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Schaumburg district

The Schaumburg district had 156,214 residents at the 2022 census, in 38 municipalities. Average net rent of €5.69/m² was 14% below the state average. 56.0% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 46.4.

District · Code 03257 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
156,214residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€5.69/m²net rentaverage
56.0%owner-occupiedof homes
12%green within 500 maverage
Schaumburg district by municipality
Map of Schaumburg 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 38 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Ahnsen1,127€5.06/m²62%6.7%48.018%8
Apelern2,370€5.24/m²70%6.3%46.419%17
Auetal6,156€4.66/m²70%5.5%46.13%22
Auhagen1,258€5.31/m²71%5.7%45.636%8
Bad Eilsen2,479€5.56/m²41%5.0%52.925%43
Bad Nenndorf11,238€6.32/m²46%4.7%49.58%107
Beckedorf1,469€5.02/m²70%5.2%44.713%19
Buchholz709€4.66/m²63%7.0%44.927%5
Bückeburg19,207€6.17/m²48%5.4%46.511%98
Hagenburg4,586€5.80/m²64%4.1%46.627%41
Haste2,704€5.54/m²62%4.8%46.945%41
Heeßen1,323€5.19/m²48%5.9%45.820%44
Helpsen2,096€5.28/m²69%4.3%46.65%28
Hespe2,031€4.82/m²69%4.7%44.95%17
Heuerßen861€5.01/m²74%4.9%49.022%5
Hohnhorst2,137€4.82/m²67%6.4%44.87%18
Hülsede1,048€5.30/m²73%6.6%46.920%9
Lauenau4,177€5.59/m²65%4.6%46.17%52
Lauenhagen1,307€4.73/m²74%6.8%45.114%19
Lindhorst4,107€5.85/m²59%5.9%44.82%45
Luhden1,137€6.20/m²55%3.1%43.817%12
Lüdersfeld1,038€5.82/m²69%9.0%44.113%11
Meerbeck1,695€5.23/m²73%3.7%46.119%26
Messenkamp706€4.55/m²72%3.8%47.48%10
Niedernwöhren2,054€4.93/m²73%5.3%44.311%25
Nienstädt4,240€4.99/m²73%5.1%46.08%34
Nordsehl674€4.57/m²71%7.1%48.610%11
Obernkirchen8,935€5.32/m²59%6.9%46.87%67
Pohle822€5.21/m²80%11.6%45.15%4
Pollhagen1,032€4.90/m²79%8.4%48.133%6
Rinteln25,637€5.52/m²51%5.7%46.510%102
Rodenberg6,316€5.63/m²60%3.8%45.212%58
Sachsenhagen1,821€5.39/m²69%6.3%45.830%26
Seggebruch1,662€5.76/m²67%3.4%43.011%5
Stadthagen22,122€5.72/m²45%5.7%45.514%154
Suthfeld1,483€4.63/m²72%3.8%45.58%16
Wiedensahl905€4.98/m²77%4.8%49.19%19
Wölpinghausen1,545€4.12/m²75%6.0%49.420%6

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 Lower Saxony.

16%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
25%
aged 65 and over
46.4
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.

44,892 residential buildings.

€5.69/m²
average net rent
56.0%
of homes owner-occupied
5.4%
of homes empty
63.1 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191911%
1919–19496%
1950–19598%
1960–196913%
1970–197911%
1980–19896%
1990–199910%
2000–20097%
2010–20152%
2016 or later2%

Main type of heating

Central heating87%
District heating2%
Single-storey heating8%
Block heating1%
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.

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

68schoolsOpenStreetMap
104nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
231residents per km²density
676.3km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

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

5,261offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 6,041
8,251recorded offences2025
65%clearance ratestate: 63%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime326208250
Common assault712454534
Robbery462947
Domestic burglary11976100
All theft2,2271,4201,948
Bicycle theft219140259
Car theft442824
Theft from vehicles270172191
Shoplifting372237446
Pickpocketing1499584
Fraud1,185756740
Criminal damage862550617
Street crime1,2688091,045

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 Schaumburg district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Rinteln Rathaus1
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Rinteln Rathaus1
Photo: Beckstet · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Stolpersteinlage Rinteln Weserstraße 19
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Stolpersteinlage Rinteln Weserstraße 19
Photo: Gmbo 2013 · CC0
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Stolpersteine Rinteln Markt 1
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Stolpersteine Rinteln Markt 1
Photo: Gmbo 2013 · CC0
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Other districts in Lower Saxony.