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Living in Willingen

In Willingen, rents across existing tenancies average €4.30 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

Willingen had a population of 5,672 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Willingen showed €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2326 sources

Population5,672people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.3EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 26% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate3.7%country median 5.1% — 27% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime3,392incidents 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 · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 98% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 82% 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 Willingen?

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 Willingen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Willingen?

Average net cold rent is 4.3 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): 4.3 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Willingen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Willingen€4.30
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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 Mbps5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)3Official

Is Willingen 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 worker67%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 57–77%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–78%
Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–75%
Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–76%
Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 258 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.3 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

What is the unemployment rate in Willingen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Willingen is 3.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Willingen?

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 (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,164of €2,521 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.€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€4.30/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €258
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€2,164
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Willingen Salary needed to live in Willingen

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWillingen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Willingen 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 residents3,392 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise8Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Willingen's nearest airport was PAD, 35 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport8 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport35 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PAD3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

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

Willingen's monthly mean temperatures were −1.9°C in January and 14.3°C in July. Willingen's monthly precipitation totalled 136.9 mm in January and 112.6 mm in July. Willingen's average monthly sunshine was 47.1 hours in January and 188 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Willingen?

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: European Environment Agency4

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Willingen is 8.0 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
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.8 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 2.1 · May 5.7 · Jun 8.6 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 7.8 · Oct 4.1 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.9 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 136.9 · Feb 102.3 · Mar 103.1 · Apr 75 · May 86.9 · Jun 95.7 · Jul 112.6 · Aug 105.9 · Sep 110.2 · Oct 113 · Nov 122.9 · Dec 141.3 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.1 · Feb 67.2 · Mar 113.1 · Apr 160.3 · May 181 · Jun 180.3 · Jul 188 · Aug 178 · Sep 129.8 · Oct 89.3 · Nov 44 · Dec 38.1 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Ilmenau ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±1.2 °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

How many people live in Willingen?

The published population was 5,672 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)11

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,672 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)11Official

International community in Willingen

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
Total5,841100.0%
Germany4,71880.8%
Ukraine1993.4%
Poland1342.3%
Romania1162.0%
Netherlands711.2%
Hungary691.2%
Kazakhstan661.1%
Albania420.7%
Russian Federation420.7%
Not stated380.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy300.5%
Syrian Arab Republic250.4%
Kyrgyzstan210.4%
Croatia170.3%
Serbia160.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina130.2%
Austria120.2%
Czech Republic100.2%
Slovenia90.2%
Greece90.2%
Lithuania90.2%
Turkey80.1%
India80.1%
Montenegro70.1%
Moldova, Republic of70.1%
Slovakia70.1%
United States70.1%
Thailand70.1%
France60.1%
Belarus60.1%
Eritrea60.1%
Ethiopia60.1%
Morocco60.1%
Azerbaijan60.1%
Pakistan60.1%
Belgium50.1%
Kosovo50.1%
Switzerland50.1%
Spain50.1%
Bulgaria40.1%
Tunisia40.1%
Armenia40.1%
Indonesia40.1%
Tajikistan40.1%
Denmark30.1%
Latvia30.1%
Luxembourg30.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Guinea30.1%
Canada30.1%
Colombia30.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.1%
Afghanistan30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.1%
Bangladesh30.1%
Uzbekistan30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,841100.0%
Germany4,96184.9%
Ukraine2023.5%
Romania1051.8%
Poland771.3%
Hungary761.3%
Netherlands701.2%
Albania470.8%
Italy360.6%
Croatia200.3%
Syrian Arab Republic190.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kyrgyzstan180.3%
Lithuania170.3%
Uncertain120.2%
Slovakia90.2%
Turkey90.2%
Kosovo80.1%
Russian Federation80.1%
Eritrea80.1%
Morocco80.1%
Greece70.1%
Serbia70.1%
Indonesia70.1%
Thailand70.1%
Spain60.1%
India60.1%
Pakistan60.1%
Belgium50.1%
Slovenia50.1%
Montenegro50.1%
Austria50.1%
Belarus50.1%
Azerbaijan50.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.1%
Bulgaria40.1%
Ethiopia40.1%
France30.1%
Latvia30.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Guinea30.1%
Tunisia30.1%
Colombia30.1%
United States30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Kazakhstan30.1%
Bangladesh30.1%
Tajikistan30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Alternatives for people set on Willingen

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

Cities near Willingen

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

Olsberg 10.6 km away
Rent
5.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Brilon 11.5 km away
Rent
5.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Winterberg 12.4 km away
Rent
5.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Medebach 12.9 km away
Rent
4.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Korbach 18.6 km away
Rent
5.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hallenberg 20.4 km away
Rent
4.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Meschede 23.4 km away
Rent
5.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Warstein 24.0 km away
Rent
4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Kolitzheim5,671 residentsMarten5,670 residentsBroitzem5,676 residentsMünzenberg5,663 residentsBöhmenkirch5,684 residentsHambergen5,651 residents

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

The published population was 5,672 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Willingen?

Average net cold rent is 4.3 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 301 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Willingen?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Willingen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Willingen?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Willingen a good place to live?

Willingen 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 Willingen?

Olsberg, Brilon, Winterberg, Medebach, Korbach are near Willingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Willingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,718 people (80.8%) 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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  title = {Willingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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