Niederkrüchten celebrates a jump into the NRW ranking: 27th place and living space pioneers!

Niederkrüchten celebrates a jump into the NRW ranking: 27th place and living space pioneers!

The German Economic Institute in Cologne has once again published a comprehensive “municipal ranking” that analyzes the location factors of cities and municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). This ranking presents the performance of 10,648 municipalities in Germany and takes into account important aspects such as economy, employment, housing and quality of life. In particular, the changes since the 2020 local elections, such as the Ukraine war and economic challenges, play a decisive role in the results of the ranking. The aim of the ranking is to identify the strengths, developments and areas of action of the municipalities. This shows that no municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia is among the best 1 percent in Germany, but every municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia has the opportunity to improve through targeted political measures. This is reported by the website of the municipality of Niederkrüchten.

The ranking makes it clear that the municipality of Niederkrüchten truly stands out in this competition. With an impressive 27th place in the dynamic ranking, it is one of the fastest growing communities in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is also due to a proactive housing construction policy. The mayor of Niederkrüchten, Karl-Heinz Wassong, sees the positive results as confirmation of the strategic work of administration and politics. The community has also improved from 167th in the level ranking in 2020 to 136th in 2025, underlining the continued progress in housing provision.

The successes in housing provision

Thanks to high building permits and numerous residential construction projects, Niederkrüchten has achieved one of the best positions in terms of housing supply in North Rhine-Westphalia. The basic strategic orientation for the further development of the housing offering was decided by the local council in 2020 and includes a clear focus on the construction of multi-family homes and socially subsidized rental units. These efforts contribute to Niederkrüchten being one of three municipalities in the top 100 for access to natural areas.

The dynamic development of the community is also noticeable in the Düsseldorf administrative district. In addition to the large cities such as Monheim, Düsseldorf and Neuss, smaller municipalities such as Niederkrüchten have apparently experienced positive development. This shows that smaller cities can also position themselves successfully through targeted policies. The factors influencing these successes are diverse: trade tax rates, immigration, adjustments to the living environment and the availability of commercial space play a central role.

Overall, the ranking is divided into two categories: the level ranking and the dynamic ranking. While the level ranking highlights the current situation of the municipalities, the dynamic ranking shows the progress and developments. The comprehensive results and detailed analyzes are available in the document from the German Economic Institute, which is available on the website of entrepreneurship.nrw is to be retrieved.