Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis had 554,064 residents at the 2022 census, in 54 municipalities. Average net rent of €7.61/m² was 7% below the state average. 53.5% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 44.4.

District · Code 08226 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026

554,064residentscensus, 15 May 2022

€7.61/m²net rentaverage

53.5%owner-occupiedof homes

12%green within 500 maverage

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis by municipality

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 54 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Municipality	Residents	Rent	Owner-occupied	Vacant	Avg. age	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Altlußheim	6,351	€6.81/m²	60%	4.2%	43.6	1%	60
Angelbachtal	5,176	€6.49/m²	67%	4.4%	44.3	17%	47
Bammental	6,504	€7.15/m²	57%	3.6%	45.5	17%	81
Brühl	14,516	€7.62/m²	55%	3.6%	46.5	8%	87
Dielheim	9,119	€6.83/m²	67%	4.7%	44.3	11%	70
Dossenheim	12,664	€9.13/m²	37%	3.2%	41.9	29%	104
Eberbach	14,559	€6.05/m²	51%	7.1%	46.3	19%	118
Edingen-Neckarhausen	14,941	€7.42/m²	47%	3.9%	44.6	17%	91
Epfenbach	2,406	€6.02/m²	68%	7.3%	45.0	11%	24
Eppelheim	13,838	€8.54/m²	38%	3.9%	42.2	6%	185
Eschelbronn	2,738	€6.01/m²	55%	6.7%	43.0	20%	34
Gaiberg	2,308	€7.05/m²	66%	6.5%	45.7	24%	28
Heddesbach	471	€4.94/m²	67%	7.9%	45.0	75%	8
Heddesheim	12,120	€7.21/m²	49%	3.4%	45.0	3%	73
Heiligkreuzsteinach	2,671	€5.62/m²	66%	8.8%	47.1	43%	27
Helmstadt-Bargen	3,844	€5.75/m²	73%	5.3%	43.6	1%	18
Hemsbach	11,864	€7.31/m²	54%	3.8%	45.8	32%	94
Hirschberg an der Bergstraße	9,568	€7.67/m²	51%	4.5%	45.9	3%	62
Hockenheim	21,591	€7.45/m²	51%	3.6%	43.5	10%	148
Ilvesheim	9,243	€7.82/m²	55%	3.8%	44.4	27%	156
Ketsch	13,066	€7.27/m²	60%	3.9%	45.5	19%	148
Ladenburg	12,366	€7.92/m²	49%	3.4%	46.1	12%	203
Laudenbach	7,107	€7.35/m²	65%	4.8%	44.5	23%	45
Leimen	26,913	€8.20/m²	48%	3.8%	43.1	5%	145
Lobbach	2,373	€5.59/m²	67%	6.4%	45.5	29%	16
Malsch	3,265	€6.79/m²	70%	4.1%	45.3	11%	63
Mauer	4,110	€6.91/m²	63%	3.7%	43.6	30%	45
Meckesheim	5,335	€6.56/m²	62%	6.0%	44.6	21%	62
Mühlhausen	8,870	€7.32/m²	67%	4.4%	43.8	19%	36
Neckarbischofsheim	4,105	€6.22/m²	63%	5.9%	43.2	11%	38
Neckargemünd	13,109	€7.60/m²	55%	5.9%	46.3	19%	118
Neidenstein	1,767	€5.59/m²	67%	5.1%	45.5	29%	31
Neulußheim	7,003	€7.40/m²	60%	3.9%	43.7	1%	63
Nußloch	11,347	€8.20/m²	50%	3.7%	43.7	7%	60
Oftersheim	11,841	€7.38/m²	49%	3.6%	44.1	6%	106
Plankstadt	10,543	€7.46/m²	56%	4.7%	44.9	1%	104
Rauenberg	8,726	€7.35/m²	58%	3.6%	43.1	17%	46
Reichartshausen	2,109	€5.55/m²	69%	3.9%	43.0	4%	23
Reilingen	8,171	€7.20/m²	63%	3.9%	43.5	8%	82
Sandhausen	15,218	€8.11/m²	53%	3.8%	44.2	1%	146
Schriesheim	14,939	€8.09/m²	49%	4.5%	44.9	10%	156
Schwetzingen	22,254	€8.05/m²	39%	3.5%	44.2	15%	310
Schönau	4,385	€5.95/m²	62%	6.5%	46.2	39%	37
Schönbrunn	2,868	€4.92/m²	75%	8.2%	45.2	28%	11
Sinsheim	36,492	€7.04/m²	59%	4.8%	43.4	11%	187
Spechbach	1,723	€5.84/m²	70%	5.0%	45.1	11%	18
St. Leon-Rot	14,015	€7.63/m²	65%	3.9%	42.8	7%	48
Waibstadt	5,783	€6.15/m²	62%	6.1%	43.7	23%	34
Walldorf	15,942	€8.32/m²	53%	3.5%	43.3	1%	149
Weinheim	46,032	€7.79/m²	48%	4.3%	45.5	7%	204
Wiesenbach	3,171	€6.99/m²	59%	3.9%	45.1	6%	35
Wiesloch	27,147	€7.96/m²	52%	4.0%	44.0	5%	190
Wilhelmsfeld	3,238	€6.58/m²	63%	7.2%	46.0	49%	33
Zuzenhausen	2,239	€6.10/m²	63%	4.7%	43.4	23%	41

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for Baden-Württemberg.

17%

aged under 18

12%

aged 18–29

25%

aged 30–49

22%

aged 65 and over

44.4

years, average age

2.1

people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

138,276 residential buildings.

€7.61/m²

average net rent

53.5%

of homes owner-occupied

4.3%

of homes empty

59.1 m²

living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 19198%

1919–19497%

1950–19599%

1960–196915%

1970–197916%

1980–198911%

1990–199911%

2000–20098%

2010–20154%

2016 or later4%

Main type of heating

Central heating82%

District heating6%

Single-storey heating4%

Block heating1%

Room stoves6%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

127 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 12% green space within 500 metres.

220schoolsOpenStreetMap

362nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap

522residents per km²density

1,060.8km²area

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis), next to the state average.

3,875offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 4,584

21,645recorded offences2025

57%clearance ratestate: 61%

Offence	Cases	per 100,000	state, per 100,000
Violent crime	726	130	175
Common assault	1,719	308	402
Robbery	106	19	29
Domestic burglary	416	75	52
All theft	6,677	1,195	1,389
Bicycle theft	828	148	162
Car theft	89	16	14
Theft from vehicles	1,002	179	159
Shoplifting	1,007	180	357
Pickpocketing	137	25	41
Fraud	3,208	574	661
Criminal damage	2,665	477	518
Street crime	3,921	702	731

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.