Living in Contwig

In Contwig, rents across existing tenancies average €5.16 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

Contwig had a population of 4,348 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €4,000 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population4,348people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.16EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 11% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 5.1% — 12% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,888incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 73% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 62% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Contwig?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Contwig?

Average net cold rent is 5.16 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): 5.16 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesContwig highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.16 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Contwig a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–73%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 310 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.16 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 Contwig?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Contwig is 4.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Contwig 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Contwig?

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

Left over each month€2,193of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€5.16/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €310
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	€2,193

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Contwig. 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 Contwig. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesContwig 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	2,888 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Contwig's nearest airport was SCN, 24 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SCN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Contwig. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.5°C in January and 18.7°C in July. Contwig's monthly precipitation totalled 76.2 mm in January and 75.3 mm in July. Contwig's average monthly sunshine was 53.5 hours in January and 244.2 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

4°-1°

6°-1°

10°2°

15°5°

19°8°

22°12°

24°13°

20°10°

14°6°

8°3°

5°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

137

191

214

231

244

226

171

106

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.7 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.2 · Feb 65.2 · Mar 65.1 · Apr 50 · May 73.3 · Jun 63.5 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 71.1 · Sep 66.5 · Oct 74.1 · Nov 80.7 · Dec 99.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 53.5 · Feb 80.9 · Mar 137 · Apr 190.5 · May 214.3 · Jun 230.8 · Jul 244.2 · Aug 225.9 · Sep 171 · Oct 106 · Nov 52.8 · Dec 42.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Rouen (France) ±1.3 °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

How many people live in Contwig?

The published population was 4,348 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	4,348 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰Official

International community in Contwig

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	4,369	100.0%
Germany	3,907	89.4%
Russian Federation	78	1.8%
Kazakhstan	75	1.7%
Ukraine	50	1.1%
Poland	47	1.1%
Romania	22	0.5%
Italy	19	0.4%
France	17	0.4%
Kyrgyzstan	17	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	15	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
United States	14	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.3%
Hungary	10	0.2%
Austria	8	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.2%
Brazil	7	0.2%
Thailand	6	0.1%
Serbia	5	0.1%
Tajikistan	5	0.1%
Croatia	4	0.1%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Czech Republic	4	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
Kosovo	3	0.1%
Slovakia	3	0.1%
Switzerland	3	0.1%
Turkey	3	0.1%
Namibia	3	0.1%
Ecuador	3	0.1%
Iraq	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Uzbekistan	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	4,369	100.0%
Germany	4,161	95.2%
Ukraine	38	0.9%
Italy	27	0.6%
Romania	25	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	16	0.4%
France	12	0.3%
Poland	12	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.2%
Greece	8	0.2%
Russian Federation	6	0.1%

Show 12 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Hungary	6	0.1%
United States	6	0.1%
Thailand	6	0.1%
Austria	5	0.1%
Portugal	4	0.1%
Afghanistan	4	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
Lithuania	3	0.1%
Norway	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
United Kingdom	3	0.1%
Brazil	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Contwig

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Contwig from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Ehrenfriedersdorf4,343 residents Rabenau4,359 residents Hallenberg4,367 residents Schönau4,369 residents Ebersbach4,326 residents Borkum4,325 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Contwig 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.

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; Contwig'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 Contwig?

The published population was 4,348 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Contwig?

Average net cold rent is 5.16 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 361 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Contwig?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Contwig?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Contwig a good place to live?

Contwig 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 Germany live in Contwig?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,907 people (89.4%) 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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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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