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Living in Meißen

Meißen is a city in Germany. The regional median gross salary was €3,400 per month at the end of 2024. Meißen had a population of 28,753 at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 89% 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 Meißen?

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.12 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Meißen?

Average net cold rent is 8.12 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 8.12 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Meißen19

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

Net rent across major citiesMeißen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Meißen 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)8.12 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Meißen19Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 487 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.12 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 7.48% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €27,331 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Meißen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.48 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Meißen is 7.5%. Of 3,107 cities with data, 1,343 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band822 cities: 2% to under 4%8222–41343 cities: 4% to under 6%13434–6668 cities: 6% to under 8%6686–8Meißen 7.5%242 cities: 8% to under 10%2428–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability37.04 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability86.74 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident27,331 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts14Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,895 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts14Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,400 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.48 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Meißen. 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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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport20.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dresden-Nord)9

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
Meißen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Meißen average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100423342366363858052504844JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Meißen average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024062821271872222212342231641206860JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Meißen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154013.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/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 Meißen is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 475 cities with data, 163 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/m³45–645 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³456–7109 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1097–8163 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1638–9101 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³1019–1032 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3210–11Meißen 10.05 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–133 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³313–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Radebeul-Wahnsdorf)7Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Radebeul-Wahnsdorf)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dresden-Nord)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.9 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9.7 · May 14 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche15Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 42.1 · Feb 32.7 · Mar 42.1 · Apr 36.3 · May 62.9 · Jun 62.6 · Jul 84.5 · Aug 80.1 · Sep 51.7 · Oct 49.9 · Nov 47.5 · Dec 44 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche15Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62 · Feb 82.1 · Mar 127 · Apr 187.3 · May 222 · Jun 221.3 · Jul 233.8 · Aug 222.8 · Sep 164.2 · Oct 119.9 · Nov 67.9 · Dec 60 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche15Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)6Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Rödermark28,753 residentsRösrath28,709 residentsVaihingen an der Enz28,798 residentsSpringe28,669 residentsArnstadt28,615 residentsBühl28,608 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 30.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 929.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Meißen?

The published population was 28,753 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Meißen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.5%Foreign residents 7.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents495 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area30.92 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis4Official
Foreign residents2,149 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities17Official
Population density929.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population28,753 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis4Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents881 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
Catholic share3.1 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
No religion or other24,419 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
No religion or other, share85.7 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
Protestant residents3,189 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
Protestant share11.2 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official

Is Meißen 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–58%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student53%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–65%
Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–61%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–67%
Foreign residents2,149 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population28,753 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.12 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Meißen
Fibre-to-the-building availability37.04 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability86.74 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident27,331 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 356.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich5Official
Local property-tax multiplier430 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich5Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Meißen 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Meißen?

The published population was 28,753 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Meißen?

Average net cold rent is 8.12 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 568 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Meißen.

Is the air quality good in Meißen?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dresden-Nord).

What is the unemployment rate in Meißen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Meißen?

The median gross salary is 3,400 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Meißen?

2,149 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Meißen a good place to live?

Meißen 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Meißen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/meissen/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Meißen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/meissen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  7. EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Radebeul-Wahnsdorf) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  8. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Radebeul-Wahnsdorf) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dresden-Nord) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  2. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dresden-Klotzsche WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  6. Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-01
  7. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
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