Living in Brand-Erbisdorf
In Brand-Erbisdorf, rents across existing tenancies average €4.85 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.5% (2024).
The foreign population count was 174 in May 2022. Brand-Erbisdorf is in Germany; its population was 8,797 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. There were 132.2 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Cheaper rent than 84% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Brand-Erbisdorf?
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 Brand-Erbisdorf?
Average net cold rent is 4.85 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): 4.85 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps13Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M23Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.85 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 6 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Is Brand-Erbisdorf 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 291 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.85 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Brand-Erbisdorf?
The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Brand-Erbisdorf 5.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 33.22 % | 31 Dec 2025 | data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 33.22 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,250 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Brand-Erbisdorf?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,192 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.85/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15). | − €360 |
| 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 | €1,733 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brand-Erbisdorf. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brand-Erbisdorf. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 132.2 per 100,000 | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Brand-Erbisdorf 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 guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,162 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise19Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was DRS, 42.9 km away, with 18 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 33.2% at the end of 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brand-Erbisdorf. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Brand-Erbisdorf?
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: European Environment Agency11
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Brand-Erbisdorf 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Freiberg)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Freiberg)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³country median 8.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency11Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.14 · Feb 14.92 · Mar 21.09 · Apr 27.69 · May 29.28 · Jun 36.79 · Jul 35.34 · Aug 36.52 · Sep 30.97 · Oct 25.87 · Nov 18.63 · Dec 12.44 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -22.62 · Feb -20.09 · Mar -14.51 · Apr -6.35 · May -2.71 · Jun 2.88 · Jul 7.99 · Aug 5.29 · Sep 2.07 · Oct -5.36 · Nov -12.63 · Dec -18.8 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.42 · Feb -0.44 · Mar 3.26 · Apr 8.48 · May 13.06 · Jun 17.06 · Jul 19.26 · Aug 18.94 · Sep 14.23 · Oct 9.03 · Nov 3.92 · Dec 0.07 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 55 · Feb 49.1 · Mar 63.5 · Apr 48.3 · May 76.8 · Jun 88.4 · Jul 100.8 · Aug 100.7 · Sep 77.1 · Oct 69.1 · Nov 57.9 · Dec 62 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 60.7 · Feb 80 · Mar 119.6 · Apr 180.1 · May 193.5 · Jun 201.8 · Jul 211.1 · Aug 205.2 · Sep 155.2 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 66.1 · Dec 57.1 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.5 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land |
Annual PM2.5 fell 44.4% between 2014 and 2024, from 18.0 to 10.0.
Population and city profile
Population density was 189.9 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Brand-Erbisdorf?
The published population was 8,797 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7
By nationality
National passport98%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 46.33 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)22Official |
| City area | 46.33 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 174 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official |
| Population density | 189.9 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.22Official |
| Population | 8,797 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 141 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Catholic share | 1.6 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other | 7,340 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other, share | 81.3 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant residents | 1,549 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant share | 17.2 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
International community in Brand-Erbisdorf
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 | 9,029 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,662 | 95.9% |
| Poland | 78 | 0.9% |
| Czech Republic | 42 | 0.5% |
| Hungary | 37 | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | 34 | 0.4% |
| Viet Nam | 18 | 0.2% |
| Ukraine | 17 | 0.2% |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 8 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 7 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 7 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 7 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 7 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 6 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 4 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 4 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 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 | 9,029 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,855 | 98.1% |
| Hungary | 32 | 0.4% |
| Poland | 16 | 0.2% |
| Ukraine | 13 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 10 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 0.1% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 8 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 7 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 7 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 6 | 0.1% |
Show 14 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 5 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 4 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 4 | 0.0% |
| Russian Federation | 4 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 4 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Brand-Erbisdorf
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.
Pockau-Lengefeld as a Brand-Erbisdorf alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €3,150 Pockau-Lengefeld vs €3,250 Brand-Erbisdorfno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,420 Pockau-Lengefeld vs 4,162 Brand-Erbisdorf−18%
- Nearest airport: 60.2 km Pockau-Lengefeld vs 42.9 km Brand-Erbisdorf+40%
- Rent: €4.56/m² Pockau-Lengefeld vs €4.85/m² Brand-Erbisdorf−6%
- Residents: 7,273 Pockau-Lengefeld vs 8,797 Brand-Erbisdorf−17%
- Unemployment: 5.3% Pockau-Lengefeld vs 5.5% Brand-Erbisdorf−4%
Tallinn as a Brand-Erbisdorf alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 1194 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 10.0 µg/m³ Brand-Erbisdorf−70%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €4.85/m² (2022) Brand-Erbisdorfno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 42.9 km Brand-Erbisdorf−87%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,250 (2024) Brand-Erbisdorfno percentage
Cities near Brand-Erbisdorf
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Brand-Erbisdorf, nearest in population first.
How does Brand-Erbisdorf compare?
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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; Brand-Erbisdorf's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Brand-Erbisdorf?
The published population was 8,797 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Brand-Erbisdorf?
Average net cold rent is 4.85 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 340 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).
Is the air quality good in Brand-Erbisdorf?
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: European Environment Agency.
What is the unemployment rate in Brand-Erbisdorf?
The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Brand-Erbisdorf?
The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Brand-Erbisdorf a good place to live?
Brand-Erbisdorf 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 Brand-Erbisdorf?
Freiberg, Oederan, Großschirma, Augustusburg, Frauenstein are near Brand-Erbisdorf. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Brand-Erbisdorf?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,662 people (95.9%) 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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