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Barnim district

The Barnim district had 191,798 residents at the 2022 census, in 25 municipalities. Average net rent of €6.48/m² was 4% above the state average. 48.8% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 46.2.

District · Code 12060 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
191,798residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€6.48/m²net rentaverage
48.8%owner-occupiedof homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Barnim district by municipality
Map of Barnim district: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
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 25 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Ahrensfelde16,059€7.09/m²63%2.1%44.829%122
Althüttendorf661€5.55/m²70%2.4%47.148%11
Bernau bei Berlin43,132€7.17/m²36%1.6%45.013%178
Biesenthal6,104€5.64/m²65%4.1%46.437%46
Breydin812€4.58/m²75%4.2%46.331%2
Britz2,051€4.89/m²63%3.7%48.319%5
Chorin2,206€5.03/m²79%6.5%48.045%4
Eberswalde40,505€5.94/m²20%6.3%46.09%160
Friedrichswalde797€4.40/m²78%5.9%49.411%4
Hohenfinow564€4.71/m²66%5.3%45.810%2
Joachimsthal3,369€5.34/m²50%5.0%47.626%30
Liepe609€4.88/m²79%6.5%51.059%11
Lunow-Stolzenhagen1,147€4.71/m²79%6.9%49.00%13
Marienwerder1,687€6.22/m²81%5.3%49.45%8
Melchow1,012€4.80/m²86%3.3%47.69%4
Niederfinow576€4.80/m²78%10.3%47.529%4
Oderberg2,031€4.55/m²52%16.1%50.228%33
Panketal20,897€7.67/m²76%2.1%47.08%80
Parsteinsee488€4.70/m²68%4.5%45.710%6
Rüdnitz2,116€6.19/m²55%3.3%43.847%13
Schorfheide10,636€6.04/m²69%2.6%48.83%27
Sydower Fließ981€5.93/m²71%3.7%43.110%4
Wandlitz23,879€7.16/m²67%4.1%47.023%22
Werneuchen9,021€6.19/m²61%3.2%45.111%43
Ziethen458€4.12/m²80%7.6%45.322%1

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 Brandenburg.

17%
aged under 18
8%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
24%
aged 65 and over
46.2
years, average age
2.0
people per household

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

Homes.

53,469 residential buildings.

€6.48/m²
average net rent
48.8%
of homes owner-occupied
3.9%
of homes empty
52.0 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 19199%
1919–194917%
1950–19592%
1960–19692%
1970–19794%
1980–19894%
1990–199916%
2000–200915%
2010–20155%
2016 or later5%

Main type of heating

Central heating56%
District heating27%
Single-storey heating10%
Block heating2%
Room stoves2%

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.

102 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 16% green space within 500 metres.

66schoolsOpenStreetMap
123nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
130residents per km²density
1,481.0km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Barnim district), next to the state average.

5,096offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 5,854
9,895recorded offences2025
53%clearance ratestate: 54%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime404208213
Common assault770397440
Robbery864444
Domestic burglary296152124
All theft3,2621,6801,970
Bicycle theft492253295
Car theft964967
Theft from vehicles365188231
Shoplifting540278336
Pickpocketing452336
Fraud900464466
Criminal damage1,423733850
Street crime1,7959251,064

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 Barnim district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bernau Brauerstr 12
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Bernau Brauerstr 12
Photo: Doris Antony, Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bernau bei Berlin Gaststätte Schwarzer Adler
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Bernau bei Berlin Gaststätte Schwarzer Adler
Photo: Assenmacher · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bernau Bürgermeisterstraße 2021-001
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Bernau Bürgermeisterstraße 2021-001
Photo: Fridolin freudenfett · CC BY-SA 4.0
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