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Darmstadt-Dieburg district

The Darmstadt-Dieburg district had 300,328 residents at the 2022 census, in 23 municipalities. Average net rent of €7.95/m² was 4% below the state average. 56.6% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 44.1.

District · Code 06432 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
300,328residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€7.95/m²net rentaverage
56.6%owner-occupiedof homes
7%green within 500 maverage
Darmstadt-Dieburg district by municipality
Map of Darmstadt-Dieburg 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 23 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Alsbach-Hähnlein9,222€8.07/m²63%3.4%46.29%62
Babenhausen16,954€7.04/m²58%3.5%43.512%89
Bickenbach6,017€8.45/m²58%2.8%45.32%47
Dieburg15,674€8.81/m²54%3.3%43.912%170
Eppertshausen6,374€7.68/m²57%3.6%44.024%34
Erzhausen7,841€8.26/m²58%3.6%43.45%83
Fischbachtal2,690€7.00/m²70%4.1%45.415%27
Griesheim28,387€8.79/m²48%3.1%42.85%111
Groß-Bieberau4,729€7.22/m²59%3.7%44.914%40
Groß-Umstadt21,265€7.33/m²61%3.9%45.46%89
Groß-Zimmern14,507€7.97/m²56%3.5%42.68%117
Messel4,136€7.84/m²63%4.4%44.820%28
Modautal5,211€7.00/m²68%4.4%46.14%23
Mühltal14,061€8.23/m²56%4.1%45.314%60
Münster (Hessen)14,682€7.57/m²58%2.8%43.74%97
Ober-Ramstadt14,876€7.49/m²54%4.2%43.84%71
Otzberg6,444€6.68/m²71%3.9%45.69%24
Pfungstadt26,361€7.80/m²48%3.0%43.52%110
Reinheim16,304€7.36/m²59%3.9%45.518%114
Roßdorf12,878€8.47/m²59%3.7%43.61%47
Schaafheim9,171€6.88/m²66%4.0%44.817%58
Seeheim-Jugenheim16,219€8.60/m²60%3.7%46.85%102
Weiterstadt26,325€8.07/m²53%2.6%42.10%68

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 Hesse.

17%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 65 and over
44.1
years, average age
2.2
people per household

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

Homes.

77,452 residential buildings.

€7.95/m²
average net rent
56.6%
of homes owner-occupied
3.5%
of homes empty
58.5 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 19199%
1919–19496%
1950–19599%
1960–196914%
1970–197916%
1980–198912%
1990–199910%
2000–20098%
2010–20154%
2016 or later3%

Main type of heating

Central heating88%
District heating2%
Single-storey heating4%
Block heating1%
Room stoves4%

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.

86 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 7% green space within 500 metres.

108schoolsOpenStreetMap
165nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
456residents per km²density
658.2km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

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

2,877offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 5,477
8,689recorded offences2025
59%clearance ratestate: 59%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime339112258
Common assault702232424
Robbery441548
Domestic burglary18461108
All theft2,6828881,868
Bicycle theft409135199
Car theft331122
Theft from vehicles412136260
Shoplifting413137434
Pickpocketing361281
Fraud1,350447783
Criminal damage979324510
Street crime1,714568999

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 Darmstadt-Dieburg district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Other districts in Hesse.