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Germany / Central Europe

Krefeld City Intelligence

Krefeld is a city in western North Rhine-Westphalia with a textile-heritage, chemical-industry, and Rhine-port profile near Dusseldorf, used for comparing industrial-relocation and cost framing in the Rhine region. Krefeld is a central europe city of about ~0.2M in Germany. On the composite city-intelligence score, Krefeld sits around the indexed median (70/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~0.2M
View of Krefeld, Germany

Image credit: Image: Fabian.aichwald / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Overall score

Use the Krefeld profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level signals alongside Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Essen.

Overall70/100
Affordability76/100
Air quality70/100
Energy72/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

70/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Krefeld data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Krefeld city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score70/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living76/100Krefeld's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality70/100Krefeld's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy72/100Krefeld's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety70/100Krefeld's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed71/100Krefeld's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk69/100Krefeld's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience69/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety82/100
Low crime84/100
Personal safety83/100
Night safety79/100
Road safety79/100

Krefeld ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (82/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life84/100
Healthcare88/100
Education86/100
Green space86/100
Cleanliness87/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility71/100

Krefeld has a very high quality-of-life estimate (84/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness84/100
Education86/100
Green space86/100
Overall safety82/100

Krefeld scores very high for family living (84/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability80/100
Walkability83/100
Cycling85/100
Infrastructure92/100

Krefeld is very high for remote workers (80/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability81/100
Healthcare88/100
Cleanliness87/100
Outdoor lifestyle47/100

Krefeld is very high for retirement (81/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Krefeld

Local public safety guidance for Krefeld, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Germany emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches fire and ambulance dispatch nationwide.
Police11024/7—
Fire and ambulance11224/7—

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Krefeld, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Germany emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Krefeld

Healthcare context for Krefeld, with national-level information from Germany where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Krefeld, see the Germany healthcare profile.

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Krefeld

Local mobility context for Krefeld, with national-level context from Germany where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Krefeld, see the Germany transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Krefeld. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Krefeld

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Krefeld will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Krefeld air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Krefeld modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Krefeld

Krefeld's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Krefeld

Krefeld's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Krefeld

Krefeld's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Krefeld

Krefeld's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Krefeld

Krefeld's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Krefeld

Krefeld's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Krefeld

Cost of living estimates for Krefeld — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Krefeld

Climate profile for Krefeld — Humid Continental climate, annual average 7.3°C, comfort score 64/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Visual guide to Krefeld

Source-attributed visual context for Krefeld using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Krefeld

Weekend trip planning checklist for Krefeld — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Krefeld

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Krefeld

Estimate a monthly budget for Krefeld using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Krefeld

Plan a trip budget for Krefeld using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Krefeld

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Krefeld. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Neuss, Germany

Same region · about 17 km from Krefeld. Explore Neuss's city intelligence profile.

Duisburg, Germany

Same region · about 17 km from Krefeld. Explore Duisburg's city intelligence profile.

Düsseldorf, Germany

Nearby city · about 19 km from Krefeld. Explore Düsseldorf's city intelligence profile.

Venlo, Netherlands

Cross-border · about 28 km from Krefeld. Explore Venlo's city intelligence profile.

Essen, Germany

Same region · about 34 km from Krefeld. Explore Essen's city intelligence profile.

Solingen, Germany

Same region · about 40 km from Krefeld. Explore Solingen's city intelligence profile.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Same region · about 42 km from Krefeld. Explore Gelsenkirchen's city intelligence profile.

Roermond, Netherlands

Cross-border · about 43 km from Krefeld. Explore Roermond's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Krefeld — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Krefeld — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Krefeld profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level signals alongside Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Essen. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (76/100) and energy (72/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (69/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Germany country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Krefeld appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.