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Living in Blankenburg (Harz)

Blankenburg (Harz) is a city in Germany, with a population of 18,970 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,450 per month at the end of 2024.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Blankenburg (Harz)?

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 Blankenburg (Harz).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.38 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Blankenburg (Harz)?

Average net cold rent is 6.38 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 6.38 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Blankenburg (Harz)21

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Blankenburg (Harz) yet.

Net rent across major citiesBlankenburg (Harz) highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Blankenburg (Harz) 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)6.38 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Blankenburg (Harz)21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 383 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.38 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.24% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €25,470 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Blankenburg (Harz)?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.24 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Blankenburg (Harz) is 5.2%. 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%12904–6Blankenburg (Harz) 5.2%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 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 availability75.89 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability81.47 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident25,470 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita30,426 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,450 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.24 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Blankenburg (Harz). 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 Blankenburg (Harz). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport90.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Blankenburg (Harz). 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Blankenburg (Harz).

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Blankenburg (Harz)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Wernigerode/Bahnhof)10

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
Blankenburg (Harz) average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Blankenburg (Harz) average monthly precipitation, mm020406080523644326447675555414447JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Blankenburg (Harz) average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024063871391822052152242031511236851JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Blankenburg (Harz) annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154019.0PM10104020.0NO₂µg/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 Blankenburg (Harz) is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Blankenburg (Harz) 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 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 mean20 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Halberstadt/Friedenstrasse)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Halberstadt/Friedenstrasse)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wernigerode/Bahnhof)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 8.9 · Apr 14.2 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 3.6 · May 7.5 · Jun 11 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 52.3 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 43.5 · Apr 32 · May 64.2 · Jun 47 · Jul 67.1 · Aug 54.8 · Sep 55.1 · Oct 41.3 · Nov 44 · Dec 46.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62.6 · Feb 87.4 · Mar 139 · Apr 182 · May 205 · Jun 215.3 · Jul 223.9 · Aug 203.4 · Sep 151.4 · Oct 122.9 · Nov 67.7 · Dec 51.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.2 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Weilerswist18,980 residentsPrenzlau18,928 residentsSchneverdingen19,016 residentsSchkeuditz18,905 residentsWittlich19,049 residentsHaiger18,888 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 149.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 127.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Blankenburg (Harz)?

The published population was 18,970 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Blankenburg (Harz) residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.3%Foreign residents 2.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents626 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area149.2 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents514 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density127.1 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population18,970 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents597 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share3.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other17,200 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share87.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents1,767 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Blankenburg (Harz)

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
Total19,565100.0%
Germany18,51194.6%
Poland1891.0%
Ukraine1610.8%
Czech Republic1570.8%
Russian Federation920.5%
Syrian Arab Republic650.3%
Kazakhstan560.3%
Romania530.3%
Bulgaria280.1%
Not stated280.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkey180.1%
Cuba140.1%
Slovakia130.1%
Hungary130.1%
Viet Nam130.1%
Switzerland110.1%
Afghanistan90.0%
Austria80.0%
Armenia80.0%
Spain70.0%
France60.0%
China60.0%
Albania50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Belarus50.0%
United States50.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Greece30.0%
Italy30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Norway30.0%
Kosovo30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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
Total19,565100.0%
Germany19,04897.4%
Ukraine1450.7%
Syrian Arab Republic780.4%
Romania520.3%
Bulgaria300.2%
Russian Federation210.1%
Turkey210.1%
Poland180.1%
Viet Nam170.1%
Slovakia140.1%
Show 25 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary130.1%
Afghanistan90.0%
Armenia70.0%
Spain60.0%
Albania50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Austria50.0%
United States50.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Italy30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Norway30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Canada30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

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

Is Blankenburg (Harz) 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–65%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%
Foreign residents514 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population18,970 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.38 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Blankenburg (Harz)
Fibre-to-the-building availability75.89 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability81.47 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,470 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–698.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 360.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Blankenburg (Harz) 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Blankenburg (Harz)?

The published population was 18,970 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Blankenburg (Harz)?

Average net cold rent is 6.38 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 447 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Blankenburg (Harz).

Is the air quality good in Blankenburg (Harz)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Wernigerode/Bahnhof).

What is the unemployment rate in Blankenburg (Harz)?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Blankenburg (Harz)?

The median gross salary is 3,450 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Blankenburg (Harz)?

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

Is Blankenburg (Harz) a good place to live?

Blankenburg (Harz) 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 Blankenburg (Harz)?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,565 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). Blankenburg (Harz), Germany: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/blankenburg-harz/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Blankenburg (Harz), Germany: rent, salary},
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  11. miet-check Mietspiegel Blankenburg (Harz) miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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