Living in Ensdorf

In Ensdorf, rents across existing tenancies average €6.11 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Ensdorf had a population of 6,928. Regional median gross salary figures for Ensdorf showed €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population6,928people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.11EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 5% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate5.9%country median 5.1% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

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

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 68% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% 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 Ensdorf?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ensdorf?

Average net cold rent is 6.11 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): 6.11 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesEnsdorf highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.11 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Ensdorf a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 367 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.11 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 Ensdorf?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ensdorf is 5.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Ensdorf 5.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Ensdorf?

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

Left over each month€2,163of €2,629 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.	€2,629
Rent, 60 m²€6.11/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €367
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	€2,163

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEnsdorf 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, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Ensdorf's nearest airport was SCN, 26 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SCN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.5°C in January to 18.9°C in July. Ensdorf's monthly precipitation totalled 79.7 mm in January and 64.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 52.2 hours in January and 241.6 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Ensdorf?

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: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Ensdorf is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Ensdorf 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · 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	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

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

How many people live in Ensdorf?

The published population was 6,928 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,928 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Ensdorf

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	6,783	100.0%
Germany	5,551	81.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	270	4.0%
Italy	104	1.5%
Poland	96	1.4%
Turkey	96	1.4%
Russian Federation	94	1.4%
Ukraine	71	1.0%
Kazakhstan	70	1.0%
Serbia	47	0.7%
Romania	38	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
France	33	0.5%
Kosovo	33	0.5%
Bulgaria	24	0.4%
Croatia	19	0.3%
Thailand	19	0.3%
Not stated	19	0.3%
Lebanon	18	0.3%
Morocco	16	0.2%
Greece	10	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Afghanistan	10	0.1%
Philippines	10	0.1%
Luxembourg	9	0.1%
Algeria	9	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Viet Nam	7	0.1%
Iraq	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.1%
Pakistan	6	0.1%
Tunisia	5	0.1%
Argentina	5	0.1%
Uzbekistan	5	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.1%
Austria	4	0.1%
Hungary	4	0.1%
Belarus	4	0.1%
Brazil	4	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,783	100.0%
Germany	5,800	85.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	321	4.7%
Italy	180	2.7%
Turkey	76	1.1%
Ukraine	55	0.8%
Romania	34	0.5%
France	32	0.5%
Bulgaria	28	0.4%
Kosovo	28	0.4%
Poland	25	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	13	0.2%
Serbia	13	0.2%
Afghanistan	13	0.2%
Thailand	13	0.2%
Croatia	12	0.2%
Spain	9	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Lebanon	8	0.1%
Iraq	7	0.1%
Netherlands	6	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	5	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Morocco	5	0.1%
Belgium	4	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Luxembourg	4	0.1%
Austria	4	0.1%
Portugal	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Uncertain	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Ensdorf

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.

Böblingen as an Ensdorf alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,746 Ensdorf−34%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.11/m² Ensdorfno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,050 Ensdorf+21%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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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 Ensdorf?

The published population was 6,928 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Ensdorf?

Average net cold rent is 6.11 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 428 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Ensdorf?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Ensdorf?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Ensdorf?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Ensdorf a good place to live?

Ensdorf 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 Germany live in Ensdorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,551 people (81.8%) 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 = {Ensdorf, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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