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Höxter district

The Höxter district had 138,205 residents at the 2022 census, in 10 municipalities. Average net rent of €4.82/m² was 30% below the state average. 59.8% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 45.3.

District · Code 05762 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
138,205residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€4.82/m²net rentaverage
59.8%owner-occupiedof homes
13%green within 500 maverage
Höxter district by municipality
Map of Höxter 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 10 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Bad Driburg18,513€5.05/m²52%5.7%46.44%122
Beverungen12,571€4.29/m²60%5.2%46.411%108
Borgentreich8,695€4.05/m²75%5.4%44.87%22
Brakel16,156€4.78/m²60%4.3%44.218%134
Höxter27,910€4.91/m²56%4.9%46.314%146
Marienmünster4,785€4.32/m²77%6.2%45.713%23
Nieheim5,942€4.43/m²70%6.1%45.312%40
Steinheim12,106€4.85/m²61%5.0%44.827%68
Warburg23,306€5.02/m²58%4.3%44.914%127
Willebadessen8,221€4.53/m²67%5.2%42.711%38

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 North Rhine-Westphalia.

17%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 65 and over
45.3
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.

40,620 residential buildings.

€4.82/m²
average net rent
59.8%
of homes owner-occupied
5.0%
of homes empty
63.5 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191912%
1919–19498%
1950–195910%
1960–196913%
1970–197911%
1980–19896%
1990–19999%
2000–20097%
2010–20152%
2016 or later2%

Main type of heating

Central heating85%
District heating3%
Single-storey heating5%
Block heating1%
Room stoves5%

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.

105 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 13% green space within 500 metres.

81schoolsOpenStreetMap
102nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
115residents per km²density
1,200.7km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

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

4,322offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 7,296
6,018recorded offences2025
63%clearance ratestate: 53%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime256184298
Common assault634455580
Robbery302261
Domestic burglary6245153
All theft1,5641,1232,756
Bicycle theft10475295
Car theft412938
Theft from vehicles167120434
Shoplifting322231506
Pickpocketing6245194
Fraud711511946
Criminal damage770553674
Street crime1,1288101,701

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 Höxter district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Stolpersteine Höxter Marktstraße 12
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Stolpersteine Höxter Marktstraße 12
Photo: Gmbo 2013 · CC0
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Stolpersteine Höxter Rosenstraße 2
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Stolpersteine Höxter Rosenstraße 2
Photo: Gmbo 2013 · CC0
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Stolpersteine Höxter Marktstraße 15
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Stolpersteine Höxter Marktstraße 15
Photo: Gmbo 2013 · CC0
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Other districts in North Rhine-Westphalia.