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Living in Creußen

In Creußen, rents across existing tenancies average €5.17 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.3% (2024).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024. Creußen had a population of 4,914 at the end of 2024. For Creußen, the foreign population count was 179 in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2331 sources

Population4,914people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent5.17EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 11% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 5.1% — 35% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime2,627incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 72% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 90% 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 Creußen?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Creußen?

Average net cold rent is 5.17 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): 5.17 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Creußen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesCreußen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Creußen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Creußen€5.17
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M20Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.17 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate10 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Creußen a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–68%
Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–75%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–69%

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 5.17 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 Creußen?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Creußen is 3.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability5.79 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability65.92 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Creußen?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,876of €2,575 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.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€10.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.17/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €600
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€1,876
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Creußen. 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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesCreußen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Creußen highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,627 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was NUE, 54.9 km away, with 32 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 65.9% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportNUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport54.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in GermanyWhere Creußen lands among 214 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bayreuth/Hohenzollernring)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bayreuth/Hohenzollernring)11Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 64.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 75.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Creußen?

The published population was 4,914 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area64.87 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.8Official
Foreign residents179 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density75.75 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.8Official
Population4,914 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents915 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share18.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other1,086 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share22.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents2,844 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share58.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Creußen

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
Total4,845100.0%
Germany4,43891.6%
Poland661.4%
Czech Republic561.2%
Kazakhstan390.8%
Romania310.6%
Russian Federation310.6%
Ukraine260.5%
Not stated160.3%
Syrian Arab Republic150.3%
Afghanistan110.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Austria100.2%
Hungary90.2%
United States90.2%
Italy80.2%
Turkey70.1%
Eritrea60.1%
Kosovo50.1%
Honduras50.1%
Egypt40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Belgium30.1%
Bulgaria30.1%
France30.1%
Montenegro30.1%
Moldova, Republic of30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Portugal30.1%
Guinea30.1%
Somalia30.1%
Togo30.1%
Brazil30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.1%
Kyrgyzstan30.1%
Philippines30.1%
Singapore30.1%
China30.1%
Australia30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,845100.0%
Germany4,66696.3%
Ukraine230.5%
Romania200.4%
Syrian Arab Republic170.4%
Poland110.2%
Turkey110.2%
Afghanistan110.2%
Austria100.2%
Czech Republic100.2%
Italy90.2%
Show 20 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Eritrea60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
United Kingdom50.1%
Bulgaria40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Kosovo30.1%
Russian Federation30.1%
Hungary30.1%
Guinea30.1%
Somalia30.1%
Togo30.1%
Egypt30.1%
United States30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.1%
Kazakhstan30.1%
Jordan30.1%
Singapore30.1%
China30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official
Local property-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official

Alternatives for people set on Creußen

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.

Auerbach i.d.OPf. as a Creußen alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 8,846 Auerbach i.d.OPf. vs 4,914 Creußen+80%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,027 Auerbach i.d.OPf. vs 2,627 Creußen−23%
  • Rent: €4.82/m² Auerbach i.d.OPf. vs €5.17/m² Creußen−7%
  • Nearest airport: 45.4 km Auerbach i.d.OPf. vs 54.9 km Creußen−17%
  • Unemployment: 3.4% Auerbach i.d.OPf. vs 3.3% Creußen+3%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Auerbach i.d.OPf. vs €3,950 Creußensame level
Full comparisonMore about Auerbach i.d.OPf.

Cities near Creußen

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

Bayreuth Commuting Zone · 12.0 km away
Rent
7.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Pegnitz 11.2 km away
Rent
5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Neustadt am Kulm 15.4 km away
Rent
4.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Auerbach i.d.OPf. 16.9 km away
Rent
4.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Pottenstein 17.1 km away
Rent
4.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kemnath 18.9 km away
Rent
5.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Goldkronach 19.2 km away
Rent
5.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Niederstotzingen4,916 residentsAmt Creuzburg4,910 residentsArzberg4,908 residentsZapfendorf4,922 residentsNiederstetten4,906 residentsOberviechtach4,905 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Creußen 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; Creußen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Creußen part of Bayreuth?

Creußen is in the published commuting zone of Bayreuth; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bayreuth city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source12

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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 Creußen?

The published population was 4,914 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Creußen?

Average net cold rent is 5.17 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 362 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Creußen?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Creußen?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Creußen?

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

Is Creußen a good place to live?

Creußen 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.

Is Creußen part of Bayreuth?

Creußen is in the published commuting zone of Bayreuth; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Creußen?

Bayreuth, Pegnitz, Neustadt am Kulm, Auerbach i.d.OPf., Pottenstein are near Creußen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Creußen?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,438 people (91.6%) 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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  title = {Creußen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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