Living in Melsungen

In Melsungen, rents across existing tenancies average €5.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.2% (2022).

For Melsungen, the foreign population count was 1,734 in May 2022. The population of Melsungen, in Germany, was 13,994 at the end of 2024. The city covered 63.1 km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population13,994people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.21%country median 5.1% — 22% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,508incidents 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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kassel Fünffensterstraße)

Higher unemployment than 75% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.75 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Melsungen?

Average net cold rent is 5.9 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): 5.9 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesMelsungen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Melsungen€5.90

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8.75 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Melsungen³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Melsungen 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–64%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 354 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.9 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

The unemployment rate was 6.21% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,801 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Melsungen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.21 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Melsungen is 6.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Melsungen 6.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	61.85 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	91.82 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	26,801 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	38,429 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.21 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Melsungen?

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

Left over each month€1,951of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€8.75/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Melsungen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.90/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €525
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	€1,951

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Melsungen. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Melsungen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	112.7 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Melsungen 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMelsungen 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	3,508 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	KSF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	33.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Kassel Fünffensterstraße)¹¹

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM1019WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂26WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Melsungen 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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Melsungen 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	26 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Kassel Fünffensterstraße)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	19 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Kassel Fünffensterstraße)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kassel Fünffensterstraße)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kassel²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kassel²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Fritzlar (Flugplatz)²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 53.8 · Feb 46.6 · Mar 51.6 · Apr 39.7 · May 69.1 · Jun 67.6 · Jul 74.4 · Aug 60.1 · Sep 56.2 · Oct 58.4 · Nov 61.3 · Dec 68.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kassel²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 45.3 · Feb 66.8 · Mar 119.8 · Apr 169.5 · May 196.8 · Jun 201.4 · Jul 204.2 · Aug 192.4 · Sep 144.1 · Oct 98.9 · Nov 38.9 · Dec 35.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kassel²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Metz (France) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °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 Melsungen?

The published population was 13,994 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.6%
Foreign residents12.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	725 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	63.09 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,734 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	221.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	13,994 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,332 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	9.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	5,587 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	40.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	6,824 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	49.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Melsungen

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	13,734	100.0%
Germany	11,079	80.7%
Kazakhstan	345	2.5%
Russian Federation	240	1.7%
Turkey	234	1.7%
Poland	204	1.5%
Ukraine	166	1.2%
Czech Republic	147	1.1%
Italy	97	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	96	0.7%
Bulgaria	83	0.6%

Show 83 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	81	0.6%
Iraq	74	0.5%
Kosovo	72	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	61	0.4%
Serbia	60	0.4%
Romania	57	0.4%
Somalia	52	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	44	0.3%
India	35	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	31	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	25	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	22	0.2%
Ethiopia	22	0.2%
Eritrea	20	0.1%
Croatia	19	0.1%
Thailand	19	0.1%
Philippines	18	0.1%
France	17	0.1%
Pakistan	17	0.1%
United States	15	0.1%
Austria	14	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
Lithuania	12	0.1%
Hungary	12	0.1%
Uzbekistan	12	0.1%
China	12	0.1%
Tajikistan	10	0.1%
Greece	9	0.1%
Morocco	9	0.1%
Guinea	8	0.1%
Estonia	7	0.1%
Malaysia	7	0.1%
Albania	6	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Not stated	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Netherlands	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	13,734	100.0%
Germany	11,999	87.4%
Turkey	243	1.8%
Ukraine	124	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	120	0.9%
Italy	105	0.8%
Bulgaria	96	0.7%
Afghanistan	85	0.6%
Poland	84	0.6%
Iraq	74	0.5%
Somalia	68	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	63	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	54	0.4%
Kosovo	54	0.4%
Romania	47	0.3%
Ethiopia	42	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	40	0.3%
Russian Federation	39	0.3%
Croatia	31	0.2%
India	29	0.2%
Eritrea	22	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	21	0.2%
Hungary	20	0.1%
Spain	16	0.1%
Stateless	14	0.1%
Pakistan	13	0.1%
France	12	0.1%
Morocco	11	0.1%
Guinea	11	0.1%
Thailand	11	0.1%
Uncertain	11	0.1%
Austria	10	0.1%
China	10	0.1%
Lithuania	9	0.1%
Czech Republic	9	0.1%
Yemen	9	0.1%
Philippines	8	0.1%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Netherlands	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
United States	6	0.0%
Kazakhstan	6	0.0%
Mongolia	6	0.0%
Albania	5	0.0%
Greece	5	0.0%
Kenya	5	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	96 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	39.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	420 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Melsungen

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.

Baunatal as a Melsungen alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.7% Baunatal vs 6.2% Melsungen−40%
Residents: 27,929 Baunatal vs 13,994 Melsungen+100%
Nearest airport: 17.8 km Baunatal vs 33.6 km Melsungen−47%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Baunatal vs 10.0 µg/m³ Melsungen−20%
Rent: €6.18/m² Baunatal vs €5.90/m² Melsungen+5%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Baunatal vs €3,950 Melsungen+5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,473 Baunatal vs 3,508 Melsungensame level

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Cities near Melsungen

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

Spangenberg 8.3 km away

Rent: 4.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Guxhagen 8.8 km away

Rent: 5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Felsberg 9.0 km away

Rent: 4.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hessisch Lichtenau 13.8 km away

Rent: 5.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Gudensberg 14.2 km away

Rent: 5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lohfelden 15.4 km away

Rent: 6.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Baunatal 16.7 km away

Rent: 6.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Melsungen'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 Melsungen?

The published population was 13,994 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Melsungen?

Average net cold rent is 5.9 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 413 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Melsungen?

What is the unemployment rate in Melsungen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Melsungen?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Melsungen a good place to live?

Melsungen 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 Melsungen?

Spangenberg, Guxhagen, Felsberg, Hessisch Lichtenau, Gudensberg are near Melsungen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Melsungen?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,079 people (80.7%) 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, October 16). Melsungen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a2b756375f575db901febfc89b7d9382]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/melsungen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_melsungen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_d1e3701be6d0,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Melsungen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a2b756375f575db901febfc89b7d9382},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/melsungen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Melsungen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/melsungen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a2b756375f575db901febfc89b7d9382; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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