Living in Grebenhain

In Grebenhain, rents across existing tenancies average €4.46 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

Grebenhain had a population of 4,436 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,800 per month. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 8 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-09-2322 sources

Population4,436people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

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

Average net rent4.46EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 23% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 5.1% — 14% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,109incidents 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 (EEA)

Cheaper rent than 95% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 65% 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 Grebenhain?

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 Grebenhain?

Average net cold rent is 4.46 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): 4.46 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 citiesGrebenhain 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 M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.46 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Grebenhain a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–75%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–73%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 268 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.46 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 Grebenhain?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Grebenhain is 4.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Grebenhain 4.4%

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	4.4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Grebenhain?

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

Left over each month€2,128of €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€4.46/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €268
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	€2,128

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGrebenhain 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	4,109 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Grebenhain's nearest airport was FRA, 76 km away and offered 239 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	239 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	76 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FRA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Grebenhain?

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 (EEA)⁴

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

PM2.58WHO 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 Grebenhain 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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Grebenhain 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · 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 Grebenhain?

The published population was 4,436 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	4,436 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Grebenhain

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	4,421	100.0%
Germany	4,022	91.0%
Poland	122	2.8%
Czech Republic	36	0.8%
Ukraine	35	0.8%
Russian Federation	29	0.7%
Kazakhstan	25	0.6%
Afghanistan	16	0.4%
Croatia	8	0.2%
United States	8	0.2%
Thailand	8	0.2%

Show 28 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Turkey	7	0.2%
Viet Nam	7	0.2%
Iraq	7	0.2%
Not stated	7	0.2%
Bulgaria	6	0.1%
Romania	6	0.1%
Switzerland	6	0.1%
Lithuania	5	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Serbia	4	0.1%
Morocco	4	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	4	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	4	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Italy	3	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.1%
Netherlands	3	0.1%
Austria	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
Egypt	3	0.1%
Brazil	3	0.1%
Dominican Republic	3	0.1%
Nicaragua	3	0.1%
India	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	4,421	100.0%
Germany	4,179	94.5%
Poland	89	2.0%
Ukraine	32	0.7%
Afghanistan	21	0.5%
Turkey	10	0.2%
Romania	9	0.2%
Russian Federation	8	0.2%
Bulgaria	7	0.2%
Iraq	7	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	5	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	4	0.1%
Czech Republic	4	0.1%
Serbia	4	0.1%
Morocco	4	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Ireland	3	0.1%
Nicaragua	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.1%
Viet Nam	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Grebenhain

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.

Gedern as a Grebenhain alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.40/m² Gedern vs €4.46/m² Grebenhainno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,300 Gedern vs €3,800 Grebenhainno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,849 Gedern vs 4,109 Grebenhain−6%
Unemployment: 4.4% Gedern vs 4.4% Grebenhainsame level

Full comparison More about Gedern

Böblingen as a Grebenhain alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 202 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,800 Grebenhain+29%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €4.46/m² Grebenhainno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Böblingen vs 8.0 µg/m³ Grebenhain+25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,109 Grebenhain−8%

Full comparison More about Böblingen

Cities near Grebenhain

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

Herbstein 6.9 km away

Rent: 4.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Gedern 12.0 km away

Rent: 5.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ulrichstein 14.2 km away

Rent: 4.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schotten 15.6 km away

Rent: 5.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lauterbach (Hessen) 17.1 km away

Rent: 5.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Großenlüder 18.6 km away

Rent: 5.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schlüchtern 20.1 km away

Rent: 5.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Steinau an der Straße 21.3 km away

Rent: 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Freyburg (Unstrut)4,433 residents Lübtheen4,433 residents Putbus4,441 residents Sonnefeld4,430 residents Adorf/Vogtl.4,451 residents Gerabronn4,451 residents

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

The published population was 4,436 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Grebenhain?

Average net cold rent is 4.46 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 312 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Grebenhain?

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 (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Grebenhain?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Grebenhain?

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

Is Grebenhain a good place to live?

Grebenhain 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 Grebenhain?

Herbstein, Gedern, Ulrichstein, Schotten, Lauterbach (Hessen) are near Grebenhain. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Grebenhain?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,022 people (91.0%) 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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Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency (EEA) 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
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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