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Living in Freisen

In Freisen, rents across existing tenancies average €4.86 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.1% (2024).

Freisen numbered 8,115 residents at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2325 sources

Population8,115people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.86EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 16% belowOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate4.1%country median 5.1% — 20% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime3,945incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 83% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 71% 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 Freisen?

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 Freisen?

Average net cold rent is 4.86 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): 4.86 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Freisen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M11Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.86 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis3Official

Is Freisen a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–74%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%
Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–74%
Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–74%
Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 292 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.86 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 Freisen?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Freisen is 4.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.1 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Freisen?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,100 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,265of €2,655 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.€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€4.86/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €292
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€2,265
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Freisen Salary needed to live in Freisen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Freisen. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFreisen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Freisen 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 residents3,945 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise7Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Freisen's nearest airport was SCN, 39 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport39 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SCN3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

Freisen's monthly mean temperatures were 1.1°C in January and 18.5°C in July. Freisen's monthly precipitation totalled 103.7 mm in January and 78.2 mm in July. Freisen's average monthly sunshine was 49.3 hours in January and 231.5 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 14 · May 18 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 5.1 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 103.7 · Feb 83.8 · Mar 78.1 · Apr 50.2 · May 75.9 · Jun 71.8 · Jul 78.2 · Aug 73.4 · Sep 72.1 · Oct 86.9 · Nov 94.1 · Dec 122.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 49.3 · Feb 74.6 · Mar 129.1 · Apr 186.3 · May 210.1 · Jun 216.1 · Jul 231.5 · Aug 216.9 · Sep 164.1 · Oct 100.4 · Nov 48.2 · Dec 40.7 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.8 °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 Freisen?

The published population was 8,115 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population8,115 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10Official

International community in Freisen

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
Total7,962100.0%
Germany7,37192.6%
Syrian Arab Republic781.0%
Russian Federation700.9%
Poland690.9%
Romania510.6%
Kazakhstan400.5%
Thailand310.4%
Ukraine280.4%
France210.3%
United States210.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Not stated190.2%
Italy140.2%
Turkey130.2%
United Kingdom130.2%
Bulgaria120.2%
Serbia70.1%
Kosovo60.1%
Czech Republic60.1%
Hungary60.1%
Morocco60.1%
Sri Lanka50.1%
Indonesia50.1%
Austria40.1%
Switzerland40.1%
India40.1%
Pakistan40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Belgium30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Greece30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Libya30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total7,962100.0%
Germany7,59795.4%
Syrian Arab Republic1051.3%
Romania260.3%
Ukraine230.3%
United States230.3%
Poland220.3%
Thailand210.3%
Kosovo150.2%
Russian Federation130.2%
Turkey130.2%
Show 20 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia130.2%
France110.1%
Italy110.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
Bulgaria70.1%
Switzerland60.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Kazakhstan40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Libya30.0%
Somalia30.0%
India30.0%
Indonesia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Alternatives for people set on Freisen

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.

Cities near Freisen

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

Baumholder 9.3 km away
Rent
4.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kusel 10.7 km away
Rent
5.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
St. Wendel 11.1 km away
Rent
6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Tholey 17.4 km away
Rent
5.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Ottweiler 17.6 km away
Rent
5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Idar-Oberstein 17.8 km away
Rent
4.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Waldmohr 18.3 km away
Rent
6.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Marpingen 18.3 km away
Rent
4.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Bönnigheim8,123 residentsHelmbrechts8,125 residentsReichertshofen8,126 residentsBudenheim8,104 residentsZell am Harmersbach8,129 residentsOstseebad Kühlungsborn8,100 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Freisen 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; Freisen'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 Freisen?

The published population was 8,115 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Freisen?

Average net cold rent is 4.86 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 340 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Freisen?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Freisen?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Freisen a good place to live?

Freisen 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 Freisen?

Baumholder, Kusel, St. Wendel, Tholey, Ottweiler are near Freisen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Freisen?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,371 people (92.6%) 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). Freisen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 32d07b6c037dcbe496b544280186d090]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/freisen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Freisen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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