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Living in Freital

For Freital, the regional median gross salary was €3,350 per month at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.25 per m² per month in June 2026. Freital, a city in Germany, had a population of 39,281 at the end of 2024.

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

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 Freital.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Freital?

Average net cold rent is 9.25 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 9.25 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Freital22

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

Net rent across major citiesFreital highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Freital 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)9.25 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Freital22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 555 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.25 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.64% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,663 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Freital?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.64 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Freital is 4.6%. 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%12904–6Freital 4.6%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 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 availability79.28 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability87.35 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident26,663 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita28,282 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.64 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k756.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Freital 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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Hospital Beds Per 100k756.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport15.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Freital?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Dresden-Bergstr.)11

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
Freital average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Freital average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100423342366363858052504844JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Freital average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024062821271872222212342231641206860JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Freital annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154017.0PM10104025.0NO₂µg/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 Freital is 10.0 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/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Freital 10.05 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 mean25 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Dresden-Bergstr.)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Dresden-Bergstr.)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dresden-Bergstr.)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.9 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9.7 · May 14 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 42.1 · Feb 32.7 · Mar 42.1 · Apr 36.3 · May 62.9 · Jun 62.6 · Jul 84.5 · Aug 80.1 · Sep 51.7 · Oct 49.9 · Nov 47.5 · Dec 44 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62 · Feb 82.1 · Mar 127 · Apr 187.3 · May 222 · Jun 221.3 · Jul 233.8 · Aug 222.8 · Sep 164.2 · Oct 119.9 · Nov 67.9 · Dec 60 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Hofheim am Taunus39,259 residentsKoenigs Wusterhausen39,360 residentsMettmann39,542 residentsMaintal38,987 residentsKehl39,584 residentsIlmenau38,834 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 40.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 970.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Freital?

The published population was 39,281 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Freital residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.3%Foreign residents 4.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents561 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area40.46 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,851 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density970.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population39,281 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,063 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share2.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other34,396 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share87.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents3,899 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share9.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Freital

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
Total39,355100.0%
Germany36,44692.6%
Russian Federation3931.0%
Poland3140.8%
Kazakhstan2580.7%
Ukraine2460.6%
Czech Republic2050.5%
Hungary1810.5%
Romania1240.3%
Bulgaria1100.3%
Viet Nam880.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India850.2%
Turkey810.2%
Syrian Arab Republic810.2%
Moldova, Republic of560.1%
Kosovo400.1%
Afghanistan350.1%
Pakistan320.1%
Iraq300.1%
Slovakia280.1%
Serbia280.1%
Portugal270.1%
Not stated270.1%
Albania240.1%
Italy200.1%
Switzerland200.1%
Austria190.0%
United States180.0%
Uzbekistan180.0%
Greece170.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of160.0%
China150.0%
Latvia140.0%
Libya140.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of140.0%
Lebanon140.0%
Eritrea130.0%
Thailand130.0%
Slovenia110.0%
Egypt110.0%
France100.0%
Croatia100.0%
Brazil90.0%
Kyrgyzstan90.0%
Netherlands80.0%
Mozambique80.0%
Lithuania70.0%
United Kingdom70.0%
Cuba70.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina60.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.0%
Spain50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Tajikistan50.0%
Georgia40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total39,355100.0%
Germany37,50495.3%
Ukraine2260.6%
Romania1510.4%
Poland1240.3%
Bulgaria1220.3%
Hungary1220.3%
Czech Republic980.2%
Viet Nam910.2%
Turkey850.2%
Syrian Arab Republic800.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation710.2%
India690.2%
Kosovo460.1%
Afghanistan400.1%
Slovakia350.1%
Kazakhstan340.1%
Portugal310.1%
Pakistan270.1%
Serbia260.1%
Italy250.1%
Iraq250.1%
Albania240.1%
Greece200.1%
Lebanon160.0%
Latvia150.0%
Libya150.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of150.0%
Eritrea130.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of110.0%
China110.0%
Moldova, Republic of100.0%
Spain100.0%
Austria90.0%
Croatia80.0%
Nigeria80.0%
Egypt70.0%
Brazil70.0%
Cuba60.0%
United States60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Uncertain60.0%
Belgium50.0%
France50.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.0%
Thailand50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Canada30.0%
Peru30.0%
China (Hong Kong)30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Not stated30.0%

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

Is Freital 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–65%
Foreign residents1,851 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population39,281 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.25 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Freital
Fibre-to-the-building availability79.28 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability87.35 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,663 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–695.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 355.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier440 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Freital?

The published population was 39,281 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Freital?

Average net cold rent is 9.25 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 648 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Freital.

Is the air quality good in Freital?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Dresden-Bergstr.).

What is the unemployment rate in Freital?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Freital?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Freital?

1,851 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Freital a good place to live?

Freital 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 Freital?

The official country of birth distribution records 39,355 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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  title = {Freital, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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