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Living in Illingen

In Illingen (Saarland), rents across existing tenancies average €5.41 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.9% (2024).

The population of Illingen totalled 15,935 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,900 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 8 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-09-2327 sources

Population15,935people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent5.41EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 7% belowOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate7.9%country median 5.1% — 55% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime5,784incidents 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

Cheaper rent than 64% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 91% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Illingen?

Average net cold rent is 5.41 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): 5.41 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Illingen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesIllingen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Illingen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
Show the other 6 cities
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Brunswick€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M13Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.41 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis3Official

Is Illingen 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–73%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–64%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 325 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.41 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 Illingen?

The unemployment rate is 7.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Illingen is 7.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Illingen?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,900 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,125of €2,548 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.€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€5.41/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €325
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€2,125
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Illingen Salary needed to live in Illingen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Illingen. 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

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Illingen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesIllingen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Illingen highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,784 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Illingen's nearest airport was SCN, 18 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SCN3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Illingen.

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Climate and air quality

Illingen's monthly mean temperatures were 1.1°C in January and 18.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 103.7 mm in January and 78.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 49.3 hours in January and 231.5 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Illingen?

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 Agency4

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Illingen is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 14 · May 18 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 5.1 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 103.7 · Feb 83.8 · Mar 78.1 · Apr 50.2 · May 75.9 · Jun 71.8 · Jul 78.2 · Aug 73.4 · Sep 72.1 · Oct 86.9 · Nov 94.1 · Dec 122.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 49.3 · Feb 74.6 · Mar 129.1 · Apr 186.3 · May 210.1 · Jun 216.1 · Jul 231.5 · Aug 216.9 · Sep 164.1 · Oct 100.4 · Nov 48.2 · Dec 40.7 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±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

How many people live in Illingen?

The published population was 15,935 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population15,935 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official

International community in Illingen

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
Total15,958100.0%
Germany14,41290.3%
Syrian Arab Republic3101.9%
Russian Federation1420.9%
Romania1290.8%
Kazakhstan1250.8%
Turkey950.6%
Italy930.6%
Ukraine860.5%
Poland850.5%
France470.3%
Show 54 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo260.2%
Bulgaria230.1%
Iraq210.1%
Austria190.1%
Afghanistan190.1%
Thailand170.1%
Czech Republic160.1%
Kyrgyzstan150.1%
Uzbekistan150.1%
Greece130.1%
Albania120.1%
Not stated110.1%
Lithuania100.1%
Netherlands100.1%
United States100.1%
Slovakia90.1%
Belarus90.1%
Serbia90.1%
Eritrea90.1%
Viet Nam90.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
India80.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina70.0%
Morocco70.0%
Croatia60.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Spain60.0%
Hungary60.0%
Libya60.0%
Philippines60.0%
China60.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Malta30.0%
Norway30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Togo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Israel30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total15,958100.0%
Germany14,93393.6%
Syrian Arab Republic3642.3%
Romania1260.8%
Italy980.6%
Ukraine730.5%
Turkey370.2%
France280.2%
Poland270.2%
Iraq230.1%
Afghanistan210.1%
Show 32 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo200.1%
Bulgaria190.1%
Russian Federation190.1%
Lithuania140.1%
Uncertain130.1%
Croatia120.1%
Thailand110.1%
Eritrea100.1%
Albania90.1%
Greece70.0%
Spain70.0%
Austria60.0%
Slovakia50.0%
Netherlands40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
India40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
China40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Egypt30.0%
United States30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Israel30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Philippines30.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Illingen

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.

Marpingen as an Illingen alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 4.1% Marpingen vs 7.9% Illingen−48%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,945 Marpingen vs 5,784 Illingen−32%
  • Rent: €4.99/m² Marpingen vs €5.41/m² Illingen−8%
  • Residents: 10,297 Marpingen vs 15,935 Illingen−35%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,100 Marpingen vs €3,900 Illingen+5%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Marpingen vs 8.0 µg/m³ Illingensame level

Cities near Illingen

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

Saarbrücken Commuting Zone · 16.4 km away
Rent
6.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Friedrichsthal 6.5 km away
Rent
5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Marpingen 8.2 km away
Rent
4.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Ottweiler 8.5 km away
Rent
5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Sulzbach/ Saar 10.4 km away
Rent
5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Lebach 11.0 km away
Rent
5.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
St. Ingbert 11.8 km away
Rent
6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Illingen 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; Illingen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Illingen part of Saarbrücken?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5

Common questions

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

How many people live in Illingen?

The published population was 15,935 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Illingen?

Average net cold rent is 5.41 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 379 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Illingen?

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.

What is the unemployment rate in Illingen?

The unemployment rate is 7.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Illingen?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Illingen a good place to live?

Illingen 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 Illingen part of Saarbrücken?

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

Which cities are near Illingen?

Saarbrücken, Friedrichsthal, Marpingen, Ottweiler, Spiesen-Elversberg are near Illingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Illingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,412 people (90.3%) 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 = {Illingen (Saarland), Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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