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Living in Dahme

In Dahme, rents across existing tenancies average €7.47 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2024).

The regional median gross salary was €3,650 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2722 sources

Population2,926people31 Dec 2020Official source · Dahme/Mark — Amt Dahme/Mark
Median gross salary (region)3,650EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent7.47EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 29% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate5%country median 5.1% — 2% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime5,377incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 85% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Dahme?

Average net cold rent is 7.47 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): 7.47 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Dahme recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Dahme€7.47
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M14Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.47 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)5Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality

Is Dahme a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–66%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 448 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.47 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 Dahme?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Dahme is 5.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,650 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate5 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Dahme?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,650 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,774of €2,412 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.€2,412
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €7.47/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €540
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€1,774
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dahme. 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 citiesDahme highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Dahme 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 residents5,377 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise13Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Dahme was 55 km from its nearest major airport.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport55 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BER3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Dahme's monthly mean temperatures were 0.8°C in January and 19.4°C in July. Dahme's monthly precipitation totalled 42.7 mm in January and 79.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 54.7 hours in January and 234.3 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 16 · May 20.4 · Jun 24 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 4.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -1.9 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 2.4 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -0.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.8 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.5 · May 14 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 42.7 · Feb 32.6 · Mar 38.3 · Apr 29.6 · May 53.1 · Jun 50.4 · Jul 79.1 · Aug 58 · Sep 45.1 · Oct 40.5 · Nov 43.1 · Dec 41.6 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 54.7 · Feb 78.5 · Mar 128 · Apr 200.8 · May 223.3 · Jun 228 · Jul 234.3 · Aug 218.8 · Sep 174.1 · Oct 115.8 · Nov 64.6 · Dec 48.9 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.8 °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 Dahme?

The published population was 2,926 people in 2020. Source: Dahme/Mark — Amt Dahme/Mark3

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population2,926 people31 Dec 2020Dahme/Mark — Amt Dahme/Mark3Official

Alternatives for people set on Dahme

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.

Schönewalde as a Dahme alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €4.68/m² Schönewalde vs €7.47/m² Dahme−37%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% Schönewalde vs 5.0% Dahme+32%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,250 Schönewalde vs €3,650 Dahmeno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,695 Schönewalde vs 5,377 Dahme−13%
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Cities near Dahme

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

Schönewalde 15.0 km away
Rent
4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Golßen 16.1 km away
Rent
5.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Schlieben 17.2 km away
Rent
4.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Luckau 20.1 km away
Rent
4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Baruth/Mark 20.4 km away
Rent
5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Sonnewalde 24.7 km away
Rent
4.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Lindow (Mark)2,921 residentsAdenau2,935 residentsFriedland2,936 residentsNebra (Unstrut)2,937 residentsOberwesel2,939 residentsMeisenheim2,910 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Dahme 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; Dahme'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 Dahme?

The published population was 2,926 people in 2020. Source: Dahme/Mark — Amt Dahme/Mark.

How much does it cost to rent in Dahme?

Average net cold rent is 7.47 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 523 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Dahme?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Dahme?

The median gross salary is 3,650 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Dahme a good place to live?

Dahme 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 Dahme?

Schönewalde, Golßen, Schlieben, Luckau, Baruth/Mark are near Dahme. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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