Living in Griesheim

In Griesheim, rents across existing tenancies average €8.86 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6% (2022).

Griesheim had a population of 29,309 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 6.03%.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population29,309people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent8.86EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 52% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.03%country median 5.1% — 18% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime2,901incidents 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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Riedstadt)

Pricier rent than 96% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 72% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €14.09 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Griesheim?

Average net cold rent is 8.86 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): 8.86 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesGriesheim highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Griesheim€8.86

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.86 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	14.09 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Griesheim³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Griesheim a good place to live?

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Remote worker43%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 33–53%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%

Student49%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 38–60%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–60%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–64%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 532 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.86 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

The regional median gross salary was €4,350 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,150 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Griesheim?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.03 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Griesheim is 6.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	38.42 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	71.55 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	30,150 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	33,293 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,350 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.03 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Griesheim?

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

Left over each month€1,844of €2,788 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,788
Rent, 60 m²€14.09/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Griesheim · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €8.86/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €845
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	€1,844

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Griesheim. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGriesheim 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	2,901 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	239 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	FRA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	18.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Griesheim. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Griesheim?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Riedstadt)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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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192

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235

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104

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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

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Griesheim 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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Griesheim 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Riedstadt)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Riedstadt)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Riedstadt)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.9 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.5 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 5.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.1 · May 15.1 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44 · Feb 38.6 · Mar 38.7 · Apr 36.6 · May 60.4 · Jun 55.4 · Jul 63.5 · Aug 61.4 · Sep 47.7 · Oct 50.4 · Nov 47.3 · Dec 54.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52 · Feb 79.2 · Mar 135.5 · Apr 191.8 · May 218.6 · Jun 227.5 · Jul 234.7 · Aug 225.3 · Sep 165.1 · Oct 103.5 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 40.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Frankfurt ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Metz (France) ±0.4 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±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

The city covered 21.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,360 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Griesheim?

The published population was 29,309 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.1%
Foreign residents18.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	566 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	21.55 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	5,548 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	1,360 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	29,309 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	5,394 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	18.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	15,990 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	56 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	7,192 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	25.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Griesheim

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	28,578	100.0%
Germany	21,168	74.1%
Turkey	684	2.4%
Poland	551	1.9%
Serbia	500	1.7%
Greece	381	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	364	1.3%
Italy	345	1.2%
Croatia	305	1.1%
Hungary	288	1.0%
Romania	276	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	232	0.8%
Afghanistan	201	0.7%
Ukraine	194	0.7%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	186	0.7%
Bulgaria	168	0.6%
Kazakhstan	158	0.6%
India	154	0.5%
Czech Republic	148	0.5%
Pakistan	133	0.5%
Kosovo	131	0.5%
Morocco	112	0.4%
Not stated	103	0.4%
China	101	0.4%
France	86	0.3%
United Kingdom	86	0.3%
Spain	83	0.3%
Eritrea	70	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	70	0.2%
United States	64	0.2%
Viet Nam	59	0.2%
Portugal	55	0.2%
Austria	54	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	53	0.2%
Indonesia	50	0.2%
Iraq	44	0.2%
Somalia	43	0.2%
Thailand	43	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	41	0.1%
Albania	37	0.1%
Cameroon	35	0.1%
Ethiopia	30	0.1%
Tunisia	29	0.1%
Brazil	29	0.1%
Slovakia	28	0.1%
Montenegro	23	0.1%
Uzbekistan	23	0.1%
Slovenia	22	0.1%
Philippines	22	0.1%
Switzerland	19	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	19	0.1%
Netherlands	18	0.1%
Bangladesh	18	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	18	0.1%
Belgium	16	0.1%
Ecuador	16	0.1%
Colombia	16	0.1%
Mexico	15	0.1%
Chile	14	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Japan	13	0.0%
Jordan	13	0.0%
Lithuania	12	0.0%
Peru	12	0.0%
Ireland	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Nigeria	11	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
Ghana	9	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Canada	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Tajikistan	9	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Finland	8	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Belarus	8	0.0%
Australia	8	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
Chad	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	6	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Argentina	5	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Mozambique	4	0.0%
Paraguay	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Botswana	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	28,578	100.0%
Germany	23,030	80.6%
Turkey	653	2.3%
Croatia	542	1.9%
Italy	497	1.7%
Greece	462	1.6%
Poland	246	0.9%
Serbia	245	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	236	0.8%
Romania	197	0.7%
Bulgaria	161	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	161	0.6%
Ukraine	151	0.5%
India	136	0.5%
Afghanistan	125	0.4%
Pakistan	102	0.4%
Spain	101	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	81	0.3%
China	79	0.3%
Russian Federation	72	0.3%
Uncertain	71	0.2%
France	69	0.2%
Kosovo	67	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	65	0.2%
United States	63	0.2%
Eritrea	62	0.2%
Portugal	56	0.2%
Morocco	53	0.2%
United Kingdom	50	0.2%
Somalia	50	0.2%
Indonesia	43	0.2%
Austria	42	0.1%
Viet Nam	42	0.1%
Cameroon	32	0.1%
Albania	31	0.1%
Iraq	30	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	28	0.1%
Thailand	28	0.1%
Ethiopia	27	0.1%
Tunisia	27	0.1%
Netherlands	24	0.1%
Slovakia	18	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	17	0.1%
Czech Republic	16	0.1%
Montenegro	15	0.1%
Egypt	15	0.1%
Bangladesh	13	0.0%
Ireland	12	0.0%
Lithuania	12	0.0%
Belgium	11	0.0%
Switzerland	11	0.0%
Finland	10	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
Belarus	9	0.0%
Chile	8	0.0%
Kazakhstan	8	0.0%
Nigeria	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Australia	7	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Mexico	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Botswana	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	95.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	32.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	410 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	650 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Griesheim

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.

Pfungstadt as a Griesheim alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 4.5% Pfungstadt vs 6.0% Griesheim−25%
Rent: €7.87/m² Pfungstadt vs €8.86/m² Griesheim−11%
Nearest airport: 24.8 km Pfungstadt vs 18.6 km Griesheim+33%
Residents: 25,415 Pfungstadt vs 29,309 Griesheim−13%
Median gross pay, region: €4,350 Pfungstadt vs €4,350 Griesheimsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,901 Pfungstadt vs 2,901 Griesheimsame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Pfungstadt vs 8.0 µg/m³ Griesheimsame level

Full comparison More about Pfungstadt

Ibbenbueren as a Griesheim alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 275 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 2,901 Griesheim+97%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €8.86/m² Griesheim−34%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 6.0% Griesheim−23%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 29,309 Griesheim+77%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,350 Griesheimno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Griesheim+13%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 18.6 km Griesheim−10%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Griesheim

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

Darmstadt Commuting Zone · 7.0 km away

Rent: 9.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Riedstadt 4.7 km away

Rent: 7.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Büttelborn 5.5 km away

Rent: 8.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Weiterstadt 5.7 km away

Rent: 8.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Pfungstadt 7.1 km away

Rent: 7.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Groß-Gerau 8.5 km away

Rent: 8.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nauheim 11.8 km away

Rent: 8.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Griesheim's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Griesheim part of Darmstadt?

Griesheim is in the published commuting zone of Darmstadt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Darmstadt city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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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 Griesheim?

The published population was 29,309 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Griesheim?

Average net cold rent is 8.86 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 620 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Griesheim?

What is the unemployment rate in Griesheim?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Griesheim?

The median gross salary is 4,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Griesheim a good place to live?

Griesheim 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.

Is Griesheim part of Darmstadt?

Griesheim is in the published commuting zone of Darmstadt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Griesheim?

Darmstadt, Riedstadt, Büttelborn, Weiterstadt, Pfungstadt are near Griesheim. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Griesheim?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,168 people (74.1%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Griesheim, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 01c61e2fd5c40249b92505bce79611d7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/griesheim/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_griesheim-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_8f08527d186e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Griesheim, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {01c61e2fd5c40249b92505bce79611d7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/griesheim/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Griesheim, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/griesheim/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 01c61e2fd5c40249b92505bce79611d7; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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miet-check Mietspiegel Griesheim miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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