Living in Rødekro

In Rødekro, average gross earnings are €6,429 a month (2025).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.4% in November 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population6,182people1 Jan 2026Official source · Population 1. January

Average gross salary6,429EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)

Average net rent9.41EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026

Unemployment rate2.4%30 Nov 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force

Recorded crime7,030incidents per 100,000country median 5,709 — 23% aboveOfficial source · Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)

Lower unemployment than 67% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 68% of Danish cities that publish it.

Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Rødekro?

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 DenmarkNational rates and thresholds that apply in Rødekro.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	40 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Norlys fixed broadband⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	3 mobile internet 10GB¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.41 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026²Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	752.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026²Official · parent municipality

Is Rødekro a good place to live?

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 56–76%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–75%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–50%

Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–51%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Rødekro?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force¹³

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Rødekro is 2.4%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

1–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.53.5–44–4.54.5–5

Rødekro 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	6,429 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)⁴Official
Unemployment rate	2.4 %	30 Nov 2025	StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force¹³Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Rødekro?

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

Left over each month€3,348of €3,973 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,973
Rent, 60 m²€9.41/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31	− €565
Internet€40 · official · Norlys fixed broadband · 2026-09-30	− €40
Mobile plan€20 · official · 3 mobile internet 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €20
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€3,348

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rødekro. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobnet Denmark — Public employment service

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Safety

Rødekro recorded a crime rate of 7,810 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025.

How safe is Rødekro?

Police recorded about 7,030 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)¹²

Recorded crime across major citiesRødekro highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141

Odense8,856

Frederiksberg8,617

Aarhus8,603

Esbjerg7,110

Vejle6,990

Aalborg6,774

Randers6,567

Kolding6,398

Horsens6,002

Silkeborg5,311

Viborg5,303

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,030 incidents per 100,000country median 5,709	31 Dec 2025	Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)¹²Official

Mobility and administration

Rødekro's nearest airport was SGD, 31 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	31 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SGD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rødekro. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Danish language training for adult foreign nationals — State Language Course

Danish municipalities and language centres

For adult foreign nationals, newly arrived residents.

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Climate and air quality

Rødekro's monthly mean temperatures were 1.8°C in January and 17°C in July. Rødekro's monthly precipitation totalled 76.2 mm in January and 86.9 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.23 · Feb 11.57 · Mar 17.01 · Apr 21.75 · May 25.19 · Jun 27.68 · Jul 28.36 · Aug 28.78 · Sep 25.67 · Oct 22.37 · Nov 16.01 · Dec 11.15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · parent municipality
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.16 · Feb -12.44 · Mar -9.68 · Apr -4.04 · May -0.37 · Jun 5.27 · Jul 8.05 · Aug 8.15 · Sep 4.94 · Oct -1.55 · Nov -4.82 · Dec -11.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.8 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 7.8 · May 11.8 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.2 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 39.8 · May 54.4 · Jun 71.1 · Jul 86.9 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 76.4 · Oct 84.4 · Nov 71 · Dec 83.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

How many people live in Rødekro?

The published population was 6,182 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,182 people	1 Jan 2026	Population 1. January¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Rødekro

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.

Vojens as a Rødekro alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,812 Vojens vs 7,030 Rødekro−17%
Residents: 7,387 Vojens vs 6,182 Rødekro+19%
Unemployment: 2.5% Vojens vs 2.4% Rødekro+4%
Rent: €9.41/m² Vojens vs €9.41/m² Rødekrosame level

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Cities near Rødekro

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

Aabenraa 6.6 km away

Rent: 753.1 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Haderslev 22.6 km away

Rent: 730.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

Other cities in Denmark to compare with Rødekro, nearest in population first.

All Denmark cities

Skælskør6,334 residents Hornslet6,446 residents Ærø5,881 residents Bellinge5,881 residents Gilleleje6,598 residents Maribo5,783 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rødekro under the national coverage rules.

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 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: sprogstimulation (compulsory language stimulation for bilingual children) + supplementary Danish instruction. How to enrol a child (uvm.dk).

A country-wide rule for Denmark; Rødekro's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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How many people live in Rødekro?

The published population was 6,182 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January.

How safe is Rødekro?

What is the unemployment rate in Rødekro?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

Is Rødekro a good place to live?

Rødekro 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 Rødekro?

Aabenraa, Vojens, Haderslev are near Rødekro. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Rødekro, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-09-25
Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-07
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
Norlys fixed broadband norlys.dk · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Population 1. January api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-23
Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-05
StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q21143 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q21152 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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