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Living in Wyk auf Föhr

In Wyk auf Föhr, rents across existing tenancies average €9.06 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2024).

The city covered 8.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 509 people per km² in 2024. There were 129.4 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 494 in May 2022. The nearest airport was GWT, 28.6 km away, with 7 listed destinations in June 2026. Its population was 4,113 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2321 sources

Population4,113people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent9.06EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 56% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate5%country median 5.1% — 2% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime5,191incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 97% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Wyk auf Föhr?

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 Wyk auf Föhr?

Average net cold rent is 9.06 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): 9.06 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Wyk auf Föhr recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesWyk auf Föhr highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Wyk auf Föhr highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Wyk auf Föhr€9.06
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M17Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.06 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Wyk auf Föhr a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–56%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 39–61%
Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–63%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 544 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.06 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 Wyk auf Föhr?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wyk auf Föhr is 5.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability58.49 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability77.65 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Wyk auf Föhr?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,500 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,691of €2,330 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.€2,330
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €9.06/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €540
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€1,691
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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents129.4 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wyk auf Föhr 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWyk auf Föhr highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Wyk auf Föhr 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 residents5,191 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise14Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 77.7% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport7 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportGWT13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport28.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wyk auf Föhr. 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Annual mean temperature9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Population and city profile

How many people live in Wyk auf Föhr?

The published population was 4,113 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
City area8.08 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.11Official
Foreign residents494 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density509 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population4,113 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents339 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other1,897 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share45 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents1,978 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share46.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Wyk auf Föhr

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
Total4,217100.0%
Germany3,54184.0%
Poland1944.6%
Not stated561.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of421.0%
Ukraine280.7%
United States260.6%
Turkey230.5%
Romania220.5%
Syrian Arab Republic210.5%
Bulgaria180.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation180.4%
Eritrea160.4%
Kazakhstan160.4%
Hungary140.3%
Austria120.3%
Morocco110.3%
Italy100.2%
Kosovo80.2%
United Kingdom80.2%
Croatia70.2%
Netherlands60.1%
Czech Republic60.1%
Iraq60.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.1%
Bangladesh60.1%
Albania40.1%
Denmark40.1%
Latvia40.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Saudi Arabia40.1%
Finland30.1%
France30.1%
Greece30.1%
Ireland30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Kenya30.1%
Comoros30.1%
Somalia30.1%
Dominican Republic30.1%
Haiti30.1%
Canada30.1%
Peru30.1%
Georgia30.1%
India30.1%
Indonesia30.1%
Philippines30.1%
Thailand30.1%
China30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,217100.0%
Germany3,72388.3%
Poland1694.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of461.1%
Ukraine270.6%
Romania250.6%
Syrian Arab Republic250.6%
Eritrea200.5%
Turkey170.4%
Bulgaria160.4%
Italy140.3%
Show 32 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary140.3%
United States100.2%
Austria90.2%
Lithuania70.2%
Russian Federation70.2%
Iraq60.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.1%
Croatia50.1%
Albania40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Kazakhstan40.1%
Jordan40.1%
Belgium30.1%
Denmark30.1%
Finland30.1%
France30.1%
Ireland30.1%
Latvia30.1%
Montenegro30.1%
Kosovo30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Spain30.1%
Czech Republic30.1%
Nigeria30.1%
Morocco30.1%
Somalia30.1%
Haiti30.1%
Peru30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Kyrgyzstan30.1%
Thailand30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier360 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier425 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Alternatives for people set on Wyk auf Föhr

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.

Niebüll as a Wyk auf Föhr alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €6.87/m² Niebüll vs €9.06/m² Wyk auf Föhr−24%
  • Residents: 10,173 Niebüll vs 4,113 Wyk auf Föhr+147%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,500 Niebüll vs €3,500 Wyk auf Föhrno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 34.3 km Niebüll vs 28.6 km Wyk auf Föhr+20%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,191 Niebüll vs 5,191 Wyk auf Föhrsame level
Full comparisonMore about Niebüll

Rastatt as a Wyk auf Föhr alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 649 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 50,741 Rastatt vs 4,113 Wyk auf Föhr+1134%
  • Rent: €7.22/m² Rastatt vs €9.06/m² Wyk auf Föhr−20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,250 Rastatt vs €3,500 Wyk auf Föhr+21%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,252 Rastatt vs 5,191 Wyk auf Föhr−18%
  • Nearest airport: 12.5 km Rastatt vs 28.6 km Wyk auf Föhr−56%
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Cities near Wyk auf Föhr

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

Niebüll 20.0 km away
Rent
6.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Wyk auf Föhr, nearest in population first.

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Baunach4,109 residentsDargun4,100 residentsNiederfischbach4,129 residentsTessin4,139 residentsSelbitz4,141 residentsDahlen4,144 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; Wyk auf Föhr'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 Wyk auf Föhr?

The published population was 4,113 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wyk auf Föhr?

Average net cold rent is 9.06 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 634 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Wyk auf Föhr?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Wyk auf Föhr?

The median gross salary is 3,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Wyk auf Föhr?

494 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Wyk auf Föhr a good place to live?

Wyk auf Föhr 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 Wyk auf Föhr?

Niebüll is near Wyk auf Föhr. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Wyk auf Föhr?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,541 people (84.0%) 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). Wyk auf Föhr, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 97e49e00e635d6b72c5103362bc0749e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/wyk-auf-fohr/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Wyk auf Föhr, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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  year = {2026},
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  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  7. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  8. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  9. INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
  10. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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  1. Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  2. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
  5. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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