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Living in Jöhstadt

In Jöhstadt, rents across existing tenancies average €3.87 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2024).

Jöhstadt had 2,413 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. The foreign population count was 34 in May 2022. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population2,413people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent3.87EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 33% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate5.3%country median 5.1% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime3,420incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean7.91µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)

Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 66% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Jöhstadt?

Average net cold rent is 3.87 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): 3.87 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Jöhstadt recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Jöhstadt€3.87
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M20Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Jöhstadt a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student60%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 232 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.87 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 Jöhstadt?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Jöhstadt is 5.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability0 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability0 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,150 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Jöhstadt?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,150 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,677of €2,136 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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  • 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.€2,136
Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €3.87/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €360
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€1,677
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jöhstadt. 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 citiesJöhstadt highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Jöhstadt 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 residents3,420 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KLV, 36.8 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 0% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportKLV13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport36.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.91 µg/m³ · UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)21
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 Jöhstadt is 7.9 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
NO₂ — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Annaberg-Buchholz)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Annaberg-Buchholz)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7.91 µg/m³31 Dec 2024UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)21Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.8 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fichtelberg22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -6.2 · Feb -6.1 · Mar -3.8 · Apr 0.1 · May 4.1 · Jun 7.4 · Jul 9.5 · Aug 9.7 · Sep 6 · Oct 2.1 · Nov -1.8 · Dec -4.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fichtelberg22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4 · Feb -3.8 · Mar -1.4 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.4 · Dec -2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fichtelberg22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 100.9 · Feb 82 · Mar 91.7 · Apr 69.9 · May 93.4 · Jun 108.4 · Jul 126.8 · Aug 108.2 · Sep 100.6 · Oct 84.9 · Nov 98 · Dec 110.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fichtelberg22Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 64.5 · Feb 79.7 · Mar 110.5 · Apr 163.5 · May 183.9 · Jun 181.1 · Jul 198.1 · Aug 196 · Sep 141.7 · Oct 106 · Nov 68.8 · Dec 61.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fichtelberg22Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Auerbach/Vogtl. ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.1 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±4.0 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±2.4 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±2.4 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±4.9 °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 49.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 48.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Jöhstadt?

The published population was 2,413 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area49.69 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.14Official
Foreign residents34 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density48.56 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population2,413 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents26 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other1,172 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share45.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents1,354 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share53 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Jöhstadt

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
Total2,553100.0%
Germany2,49997.9%
Ukraine311.2%
Czech Republic90.4%
Poland70.3%
Lithuania30.1%
Russian Federation30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Not stated30.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total2,553100.0%
Germany2,51998.7%
Ukraine311.2%
Lithuania30.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de23Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de23Official

Alternatives for people set on Jöhstadt

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Jöhstadt from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Jöhstadt

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

Annaberg-Buchholz 9.0 km away
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4.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Schlettau 10.9 km away
Rent
4.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Scheibenberg 12.8 km away
Rent
4.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Oberwiesenthal 13.5 km away
Rent
4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wolkenstein 15.6 km away
Rent
4.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Marienberg 16.1 km away
Rent
4.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Geyer 16.8 km away
Rent
4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Jöhstadt, nearest in population first.

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Bad Tennstedt2,399 residentsWallenfels2,432 residentsKrempe2,435 residentsZiesar2,389 residentsKreiensen2,384 residentsWegeleben2,378 residents

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

The published population was 2,413 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Jöhstadt?

Average net cold rent is 3.87 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 271 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Jöhstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW).

What is the unemployment rate in Jöhstadt?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Jöhstadt?

The median gross salary is 3,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Jöhstadt a good place to live?

Jöhstadt 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.

Which cities are near Jöhstadt?

Annaberg-Buchholz, Schlettau, Scheibenberg, Oberwiesenthal, Klášterec nad Ohří are near Jöhstadt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Jöhstadt?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,499 people (97.9%) 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 = {Jöhstadt, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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