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Ratingen

A North Rhine-Westphalia city just north of Düsseldorf, its historic centre largely spared wartime destruction and its economy shaped almost entirely by proximity to its much larger neighbour, with a large share of residents commuting into Düsseldorf for work. A cluster of corporate offices has settled here for the address and the lower costs relative to the city it borders.

The place

State
North Rhine-Westphalia
Population
88,914as of December 2025 ·
Area
88.7 km²
Density
1,002 people per km²
Public holidays a year
11as of January 2026 ·

Work and pay

Unemployment rate
7.3%as of September 2026 ·
Median gross pay
€4,308 a monthas of December 2025 ·

Local taxes and charges

Grunderwerbsteuer
6.5%
Church tax
9%
Grundsteuer B, Hebesatz
440%as of January 2024 ·
Gewerbesteuer, Hebesatz
410%as of January 2024 ·

Housing

Asking price, apartments
€3,252 per m²as of September 2026 · sourced · immoportal.com
Asking rent, apartments
€11.84 per m² a monthimmoportal.com
Hausgeld
€3.50 per m² a month
Prices, last 12 months
+0.3%
A 70 m² flat
To buy€227,640
Closing costs on top+ €26,907
To rent, cold€829 a month
Asking rent, BBSR (re-lettings)
€10 per m² a monthas of July 2024 · District: Mettmann ·
Rent in existing tenancies (Zensus 2022)
€7.78 per m² a monthas of May 2022 ·
Vacant flats
2.4%as of May 2022 ·
Owner-occupiers
45.1%as of May 2022 ·
Paid price, resold flats
€2,821 per m²as of July 2025 ·
Paid price, new flats
€5,460 per m²as of July 2024 ·

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Over time

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Unemployment rate7.3%

Monthly, Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

Median gross pay a month€4,308

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

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