Living in Friedland

In Friedland (Brandenburg), rents across existing tenancies average €4.96 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.4% (2024).

The city covered 174.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 16.9 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024. For Friedland, the nearest airport was BER, 59.2 km away in June 2026. The population of Friedland, in Germany, was 2,936 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population2,936people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Average net rent4.96EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 15% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate6.4%country median 5.1% — 25% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime6,161incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Cheaper rent than 79% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 96% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Friedland?

Average net cold rent is 4.96 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): 4.96 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesFriedland highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Friedland€5.85

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.96 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)⁹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Friedland a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–66%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 298 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.96 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 Friedland?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Friedland is 6.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Friedland 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	16.81 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official
Unemployment rate	6.4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³Official

What does a salary buy in Friedland?

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

Left over each month€1,963of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.96/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-12-31).	− €540
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	€1,963

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFriedland 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	6,161 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹²Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 16.8% at the end of 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	BER	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	59.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Friedland?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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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199

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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 Friedland 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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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Friedland 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 15 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 3.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lindenberg¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 4.8 · May 9 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.5 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lindenberg¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.8 · May 14.2 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lindenberg¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 42.6 · Feb 33.8 · Mar 41.2 · Apr 29.6 · May 49.4 · Jun 57.4 · Jul 78.1 · Aug 58.5 · Sep 46.4 · Oct 40.7 · Nov 40.7 · Dec 41.1 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lindenberg¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 54 · Feb 77.6 · Mar 131.7 · Apr 198.9 · May 230.3 · Jun 233.7 · Jul 239.8 · Aug 224.5 · Sep 172.3 · Oct 118.7 · Nov 59.8 · Dec 46.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lindenberg¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.2 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Brno (Czechia) ±0.8 °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 Friedland?

The published population was 2,936 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	174.2 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.⁷Official
Foreign residents	49 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities¹⁶Official
Population density	16.86 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.⁷Official
Population	2,936 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	51 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁵Official
Catholic share	1.7 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁵Official
No religion or other	2,135 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁵Official
No religion or other, share	71.9 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁵Official
Protestant residents	788 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁵Official
Protestant share	26.5 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Friedland

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.

Menden Sauerland as a Friedland alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 2,936 Friedland+1680%
Rent: €7.00/m² Menden Sauerland vs €9.00/m² Friedland−22%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 59.2 km Friedland−73%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €4,000 Friedlandno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 6,161 Friedland−3%

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Nebra (Unstrut)2,937 residents Adenau2,935 residents Oberwesel2,939 residents Dahme2,926 residents Rhens2,950 residents Lindow (Mark)2,921 residents

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

The published population was 2,936 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Friedland?

Average net cold rent is 4.96 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 347 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Friedland?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Friedland?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Friedland?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

Is Friedland a good place to live?

Friedland 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.

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  title = {Friedland (Brandenburg), Germany: population, rent, salary},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-26
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DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-01
Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26

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