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Living in Groitzsch

Regional disposable income was €27,808 per person per year at the end of 2023. Regional GDP per person was €33,281 at the end of 2023. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. For Groitzsch, the regional median gross salary was €3,550 per month at the end of 2024. The population of Groitzsch, in Germany, was 7,442 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.7% in 2025.

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 66% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Groitzsch?

Average net cold rent is 5.37 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): 5.37 EUR/m²/month · Destatis5

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

Net rent across major citiesGroitzsch highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Groitzsch 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)5.37 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 322 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.37 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 Groitzsch?

The unemployment rate is 5.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Groitzsch is 5.8%. 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%12904–6Groitzsch 5.8%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 availability99.71 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability99.71 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident27,808 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,281 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents140.7 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Groitzsch 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportLEJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport29.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Groitzsch?

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 Leipzig-West)13

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
Groitzsch average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Groitzsch average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100443445355760856555444845JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Groitzsch average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024057761281912192222102141631106451JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Groitzsch annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154014.0PM10104011.0NO₂µg/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 Groitzsch is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Groitzsch 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Borna)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Zeitz)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Leipzig-West)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.9 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 10 · May 14.2 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 43.5 · Feb 34.2 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 34.8 · May 57 · Jun 60.1 · Jul 84.5 · Aug 65.1 · Sep 54.6 · Oct 43.5 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 44.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 56.5 · Feb 76.3 · Mar 127.5 · Apr 190.8 · May 219.3 · Jun 222 · Jul 210.4 · Aug 213.6 · Sep 163.2 · Oct 110 · Nov 64.4 · Dec 50.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Leipheim7,434 residentsAlbbruck7,451 residentsFlein7,432 residentsSchellerten7,428 residentsSulzbach am Main7,423 residentsAltenberg7,462 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 106.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Groitzsch?

The published population was 7,442 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Groitzsch residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98%Foreign residents 2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area70.17 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)19Official
Cars per 1,000 residents600 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality14Official
City area70.17 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents149 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density106.1 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.19Official
Population7,442 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents130 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share1.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other6,396 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share85.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents967 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share12.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Groitzsch

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
Total7,495100.0%
Germany7,16095.5%
Poland971.3%
Czech Republic320.4%
Hungary260.3%
Russian Federation200.3%
Romania180.2%
Not stated160.2%
France130.2%
Ukraine130.2%
Viet Nam100.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India90.1%
Syrian Arab Republic90.1%
Bulgaria70.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
Thailand50.1%
Pakistan40.1%
Albania30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Greece30.0%
Italy30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Norway30.0%
Austria30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Kenya30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Cuba30.0%
United States30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Philippines30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total7,495100.0%
Germany7,34798.0%
Poland250.3%
Hungary200.3%
Romania160.2%
Syrian Arab Republic120.2%
Ukraine100.1%
Greece90.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.1%
Bulgaria70.1%
Lebanon70.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of60.1%
India50.1%
Pakistan40.1%
France30.0%
Italy30.0%
Austria30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Kenya30.0%
United States30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

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

Is Groitzsch 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–77%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–75%
Student64%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 52–76%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–66%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–72%
Foreign residents149 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population7,442 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.37 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability99.71 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability99.71 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident27,808 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 3–696.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional7Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 359.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional7Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich9Official
Local property-tax multiplier405 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich9Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Groitzsch?

The published population was 7,442 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Groitzsch?

Average net cold rent is 5.37 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 376 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Groitzsch?

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 Leipzig-West).

What is the unemployment rate in Groitzsch?

The unemployment rate is 5.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Groitzsch?

The median gross salary is 3,550 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Groitzsch?

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

Is Groitzsch a good place to live?

Groitzsch 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 Groitzsch?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,495 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 = {Groitzsch, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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