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Living in Artern

Artern is a city in Germany. For Artern, a regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. At the end of 2024, Artern had a population of 6,462. Gigabit broadband availability was 52.2% in 2025.

Cheaper rent than 92% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Artern?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Artern.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Artern?

Average net cold rent is 4.55 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 4.55 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Artern yet.

Net rent across major citiesArtern highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Artern highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.55 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 273 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.55 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Artern?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Artern is 8.5%. Of 3,107 cities with data, 1,343 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band822 cities: 2% to under 4%8222–41343 cities: 4% to under 6%13434–6668 cities: 6% to under 8%6686–8242 cities: 8% to under 10%2428–10Artern 8.5%26 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability4.01 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability52.17 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.5 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Artern. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport49.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Artern. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Average high temperatures were 3.4°C in January and 25.1°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Artern?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency12

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Artern average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Artern average monthly precipitation, mm020406080282233315946684945333634JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Artern average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024055771251842202212232101561045244JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Artern annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Artern is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 475 cities with data, 163 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–645 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³456–7Artern 6.0109 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1097–8163 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1638–9101 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³1019–1032 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3210–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–133 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³313–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency12Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-20209Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.7 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.2 · May 8 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.6 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-202010Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Artern18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 27.6 · Feb 22.4 · Mar 32.8 · Apr 31.4 · May 59.2 · Jun 46.3 · Jul 67.5 · Aug 49.2 · Sep 44.9 · Oct 33.3 · Nov 36.3 · Dec 33.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Artern18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 54.6 · Feb 76.8 · Mar 124.6 · Apr 184.4 · May 220.3 · Jun 221.2 · Jul 222.6 · Aug 210 · Sep 155.8 · Oct 103.9 · Nov 51.5 · Dec 43.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Artern18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)11Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Artern by year, µg/m³4.56.89.211.520142017202020246.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 45.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 6.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Burgkunstadt6,463 residentsKölleda6,467 residentsBietigheim6,468 residentsBad Brückenau6,470 residentsButtstädt6,470 residentsTangstedt6,471 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 143.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Artern?

The published population was 6,462 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Artern residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.4%Foreign residents 4.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area45.05 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)17Official
City area45.05 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents300 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density143.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.17Official
Population6,462 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents170 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share2.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other5,749 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share88.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents573 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share8.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Artern

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,490100.0%
Germany6,07693.6%
Syrian Arab Republic721.1%
Poland490.8%
Czech Republic430.7%
Ukraine380.6%
Afghanistan290.4%
Not stated250.4%
Iraq240.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of170.3%
Kosovo140.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Viet Nam140.2%
Russian Federation100.2%
Turkey90.1%
Hungary90.1%
Albania80.1%
Romania60.1%
Spain40.1%
Cuba40.1%
Bulgaria30.0%
France30.0%
Greece30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Austria30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Benin30.0%
Guinea30.0%
India30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Thailand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,490100.0%
Germany6,19095.4%
Syrian Arab Republic781.2%
Ukraine400.6%
Afghanistan390.6%
Iran, Islamic Republic of180.3%
Iraq160.2%
Kosovo150.2%
Albania140.2%
Viet Nam140.2%
Romania100.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Poland80.1%
Italy60.1%
Turkey60.1%
Cuba40.1%
France30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Russian Federation30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Benin30.0%
Guinea30.0%
India30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Artern a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%
Skilled employee51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Student53%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–65%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–60%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–71%
Foreign residents300 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population6,462 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.55 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability4.01 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability52.17 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier422 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Artern through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Artern?

The published population was 6,462 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Artern?

Average net cold rent is 4.55 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 319 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Artern?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Artern?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Artern?

The median gross salary is 3,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Artern?

300 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Artern a good place to live?

Artern may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Total live in Artern?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,490 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Artern, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/artern/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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