Living in Grassau

In Grassau, rents across existing tenancies average €7.73 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.1% (2024).

Grassau's population was 6,910 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Grassau stood at 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population6,910people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

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

Average net rent7.73EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 33% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 5.1% — 39% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,945incidents 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

Pricier rent than 88% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 92% 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 Grassau?

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 Grassau?

Average net cold rent is 7.73 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): 7.73 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 citiesGrassau 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)	7.73 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Grassau a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–69%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%

Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–65%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 464 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.73 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 Grassau?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Grassau is 3.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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658

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Grassau 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Grassau?

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

Left over each month€2,039of €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€7.73/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €464
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	€2,039

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGrassau 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	2,945 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Grassau's nearest airport was MUC, 81 km away and offered 191 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	191 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	81 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MUC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.2°C in January to 18.6°C in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 70.9 hours in January and 241.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Grassau?

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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3°-3°

5°-3°

10°0°

15°4°

18°8°

22°12°

24°13°

19°9°

14°5°

8°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

144

202

196

225

241

230

173

131

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hours

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 Grassau 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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164

101

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

Grassau 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 3.3 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 15 · May 18.5 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.4 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.9 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1 · Dec -2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.1 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 70.9 · Feb 95.9 · Mar 143.7 · Apr 202.3 · May 195.9 · Jun 224.7 · Jul 241.1 · Aug 230.1 · Sep 172.9 · Oct 130.9 · Nov 80.1 · Dec 72.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Gunzenhausen ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Winterthur (Switzerland) ±0.4 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Sosnowiec (Poland) ±0.7 °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 Grassau?

The published population was 6,910 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,910 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Grassau

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	6,752	100.0%
Germany	5,566	82.4%
Croatia	144	2.1%
Romania	131	1.9%
Austria	120	1.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	108	1.6%
Kosovo	63	0.9%
Czech Republic	59	0.9%
Afghanistan	48	0.7%
Poland	45	0.7%
Italy	37	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	37	0.5%
Kazakhstan	34	0.5%
Hungary	30	0.4%
Not stated	28	0.4%
Russian Federation	23	0.3%
Serbia	18	0.3%
Nigeria	17	0.3%
United States	15	0.2%
Greece	14	0.2%
Turkey	12	0.2%
Slovenia	11	0.2%
Iraq	11	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	11	0.2%
Slovakia	10	0.1%
Netherlands	9	0.1%
Tunisia	7	0.1%
France	6	0.1%
Brazil	6	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	6	0.1%
Bulgaria	5	0.1%
Switzerland	5	0.1%
Belarus	5	0.1%
Morocco	5	0.1%
Canada	5	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.1%
Tajikistan	5	0.1%
Albania	4	0.1%
Latvia	4	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.1%
Thailand	4	0.1%
China	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Australia	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	6,752	100.0%
Germany	5,869	86.9%
Croatia	178	2.6%
Romania	98	1.5%
Kosovo	77	1.1%
Austria	72	1.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	60	0.9%
Afghanistan	51	0.8%
Nigeria	35	0.5%
Hungary	33	0.5%
Ukraine	33	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	29	0.4%
Turkey	15	0.2%
Poland	14	0.2%
Greece	13	0.2%
Russian Federation	12	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	12	0.2%
France	11	0.2%
Slovakia	10	0.1%
United States	9	0.1%
Bulgaria	8	0.1%
Netherlands	8	0.1%
Iraq	8	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
United Kingdom	7	0.1%
Slovenia	6	0.1%
Spain	6	0.1%
Serbia	6	0.1%
Tunisia	6	0.1%
Albania	5	0.1%
Ireland	5	0.1%
Latvia	5	0.1%
Portugal	5	0.1%
Czech Republic	5	0.1%
Armenia	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Stateless	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 Grassau

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

The published population was 6,910 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Grassau?

Average net cold rent is 7.73 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 541 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Grassau?

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 Grassau?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Grassau?

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

Is Grassau a good place to live?

Grassau 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 Grassau?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,566 people (82.4%) 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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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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