Living in Herzberg (Elster)

Herzberg (Elster), a city in Germany, had a population of 8,732 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 83% of German cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 80% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Herzberg (Elster)?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Herzberg (Elster).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Herzberg (Elster)?

Average net cold rent is 5.24 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): 5.24 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁶

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Herzberg (Elster) yet.

Net rent across major citiesHerzberg (Elster) highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.24 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	6 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR 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 314 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.24 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 Herzberg (Elster)?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Herzberg (Elster) is 6.6%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	33.62 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁵Official
Gigabit broadband availability	33.62 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,250 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Herzberg (Elster). 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 Herzberg (Elster). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was DRS, 71.4 km away, with 18 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 33.6% at the end of 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	18 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹¹Official
Nearest airport	DRS	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	71.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Herzberg (Elster). 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 Herzberg (Elster).

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.7 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 4.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.4 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.3 · May 7.5 · Jun 11 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -0.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.7 · Feb 34 · Mar 38.8 · Apr 27.9 · May 57.2 · Jun 53.4 · Jul 69.4 · Aug 61.2 · Sep 45.8 · Oct 39.4 · Nov 43.3 · Dec 44.1 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 55.2 · Feb 78 · Mar 124.7 · Apr 190.8 · May 224.2 · Jun 218.7 · Jul 228.4 · Aug 220.4 · Sep 163.7 · Oct 114.1 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 48.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD 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

Dörverden8,735 residents Langweid8,737 residents Kressbronn am Bodensee8,727 residents Rimbach8,738 residents Bad Bergzabern8,724 residents Neustadt an der Orla8,743 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 58.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Herzberg (Elster)?

The published population was 8,732 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	149 km²	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁵Official
City area	149 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis⁷Official
Foreign residents	377 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities¹⁸Official
Population density	58.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	8,732 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	243 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁸Official
Catholic share	2.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁸Official
No religion or other	6,841 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁸Official
No religion or other, share	78.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁸Official
Protestant residents	1,608 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁸Official
Protestant share	18.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁸Official

International community in Herzberg (Elster)

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	8,693	100.0%
Germany	8,025	92.3%
Russian Federation	109	1.3%
Poland	89	1.0%
Czech Republic	74	0.9%
Afghanistan	72	0.8%
Kazakhstan	60	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	56	0.6%
Ukraine	26	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	15	0.2%
Turkey	12	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	12	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	10	0.1%
Romania	10	0.1%
India	10	0.1%
Not stated	10	0.1%
Somalia	8	0.1%
Bulgaria	5	0.1%
Greece	5	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.1%
Italy	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Hungary	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	8,693	100.0%
Germany	8,318	95.7%
Afghanistan	88	1.0%
Russian Federation	55	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	45	0.5%
Ukraine	22	0.3%
Turkey	12	0.1%
Viet Nam	11	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	10	0.1%
Poland	10	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	9	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Somalia	8	0.1%
India	8	0.1%
Kazakhstan	8	0.1%
Bulgaria	7	0.1%
Austria	7	0.1%
Cameroon	6	0.1%
Uncertain	6	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.1%
Denmark	5	0.1%
Czech Republic	5	0.1%
Italy	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Is Herzberg (Elster) 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 34–56%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%

Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–64%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–62%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Foreign residents377 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Population8,732 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Average net rent (nettokalt)5.24 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis

Fibre-to-the-building availability33.62 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de

Gigabit broadband availability33.62 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas

Median gross salary (regional)3,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	300 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de¹⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	405 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de¹⁷Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Herzberg (Elster) 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Herzberg (Elster)?

The published population was 8,732 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Herzberg (Elster)?

Average net cold rent is 5.24 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 367 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Herzberg (Elster)?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Herzberg (Elster)?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Herzberg (Elster)?

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

Is Herzberg (Elster) a good place to live?

Herzberg (Elster) 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 Herzberg (Elster)?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,693 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Herzberg (Elster), Germany: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herzberg-elster/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Herzberg (Elster), Germany: rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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}

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