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Living in Bad Lauchstädt

Bad Lauchstädt is a city in Germany. The foreign population count was 122 in May 2022. For Bad Lauchstädt, gigabit broadband availability was 20% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, Bad Lauchstädt had a population of 8,883. The city covered 85.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 103.8 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 80% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Lauchstädt?

Average net cold rent is 5.43 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): 5.43 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesBad Lauchstädt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bad Lauchstädt 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)5.43 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 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 326 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.43 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 Bad Lauchstädt?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bad Lauchstädt is 6.6%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Bad Lauchstädt 6.6%228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability19.99 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability19.99 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Lauchstädt. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bad Lauchstädt. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents135.9 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Lauchstädt 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LEJ, 25.5 km away, with 28 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportLEJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport25.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bad Lauchstädt.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bad Lauchstädt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Halle/Paracelsusstr.)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
Bad Lauchstädt average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bad Lauchstädt annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104014.0NO₂µg/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 Bad Lauchstädt is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 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/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Bad Lauchstädt 10.05 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Halle/Riebeckplatz)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Halle/Riebeckplatz)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Halle/Paracelsusstr.)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 15 · May 19.1 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Halle-Kr�llwitz18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.5 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Halle-Kr�llwitz18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 9.9 · May 14 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Halle-Kr�llwitz18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.2 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Bad Lauchstädt?

The published population was 8,883 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bad Lauchstädt residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98.6%Foreign residents 1.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area85.57 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.13Official
Foreign residents122 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density103.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population8,883 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents229 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share2.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other7,519 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share85.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents1,020 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share11.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Bad Lauchstädt

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
Total8,772100.0%
Germany8,51197.0%
Poland610.7%
Czech Republic320.4%
Kazakhstan140.2%
Not stated140.2%
Russian Federation130.1%
Hungary130.1%
Ukraine120.1%
Slovakia110.1%
Croatia90.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India80.1%
Turkey70.1%
Serbia60.1%
Cuba60.1%
Bulgaria50.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Syrian Arab Republic40.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Austria30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Canada30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total8,772100.0%
Germany8,65198.6%
Ukraine120.1%
Poland110.1%
Turkey90.1%
India90.1%
Croatia80.1%
Hungary80.1%
Serbia80.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.1%
Show 13 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Syrian Arab Republic40.0%
Bulgaria30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Russian Federation30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
China30.0%

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

Is Bad Lauchstädt 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–56%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–62%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%
Foreign residents122 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population8,883 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.43 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability19.99 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability19.99 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,550 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 multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier430 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Bad Lauchstädt?

The published population was 8,883 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Lauchstädt?

Average net cold rent is 5.43 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 380 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Bad Lauchstädt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Halle/Paracelsusstr.).

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Lauchstädt?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Bad Lauchstädt?

The median gross salary is 3,550 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Bad Lauchstädt?

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

Is Bad Lauchstädt a good place to live?

Bad Lauchstädt 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 Bad Lauchstädt?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,772 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 12). Bad Lauchstädt, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-lauchstadt/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Bad Lauchstädt, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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