Living in Flieden

In Flieden, rents across existing tenancies average €5.02 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Flieden had a population of 8,620. The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2314 sources

Population8,620people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.02EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.7%country median 5.1% — 27% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,425incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 77% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 82% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Flieden.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Flieden?

Average net cold rent is 5.02 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): 5.02 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 citiesFlieden 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 M¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.02 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Flieden 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–75%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%

Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–73%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–75%

Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 301 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.02 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 Flieden?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Flieden is 3.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Flieden 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Flieden?

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

Left over each month€2,094of €2,494 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.	€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€5.02/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €301
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	€2,094

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Flieden Salary needed to live in Flieden

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Flieden. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Flieden. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFlieden 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	4,425 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Flieden's nearest airport was FRA, 84 km away and offered 239 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	239 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	84 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FRA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 18.4°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Flieden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.

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

PM2.59WHO 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 Flieden is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Flieden 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.29 · Feb 14.62 · Mar 18.94 · Apr 26.07 · May 27.89 · Jun 33.26 · Jul 36.56 · Aug 36.65 · Sep 30.43 · Oct 25.29 · Nov 18.62 · Dec 11.95 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.27 · Feb -19.01 · Mar -14.39 · Apr -5.29 · May -2.57 · Jun 3.14 · Jul 5.72 · Aug 4.53 · Sep 1.43 · Oct -6.03 · Nov -7.61 · Dec -16.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.06 · Feb -0.26 · Mar 3.39 · Apr 8.14 · May 12.33 · Jun 16.06 · Jul 18.36 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.66 · Nov 3.84 · Dec 0.22 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Flieden?

The published population was 8,620 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,620 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³Official

International community in Flieden

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	8,532	100.0%
Germany	7,776	91.1%
Romania	105	1.2%
Poland	94	1.1%
Czech Republic	51	0.6%
Turkey	48	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	43	0.5%
Kazakhstan	37	0.4%
Russian Federation	34	0.4%
Kosovo	29	0.3%
Ukraine	28	0.3%

Show 44 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Italy	23	0.3%
Not stated	22	0.3%
Pakistan	17	0.2%
Hungary	15	0.2%
United States	15	0.2%
Eritrea	12	0.1%
Austria	10	0.1%
Serbia	10	0.1%
Croatia	9	0.1%
Slovakia	9	0.1%
Bulgaria	8	0.1%
Philippines	8	0.1%
Thailand	8	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.1%
Netherlands	7	0.1%
Iraq	7	0.1%
China	7	0.1%
United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Spain	5	0.1%
Afghanistan	5	0.1%
Uzbekistan	5	0.1%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	4	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	8,532	100.0%
Germany	8,065	94.5%
Romania	89	1.0%
Poland	53	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	47	0.6%
Turkey	45	0.5%
Italy	25	0.3%
Ukraine	25	0.3%
Kosovo	22	0.3%
Hungary	15	0.2%
Slovakia	13	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	10	0.1%
Eritrea	9	0.1%
Afghanistan	9	0.1%
Pakistan	9	0.1%
Thailand	8	0.1%
Austria	7	0.1%
Netherlands	6	0.1%
United States	6	0.1%
Armenia	6	0.1%
Croatia	5	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Russian Federation	4	0.0%
Serbia	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Uncertain	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Flieden

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 a Flieden 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.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,800 Flieden+29%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.02/m² Fliedenno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,425 Flieden−14%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Flieden part of Fulda?

Flieden is in the published commuting zone of Fulda; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Fulda city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁷

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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 Flieden?

The published population was 8,620 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Flieden?

Average net cold rent is 5.02 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 351 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Flieden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Flieden?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Flieden?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Flieden a good place to live?

Flieden 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.

Is Flieden part of Fulda?

Flieden is in the published commuting zone of Fulda; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Germany live in Flieden?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,776 people (91.1%) 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 = {Flieden, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
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

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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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