Living in Rotterdam

In Rotterdam, unemployment is 3.3% (2024).

Rotterdam's population was 22,968 at the end of 2020. Rotterdam had an unemployment rate of 3.34% at the end of 2024. Rotterdam's foreign population totalled 1,200 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population22,968people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,024EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,181EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.34%country median 4.6% — 27% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.47µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 74% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Rotterdam?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,218 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,181 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official
Recorded property crimes	607 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁶Official

Is Rotterdam a good place to live?

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Remote worker38%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–47%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student37%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 27–47%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–60%

Retirement34%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 23–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

5.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,200 of 22,968 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Rotterdam is 3.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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Rotterdam 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,024 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.34 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Rotterdam?

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

Left over each month€1,834of €3,134 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.	€3,134
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,218
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,834

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rotterdam. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	256.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rotterdam when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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 citiesRotterdam highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

San Jose3,195

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded violent crimes	39 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Rotterdam's nearest airport was ALB, 14 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	14 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ALB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Rotterdam.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5.5 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperatures were −4.2°C in January and 22.8°C in July.

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

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29°17°

28°16°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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116

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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

PM2.55.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Rotterdam is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Rotterdam 5.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.47 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 15.1 · May 21.8 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 28.8 · Aug 27.8 · Sep 23.6 · Oct 16.4 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 3.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9 · Feb -8 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 2.7 · May 8.9 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 5.1 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -5.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.2 · Feb -2.9 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 8.9 · May 15.4 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 4.7 · Dec -0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.1 · Feb 57.8 · Mar 78.4 · Apr 79 · May 86.7 · Jun 103 · Jul 115.6 · Aug 95.5 · Sep 94.7 · Oct 97.9 · Nov 76.1 · Dec 82.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	20.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.47 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,034 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	28.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Albany ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.9 °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

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 21.2 km². Rotterdam had a population density of 1,068.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	21.25 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	5.29 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,200 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,068 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	22,968 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Rotterdam

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.

Latham as a Rotterdam alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 13.4% Latham vs 5.3% Rotterdam+154%
Median gross pay, city: €4,681 Latham vs €4,024 Rotterdam+16%
Unemployment: 2.5% Latham vs 3.3% Rotterdam−24%
Residents: 13,680 Latham vs 22,968 Rotterdam−40%
Annual PM2.5: 5.5 µg/m³ Latham vs 5.5 µg/m³ Rotterdamsame level

Full comparison More about Latham

North Bethesda as a Rotterdam alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 494 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 5.3% Rotterdam+545%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,024 Rotterdam+52%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 22,968 Rotterdam+118%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.3% Rotterdam+9%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.5 µg/m³ Rotterdam+7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Rotterdam

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

East Glenville 10.2 km away

Rent: 1,358 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,576 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Westmere 12.1 km away

Rent: 1,505 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,914 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Roessleville 15.6 km away

Rent: 1,308 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,252 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Latham 16.7 km away

Rent: 1,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,681 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Rotterdam?

The unemployment rate is 3.34 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Rotterdam?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.47 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Rotterdam?

The published population is 22,968 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Rotterdam?

1,200 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Rotterdam a good place to live?

Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam?

Schenectady, Scotia, East Glenville, Westmere, Colonie are near Rotterdam. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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