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Living in Ellrich

Ellrich is a city in Germany. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. Ellrich had a population of 5,239 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 189. There were 159.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 88% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ellrich.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ellrich?

Average net cold rent is 4.9 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): 4.9 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Ellrich yet.

Net rent across major citiesEllrich highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ellrich highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.9 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 294 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.9 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 Ellrich?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ellrich is 8.5%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Ellrich 8.5%24 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability85.1 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability85.1 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.5 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents159.7 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ellrich 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.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ERF, 70.5 km away, with 6 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 85.1% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport70.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ellrich. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ellrich.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ellrich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)12

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Ellrich average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND21°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Ellrich average monthly precipitation, mm0408012016015810411566888510694105123124156JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Ellrich average monthly sunshine, hours0501001502004867114163187191198185131954738JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Ellrich annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Ellrich is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Ellrich 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 11.2 · May 15 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Braunlage18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.5 · Feb -3.5 · Mar -1.4 · Apr 2 · May 5.8 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 4 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Braunlage18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 6.3 · May 10.4 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.8 · Dec -0.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Braunlage18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 158.4 · Feb 104.1 · Mar 114.5 · Apr 65.5 · May 88.4 · Jun 84.8 · Jul 105.9 · Aug 94.4 · Sep 104.8 · Oct 123.1 · Nov 123.9 · Dec 155.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Braunlage18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 48 · Feb 66.5 · Mar 113.6 · Apr 162.8 · May 187.3 · Jun 190.7 · Jul 197.7 · Aug 185.3 · Sep 131.1 · Oct 94.8 · Nov 46.8 · Dec 38.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Braunlage18Official · 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

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Pommelsbrunn5,242 residentsNiederaula5,225 residentsMahlberg5,254 residentsÜhlingen-Birkendorf5,255 residentsHemhofen5,220 residentsGroßschirma5,217 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 75.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Ellrich?

The published population was 5,239 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Ellrich residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.4%Foreign residents 3.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area69.41 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)17Official
City area69.41 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents189 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density75.48 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.17Official
Population5,239 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents139 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share2.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other4,184 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share80 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents907 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share17.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Ellrich

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
Total5,233100.0%
Germany4,95294.6%
Poland470.9%
Syrian Arab Republic310.6%
Ukraine260.5%
Czech Republic200.4%
Russian Federation170.3%
Not stated170.3%
Romania160.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.2%
Bulgaria110.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iran, Islamic Republic of110.2%
Afghanistan60.1%
Georgia60.1%
Austria50.1%
Viet Nam50.1%
France40.1%
Turkey40.1%
Serbia40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Albania30.1%
Belgium30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Hungary30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Libya30.1%
Cameroon30.1%
Dominican Republic30.1%
United States30.1%

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
Total5,233100.0%
Germany5,04896.5%
Syrian Arab Republic320.6%
Ukraine210.4%
Afghanistan190.4%
Romania170.3%
Poland140.3%
Bulgaria130.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.2%
Russian Federation110.2%
Georgia90.2%
Show 11 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Viet Nam50.1%
Serbia40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Albania30.1%
Belgium30.1%
Austria30.1%
Turkey30.1%
Libya30.1%
Dominican Republic30.1%
United States30.1%
Uncertain30.1%

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

Is Ellrich 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–67%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–60%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Foreign residents189 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population5,239 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.9 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability85.1 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability85.1 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier411 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Ellrich?

The published population was 5,239 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Ellrich?

Average net cold rent is 4.9 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 343 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Ellrich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nordhausen).

What is the unemployment rate in Ellrich?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Ellrich?

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

How many foreign residents live in Ellrich?

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

Is Ellrich a good place to live?

Ellrich 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 Total live in Ellrich?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,233 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Ellrich, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ellrich/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ellrich, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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