Living in Dillingen/ Saar

In Dillingen/ Saar, rents across existing tenancies average €5.72 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.8% (2022).

Dillingen/ Saar, a city in Germany, had a population of 21,529 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population21,529people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.72EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate9.81%country median 5.1% — 92% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,746incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9.25µg/m³country median 8.0 — 16% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 84% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Dillingen/ Saar?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Dillingen/ Saar?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 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): 5.72 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesDillingen/ Saar highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Dillingen/ Saar€5.72

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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 Mbps¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Dillingen/ Saar 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.

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

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

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–61%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 343 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.72 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 unemployment rate was 9.81% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,836 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Dillingen/ Saar?

The unemployment rate is about 9.8 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 9.81 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Dillingen/ Saar is 9.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Dillingen/ Saar 9.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	29.16 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	81.71 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	26,836 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁰Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	39,708 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁰Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	9.81 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Dillingen/ Saar?

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

Left over each month€1,990of €2,629 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,629
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.72/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	€1,990

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesDillingen/ Saar 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	5,746 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁵Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹³Official
Nearest airport	SCN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	32.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	32 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SCN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dillingen/ Saar. 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.

GermanIn Person

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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

Is the air quality good in Dillingen/ Saar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.25 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹²

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

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.59.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11.3WHO 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 Dillingen/ Saar is 9.3 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Dillingen/ Saar 9.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11.28 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹²Official
NO₂ — latest reading	7.67 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹²Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.36 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.25 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 5.3 · May 8.9 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.7 · Feb 64.6 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 44.6 · May 68.7 · Jun 67.3 · Jul 64.3 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 73.5 · Nov 73.6 · Dec 94.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.2 · Feb 81.7 · Mar 138.9 · Apr 190 · May 212.3 · Jun 220.5 · Jul 241.6 · Aug 218.1 · Sep 168.2 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 45.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁷Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.9 °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 22.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 976.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Dillingen/ Saar?

The published population was 21,529 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.5%
Foreign residents18.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	575 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality⁹Official
City area	22.05 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁵Official
Foreign residents	3,975 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	976.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹¹Official
Population	21,529 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁵Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	11,849 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²²Official
Catholic share	55.4 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²²Official
No religion or other	7,717 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²²Official
No religion or other, share	36.1 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²²Official
Protestant residents	1,811 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²²Official
Protestant share	8.5 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²²Official

International community in Dillingen/ Saar

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	21,379	100.0%
Germany	15,947	74.6%
Poland	707	3.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	700	3.3%
Turkey	599	2.8%
Italy	549	2.6%
Russian Federation	373	1.7%
Kazakhstan	366	1.7%
Romania	264	1.2%
Ukraine	192	0.9%
Kosovo	185	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	139	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	120	0.6%
France	118	0.6%
Lebanon	85	0.4%
Hungary	58	0.3%
Afghanistan	53	0.2%
Greece	47	0.2%
Serbia	41	0.2%
Croatia	40	0.2%
India	37	0.2%
Thailand	37	0.2%
Viet Nam	33	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	31	0.1%
Iraq	31	0.1%
Uzbekistan	30	0.1%
Luxembourg	28	0.1%
Portugal	28	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	27	0.1%
Spain	26	0.1%
Eritrea	26	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	23	0.1%
Not stated	22	0.1%
Slovenia	21	0.1%
Algeria	20	0.1%
Morocco	19	0.1%
Sri Lanka	18	0.1%
Philippines	18	0.1%
Albania	17	0.1%
Tunisia	17	0.1%
Austria	16	0.1%
Dominican Republic	16	0.1%
Armenia	16	0.1%
Turkmenistan	16	0.1%
Brazil	13	0.1%
Lithuania	12	0.1%
Czech Republic	12	0.1%
Netherlands	11	0.1%
China	11	0.1%
Belgium	10	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
United States	9	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	8	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	7	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Sudan	5	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Seychelles	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	21,379	100.0%
Germany	17,405	81.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	832	3.9%
Italy	752	3.5%
Turkey	487	2.3%
Romania	272	1.3%
Poland	210	1.0%
Ukraine	169	0.8%
Bulgaria	164	0.8%
Kosovo	111	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	103	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
France	82	0.4%
Russian Federation	55	0.3%
Croatia	49	0.2%
Afghanistan	49	0.2%
Hungary	44	0.2%
Uncertain	40	0.2%
Serbia	36	0.2%
Greece	35	0.2%
India	34	0.2%
Portugal	31	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	29	0.1%
Spain	29	0.1%
Eritrea	27	0.1%
Thailand	27	0.1%
Lebanon	24	0.1%
Luxembourg	17	0.1%
Kazakhstan	17	0.1%
Iraq	16	0.1%
Albania	14	0.1%
China	14	0.1%
Slovenia	12	0.1%
Morocco	12	0.1%
Tunisia	12	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Algeria	10	0.0%
Viet Nam	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Lithuania	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Netherlands	8	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Egypt	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Pakistan	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	4	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	89.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional³Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	37.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional³Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	420 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁶Official
Local property-tax multiplier	410 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Dillingen/ Saar

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.

Lebach as a Dillingen/ Saar alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 5.0% Lebach vs 9.8% Dillingen/ Saar−50%
Rent: €5.43/m² Lebach vs €5.72/m² Dillingen/ Saar−5%
Nearest airport: 26.1 km Lebach vs 32.4 km Dillingen/ Saar−19%
Residents: 19,468 Lebach vs 21,529 Dillingen/ Saar−10%
Median gross pay, region: €4,050 Lebach vs €4,050 Dillingen/ Saarsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,746 Lebach vs 5,746 Dillingen/ Saarsame level

Full comparison More about Lebach

Menden Sauerland as a Dillingen/ Saar alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 243 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 9.8% Dillingen/ Saar−47%
Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 21,529 Dillingen/ Saar+143%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 32.4 km Dillingen/ Saar−50%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €4,050 Dillingen/ Saar−4%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 5,746 Dillingen/ Saar+4%
Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €5.72/m² Dillingen/ Saarsame level

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Cities near Dillingen/ Saar

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

Wallerfangen 3.3 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Beckingen 4.2 km away

Rent: 5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Saarlouis 5.0 km away

Rent: 6.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bous 10.7 km away

Rent: 5.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Merzig 11.1 km away

Rent: 6.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Püttlingen 14.4 km away

Rent: 5.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lebach 15.0 km away

Rent: 5.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Creutzwald France · 17.0 km away

Rent: 8.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Dillingen/ Saar, nearest in population first.

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Versmold21,513 residents Waldkirch21,510 residents Eckernförde21,563 residents Radevormwald21,565 residents Ilsede21,469 residents Büren21,593 residents

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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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Dillingen/ Saar?

The published population was 21,529 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Dillingen/ Saar?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 400 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Dillingen/ Saar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Dillingen/ Saar?

The unemployment rate is about 9.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Dillingen/ Saar?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Dillingen/ Saar a good place to live?

Dillingen/ Saar 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 Dillingen/ Saar?

Wallerfangen, Beckingen, Saarlouis, Bous, Merzig are near Dillingen/ Saar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Dillingen/ Saar?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,947 people (74.6%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Dillingen/ Saar, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c3e54c58d011937156e978490da9bfad]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dillingen-saar/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dillingen-saar-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_c859f0ded2cf,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dillingen/ Saar, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c3e54c58d011937156e978490da9bfad},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dillingen-saar/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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