Living in Bad Harzburg

In Bad Harzburg, rents across existing tenancies average €5.81 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.1% (2022).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Bad Harzburg had a population of 19,489.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population19,489people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.81EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.07%country median 5.1% — 19% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime6,866incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Oker/Harlingerode)

Higher unemployment than 73% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Bad Harzburg?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Harzburg?

Average net cold rent is 5.81 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): 5.81 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesBad Harzburg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Bad Harzburg€5.81

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.81 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	7 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Bad Harzburg 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 38–56%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student53%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–63%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 349 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.81 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

The unemployment rate was 6.07% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €27,009 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Harzburg?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.07 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bad Harzburg is 6.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Bad Harzburg 6.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	6.54 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	86.96 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	27,009 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	34,551 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.07 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Bad Harzburg?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,975of €2,494 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.81/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €420
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,975

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Harzburg. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bad Harzburg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	287.5 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Harzburg 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents287.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBad Harzburg highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,866 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	50 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	HAJ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	87.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bad Harzburg. 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.

GermanIn Person

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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

Is the air quality good in Bad Harzburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Oker/Harlingerode)¹²

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

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10°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

203

146

148

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163

204

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

108

163

187

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131

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂7WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Bad Harzburg is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Bad Harzburg 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Oker/Harlingerode)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Oker/Harlingerode)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Oker/Harlingerode)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb -1 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 6 · May 10.1 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 2.9 · Dec 0 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Brocken²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.4 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 0.1 · May 3.9 · Jun 6.7 · Jul 9.1 · Aug 9.2 · Sep 6 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -1.4 · Dec -4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Brocken²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.3 · Feb -3.3 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 2.9 · May 6.8 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Brocken²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 202.9 · Feb 145.8 · Mar 147.5 · Apr 86.9 · May 120.3 · Jun 117.2 · Jul 159.3 · Aug 131.1 · Sep 152.7 · Oct 171 · Nov 163.2 · Dec 204 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Brocken²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.8 · Feb 72 · Mar 107.8 · Apr 162.7 · May 187 · Jun 181.4 · Jul 184.6 · Aug 177 · Sep 131 · Oct 93.5 · Nov 55.2 · Dec 49 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Brocken²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Titisee-Neustadt ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±5.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±5.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±5.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 65.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 297.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bad Harzburg?

The published population was 19,489 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	662 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	65.52 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,347 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	297.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	19,489 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,666 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	8.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	10,046 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	50.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	8,104 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	40.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Bad Harzburg

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 group	People	Share
Total	19,817	100.0%
Germany	17,507	88.3%
Poland	477	2.4%
Turkey	223	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	191	1.0%
Russian Federation	150	0.8%
Kazakhstan	100	0.5%
Ukraine	97	0.5%
Romania	78	0.4%
Serbia	74	0.4%
Italy	60	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	59	0.3%
Iraq	54	0.3%
Czech Republic	52	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	38	0.2%
Albania	31	0.2%
Hungary	31	0.2%
Lithuania	28	0.1%
Austria	27	0.1%
United Kingdom	26	0.1%
Kosovo	25	0.1%
Lebanon	22	0.1%
Philippines	21	0.1%
Afghanistan	19	0.1%
Viet Nam	19	0.1%
United States	18	0.1%
France	17	0.1%
Greece	17	0.1%
Not stated	17	0.1%
Netherlands	16	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.1%
Thailand	12	0.1%
Portugal	11	0.1%
India	11	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Egypt	10	0.1%
Brazil	10	0.1%
Montenegro	9	0.0%
Tunisia	9	0.0%
Belgium	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Jordan	8	0.0%
Croatia	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Switzerland	7	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	7	0.0%
Libya	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	19,817	100.0%
Germany	18,470	93.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	189	1.0%
Turkey	178	0.9%
Poland	118	0.6%
Ukraine	81	0.4%
Italy	70	0.4%
Bulgaria	61	0.3%
Serbia	50	0.3%
Iraq	49	0.2%
Uncertain	39	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	34	0.2%
Albania	31	0.2%
Kosovo	29	0.1%
Romania	29	0.1%
Hungary	29	0.1%
Greece	20	0.1%
Philippines	20	0.1%
Lithuania	15	0.1%
Netherlands	15	0.1%
Thailand	15	0.1%
Afghanistan	14	0.1%
Viet Nam	14	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	0.1%
Montenegro	11	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Portugal	11	0.1%
United States	11	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	11	0.1%
China	11	0.1%
Switzerland	10	0.1%
France	9	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
India	8	0.0%
Zimbabwe	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	98.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	40.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	480 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	500 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Bad Harzburg

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Langelsheim as a Bad Harzburg alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €4.57/m² Langelsheim vs €5.81/m² Bad Harzburg−21%
Residents: 14,599 Langelsheim vs 19,489 Bad Harzburg−25%
Nearest airport: 73.1 km Langelsheim vs 87.8 km Bad Harzburg−17%
Unemployment: 5.9% Langelsheim vs 6.1% Bad Harzburgsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Langelsheim vs €3,800 Bad Harzburgsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,866 Langelsheim vs 6,866 Bad Harzburgsame level
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Langelsheim vs 7.0 µg/m³ Bad Harzburgsame level

Full comparison More about Langelsheim

Ibbenbueren as a Bad Harzburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 199 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 287.5 Bad Harzburg+196%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 19,489 Bad Harzburg+166%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 87.8 km Bad Harzburg−81%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 6.1% Bad Harzburg−24%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,800 Bad Harzburgno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 7.0 µg/m³ Bad Harzburg+29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 6,866 Bad Harzburg−17%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Bad Harzburg

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ilsenburg (Harz) 8.5 km away

Rent: 5.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Goslar 9.5 km away

Rent: 5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Osterwieck 14.1 km away

Rent: 4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wernigerode 16.2 km away

Rent: 5.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Langelsheim 16.7 km away

Rent: 4.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schladen 16.7 km away

Rent: 5.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Braunlage 17.7 km away

Rent: 5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Bad Harzburg, nearest in population first.

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Alzey19,468 residents Lebach19,468 residents Marsberg19,555 residents Burghausen19,558 residents Eselsberg19,416 residents Wenden19,415 residents

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Bad Harzburg's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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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 Bad Harzburg?

The published population was 19,489 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Harzburg?

Average net cold rent is 5.81 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 407 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bad Harzburg?

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Harzburg?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Harzburg?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Bad Harzburg a good place to live?

Bad Harzburg 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.

Which cities are near Bad Harzburg?

Vienenburg, Ilsenburg (Harz), Goslar, Osterwieck, Wernigerode are near Bad Harzburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bad Harzburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,507 people (88.3%) 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, October 16). Bad Harzburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 071bc8b346926e28cec94134bbab7b9d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-harzburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bad-harzburg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-taxes_e3feab9dca4b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bad Harzburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {071bc8b346926e28cec94134bbab7b9d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-harzburg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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