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Aachen

A border city where Germany meets Belgium and the Netherlands, dominated by RWTH, one of Europe's largest technical universities, and the spin-offs around it. Charlemagne's cathedral is the landmark; housing is moderate and the labour market skews young and technical.

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The place

State
North Rhine-Westphalia
Population
263,703as of December 2025 ·
Area
160.9 km²
Density
1,639 people per km²
Public holidays a year
11as of January 2026 ·

Work and pay

Unemployment rate
8.1%as of September 2026 ·
Median gross pay
€4,324 a monthas of December 2025 ·

Local taxes and charges

Grunderwerbsteuer
6.5%
Church tax
9%
Grundsteuer B, Hebesatz
525%as of January 2024 ·
Gewerbesteuer, Hebesatz
475%as of January 2024 ·

Housing

Asking price, apartments
€3,222 per m²as of September 2026 · sourced · immoportal.com
Asking rent, apartments
€11.87 per m² a monthimmoportal.com
Hausgeld
€3.50 per m² a month
Prices, last 12 months
-3.5%
A 70 m² flat
To buy€225,540
Closing costs on top+ €26,659
To rent, cold€831 a month
Asking rent, BBSR (re-lettings)
€10 per m² a monthas of July 2024 · District: Städteregion Aachen ·
Rent in existing tenancies (Zensus 2022)
€8.04 per m² a monthas of May 2022 ·
Vacant flats
2.8%as of May 2022 ·
Owner-occupiers
23.6%as of May 2022 ·
Paid price, resold flats
€2,874 per m²as of July 2025 ·
Paid price, new flats
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Unemployment rate8.1%

Monthly, Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

Median gross pay a month€4,324

Each 31 December, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, full-time employees by workplace.

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