Living in Heiden

In Heiden, rents across existing tenancies average €5.86 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

Heiden had a population of 8,704 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Heiden showed €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2313 sources

Population8,704people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.86EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.6%country median 5.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime5,953incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Heiden?

Average net cold rent is 5.86 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): 5.86 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 citiesHeiden 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)	5.86 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Heiden a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 352 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.86 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

What is the unemployment rate in Heiden?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Heiden is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Heiden 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Heiden?

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

Left over each month€2,071of €2,521 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.	€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€5.86/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €352
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	€2,071

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Heiden. 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

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHeiden 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	5,953 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Heiden's nearest airport was DTM, 58 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	28 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	58 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DTM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Heiden's monthly mean temperatures were 1.7°C in January and 18.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Heiden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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

PM2.510WHO 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 Heiden is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Heiden 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.25 · Feb 17.69 · Mar 21.59 · Apr 26.81 · May 29.8 · Jun 33.58 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 30.56 · Oct 26.28 · Nov 19.95 · Dec 14.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -15.47 · Feb -17.19 · Mar -10.36 · Apr -4.72 · May 0.12 · Jun 4.39 · Jul 7 · Aug 6.23 · Sep 3.47 · Oct -4.04 · Nov -6.66 · Dec -12.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.68 · Feb 2.35 · Mar 5.21 · Apr 9.55 · May 13.36 · Jun 16.72 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.74 · Oct 10.48 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Heiden?

The published population was 8,704 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,704 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Heiden

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	8,322	100.0%
Germany	7,782	93.5%
Poland	126	1.5%
Ukraine	61	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	53	0.6%
Not stated	24	0.3%
Turkey	23	0.3%
Netherlands	22	0.3%
Romania	20	0.2%
Afghanistan	17	0.2%
Kazakhstan	14	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	12	0.1%
Serbia	12	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.1%
Italy	10	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.1%
Croatia	9	0.1%
Kosovo	9	0.1%
Tajikistan	8	0.1%
Portugal	6	0.1%
Eritrea	6	0.1%
Nigeria	6	0.1%
Pakistan	6	0.1%
Latvia	5	0.1%
Czech Republic	5	0.1%
Guinea	5	0.1%
India	5	0.1%
Austria	4	0.0%
Spain	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Timor-Leste	3	0.0%

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	8,322	100.0%
Germany	7,910	95.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	63	0.8%
Ukraine	60	0.7%
Poland	56	0.7%
Netherlands	24	0.3%
Turkey	24	0.3%
Romania	18	0.2%
Afghanistan	16	0.2%
Serbia	15	0.2%
Croatia	13	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	11	0.1%
Nigeria	11	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Eritrea	8	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	7	0.1%
Kosovo	6	0.1%
Russian Federation	6	0.1%
Iraq	6	0.1%
Guinea	5	0.1%
Pakistan	5	0.1%
Greece	4	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Heiden

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.

Böblingen as a Heiden alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,953 Heiden−36%
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,850 Heiden+27%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.86/m² Heidenno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Böblingen vs 10.0 µg/m³ Heidensame level

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Alternative cities in Germany

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Bellheim8,706 residents Raguhn-Jeßnitz8,702 residents Hemmoor8,709 residents Kandern8,710 residents Großenlüder8,714 residents Eslohe8,717 residents

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

The published population was 8,704 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Heiden?

Average net cold rent is 5.86 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 410 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Heiden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Heiden?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Heiden?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Heiden a good place to live?

Heiden 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 Heiden?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,782 people (93.5%) 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 = {Heiden, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
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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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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