32,477	100.0%
Germany	31,101	95.8%
Ukraine	136	0.4%
Viet Nam	125	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	109	0.3%
Romania	86	0.3%
India	68	0.2%
Poland	66	0.2%
Hungary	64	0.2%
Russian Federation	54	0.2%
Afghanistan	50	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Greece	33	0.1%
Italy	33	0.1%
Eritrea	32	0.1%
Turkey	29	0.1%
Bulgaria	28	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	27	0.1%
Kosovo	25	0.1%
Albania	23	0.1%
Serbia	22	0.1%
China	20	0.1%
Czech Republic	17	0.1%
Somalia	16	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	14	0.0%
Spain	14	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
France	13	0.0%
Kazakhstan	12	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.0%
Belarus	11	0.0%
Croatia	10	0.0%
Slovakia	10	0.0%
Bangladesh	10	0.0%
Finland	9	0.0%
Austria	9	0.0%
Portugal	9	0.0%
United States	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Morocco	8	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
Switzerland	7	0.0%
United Kingdom	7	0.0%
Cuba	7	0.0%
Mexico	7	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	7	0.0%
Philippines	7	0.0%
Tunisia	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Iraq	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Uncertain	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)	98.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	60.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	440 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Wernigerode

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.

Blankenburg (Harz) as a Wernigerode alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €4.80/m² Blankenburg (Harz) vs €5.73/m² Wernigerode−16%
Unemployment: 5.2% Blankenburg (Harz) vs 4.4% Wernigerode+19%
Residents: 18,970 Blankenburg (Harz) vs 32,167 Wernigerode−41%
Nearest airport: 90.8 km Blankenburg (Harz) vs 96.0 km Wernigerode−5%
Median gross pay, region: €3,450 Blankenburg (Harz) vs €3,450 Wernigerodesame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,499 Blankenburg (Harz) vs 7,499 Wernigerodesame level

Full comparison More about Blankenburg (Harz)

Ibbenbueren as a Wernigerode alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 215 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 96.0 km Wernigerode−83%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 7,499 Wernigerode−24%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 32,167 Wernigerode+61%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,450 Wernigerodeno percentage
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.73/m² Wernigerodesame level
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 945.1 Wernigerode−10%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 4.4% Wernigerode+5%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Wernigerode

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

Ilsenburg (Harz) 7.8 km away

Rent: 5.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Blankenburg (Harz) 12.9 km away

Rent: 4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Oberharz am Brocken 13.5 km away

Rent: 4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Osterwieck 15.4 km away

Rent: 4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Harzburg 16.2 km away

Rent: 5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Braunlage 17.1 km away

Rent: 5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Halberstadt 19.2 km away

Rent: 5.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Thale 20.0 km away

Rent: 4.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Wernigerode in rankings

#11 of 30 in German cities with the lowest annual NO2

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; Wernigerode'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 Wernigerode?

The published population was 32,167 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wernigerode?

Average net cold rent is 5.73 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 401 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Wernigerode?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Wernigerode?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wernigerode?

The median gross salary is 3,450 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Wernigerode a good place to live?

Wernigerode 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 Wernigerode?

Ilsenburg (Harz), Blankenburg (Harz), Oberharz am Brocken, Osterwieck, Bad Harzburg are near Wernigerode. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Wernigerode?

The official country of birth distribution records 30,113 people (92.7%) 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). Wernigerode, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7ca0d6ff7dca5b3c63d707b6937ad992]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/wernigerode/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_wernigerode-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_6b48357a7348,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Wernigerode, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7ca0d6ff7dca5b3c63d707b6937ad992},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/wernigerode/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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