Living in Clausthal-Zellerfeld

In Clausthal-Zellerfeld, rents across existing tenancies average €5.49 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.2% (2024).

Clausthal-Zellerfeld, a city in Germany, had a population of 13,912 at the end of 2024. For Clausthal-Zellerfeld, a regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population13,912people31 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 rent5.49EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 6% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.2%country median 5.1% — 41% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

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)

Cheaper rent than 62% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 86% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

Average net cold rent is 5.49 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): 5.49 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 citiesClausthal-Zellerfeld highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Clausthal-Zellerfeld€5.49

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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)	5.49 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	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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–63%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 329 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.49 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 regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €27,009 per person per year at the end of 2023. Regional GDP per person was €34,551 at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Clausthal-Zellerfeld is 7.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Clausthal-Zellerfeld 7.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	0.52 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	71.13 %	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	7.2 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

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: €5.49/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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesClausthal-Zellerfeld 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	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	KSF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	78.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

203

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

108

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187

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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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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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Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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 43.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 318.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

The published population was 13,912 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.5%
Foreign residents19.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	517 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	43.69 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,717 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	318.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	13,912 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,082 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	7.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	6,958 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	50.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	5,727 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	41.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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	13,766	100.0%
Germany	10,602	77.0%
China	382	2.8%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	289	2.1%
Cameroon	269	2.0%
Poland	214	1.6%
India	198	1.4%
Ukraine	182	1.3%
Turkey	124	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	116	0.8%
Russian Federation	87	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Yemen	82	0.6%
Morocco	71	0.5%
Egypt	47	0.3%
Pakistan	45	0.3%
Lebanon	41	0.3%
Netherlands	39	0.3%
Kazakhstan	39	0.3%
Romania	38	0.3%
Albania	35	0.3%
Indonesia	33	0.2%
Italy	31	0.2%
Iraq	29	0.2%
Croatia	26	0.2%
Tunisia	26	0.2%
Austria	24	0.2%
Czech Republic	23	0.2%
Viet Nam	22	0.2%
Bulgaria	21	0.2%
United Kingdom	21	0.2%
Saudi Arabia	21	0.2%
Greece	17	0.1%
United States	17	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16	0.1%
Spain	16	0.1%
Ghana	16	0.1%
Jordan	16	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	15	0.1%
Kosovo	14	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	14	0.1%
Palestinian territories	14	0.1%
Lithuania	13	0.1%
Afghanistan	13	0.1%
Nigeria	12	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	12	0.1%
Brazil	12	0.1%
France	11	0.1%
Sweden	11	0.1%
Switzerland	11	0.1%
Belarus	11	0.1%
Mauritania	11	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	11	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	11	0.1%
Hungary	10	0.1%
Serbia	10	0.1%
Israel	10	0.1%
Tajikistan	10	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	9	0.1%
Gabon	9	0.1%
Thailand	9	0.1%
Norway	8	0.1%
Armenia	8	0.1%
Not stated	7	0.1%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Burkina Faso	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
South Africa	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Kuwait	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Bahrain	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	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	13,766	100.0%
Germany	11,050	80.3%
China	382	2.8%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	271	2.0%
Cameroon	270	2.0%
India	199	1.4%
Ukraine	190	1.4%
Turkey	118	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	118	0.9%
Yemen	101	0.7%
Morocco	69	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	61	0.4%
Egypt	58	0.4%
Pakistan	45	0.3%
Albania	44	0.3%
Netherlands	42	0.3%
Russian Federation	40	0.3%
Indonesia	33	0.2%
Lebanon	33	0.2%
Croatia	32	0.2%
Italy	32	0.2%
Romania	26	0.2%
Tunisia	25	0.2%
Iraq	24	0.2%
Bulgaria	22	0.2%
Viet Nam	18	0.1%
Uncertain	18	0.1%
Kosovo	17	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	15	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	14	0.1%
Greece	13	0.1%
Austria	13	0.1%
Jordan	13	0.1%
Mauritania	12	0.1%
United States	12	0.1%
Lithuania	11	0.1%
Serbia	11	0.1%
Ghana	11	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	11	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Brazil	10	0.1%
France	9	0.1%
Nigeria	9	0.1%
Afghanistan	9	0.1%
Thailand	9	0.1%
Colombia	8	0.1%
Palestinian territories	8	0.1%
Portugal	7	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
Gabon	7	0.1%
Hungary	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Burkina Faso	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Benin	5	0.0%
Sudan	5	0.0%
Mexico	5	0.0%
Israel	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Stateless	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Djibouti	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Not stated	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	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	500 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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.

Herzberg am Harz as a Clausthal-Zellerfeld alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Herzberg am Harz vs 7.0 µg/m³ Clausthal-Zellerfeld−29%
Rent: €5.03/m² Herzberg am Harz vs €5.49/m² Clausthal-Zellerfeld−8%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Herzberg am Harz vs €3,800 Clausthal-Zellerfeld+4%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,125 Herzberg am Harz vs 6,866 Clausthal-Zellerfeld+4%
Nearest airport: 70.7 km Herzberg am Harz vs 78.1 km Clausthal-Zellerfeld−9%
Residents: 12,792 Herzberg am Harz vs 13,912 Clausthal-Zellerfeld−8%

Full comparison More about Herzberg am Harz

Gummersbach as a Clausthal-Zellerfeld alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 210 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 13,912 Clausthal-Zellerfeld+269%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 6,866 Clausthal-Zellerfeld−42%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,800 Clausthal-Zellerfeldno percentage
Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 78.1 km Clausthal-Zellerfeld−55%
Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €5.49/m² Clausthal-Zellerfeld+8%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 7.0 µg/m³ Clausthal-Zellerfeld+14%

Full comparison More about Gummersbach

Cities near Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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

Osterode am Harz 10.2 km away

Rent: 5.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Goslar 12.9 km away

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

Seesen 14.6 km away

Rent: 5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Langelsheim 14.8 km away

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

Herzberg am Harz 16.6 km away

Rent: 5.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Harzburg 17.8 km away

Rent: 5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Braunlage 20.8 km away

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

Bad Lauterberg im Harz 21.4 km away

Rent: 5.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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).

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How many people live in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

The published population was 13,912 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

Average net cold rent is 5.49 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 384 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

What is the unemployment rate in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

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

Is Clausthal-Zellerfeld a good place to live?

Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

Osterode am Harz, Goslar, Seesen, Langelsheim, Herzberg am Harz are near Clausthal-Zellerfeld. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,602 people (77.0%) 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, October 16). Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f944b592c2d041e46c856c3344e4c7f9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/clausthal-zellerfeld/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_clausthal-zellerfeld-germany-population-rent-salary_dc4b5a451bd2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f944b592c2d041e46c856c3344e4c7f9},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/clausthal-zellerfeld/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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