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Living in Dommitzsch

In Dommitzsch, rents across existing tenancies average €4.45 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.6% (2024).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. Dommitzsch had a population of 2,198 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 60. There were 140.9 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population2,198people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.45EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 23% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate6.6%country median 5.1% — 29% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime6,319incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 96% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 80% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Dommitzsch?

Average net cold rent is 4.45 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): 4.45 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Dommitzsch recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Dommitzsch€4.45
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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 Mbps11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M17Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.45 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Dommitzsch 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%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%
Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 267 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.45 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 Dommitzsch?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Dommitzsch is 6.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability76.77 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability76.77 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Dommitzsch?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,350 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,728of €2,247 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.€2,247
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.45/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€1,728
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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents140.9 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Dommitzsch 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesDommitzsch highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Dommitzsch 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 residents6,319 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise14Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LEJ, 51.1 km away, with 28 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 76.8% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportLEJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport51.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Annual mean temperature8.5 °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 30.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 72.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Dommitzsch?

The published population was 2,198 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 area30.44 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.8Official
Foreign residents60 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density72.21 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.8Official
Population2,198 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents73 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share3.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other1,875 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share80.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents365 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share15.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Dommitzsch

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
Total2,317100.0%
Germany2,19194.6%
Czech Republic341.5%
Romania220.9%
Poland190.8%
Russian Federation100.4%
Ukraine100.4%
Not stated90.4%
Bulgaria40.2%
Latvia30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Switzerland30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
India30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total2,317100.0%
Germany2,25697.4%
Romania210.9%
Ukraine150.6%
Bulgaria40.2%
Croatia40.2%
Netherlands30.1%
Russian Federation30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
India30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Alternatives for people set on Dommitzsch

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.

Gummersbach as a Dommitzsch alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 375 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 2,198 Dommitzsch+2233%
  • Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €4.45/m² Dommitzsch+33%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 6,319 Dommitzsch−37%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,350 Dommitzsch+18%
  • Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 51.1 km Dommitzsch−31%
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Cities near Dommitzsch

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

Bad Schmiedeberg 11.4 km away
Rent
4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Torgau 12.2 km away
Rent
5.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Annaburg 15.3 km away
Rent
4.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Jessen (Elster) 17.7 km away
Rent
5.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Düben 21.2 km away
Rent
5.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kemberg 22.6 km away
Rent
4.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Belgern-Schildau 24.3 km away
Rent
4.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Ostritz2,198 residentsSchlettau2,208 residentsHayingen2,211 residentsGebesee2,181 residentsGarz/Rügen2,170 residentsMainbernheim2,230 residents

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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; Dommitzsch'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 Dommitzsch?

The published population was 2,198 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Dommitzsch?

Average net cold rent is 4.45 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 312 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Dommitzsch?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Dommitzsch?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Dommitzsch?

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

Is Dommitzsch a good place to live?

Dommitzsch 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 Dommitzsch?

Bad Schmiedeberg, Torgau, Annaburg, Jessen (Elster), Bad Düben are near Dommitzsch. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Dommitzsch?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,191 people (94.6%) 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 = {Dommitzsch, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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