Living in Meschede

In Meschede, rents across existing tenancies average €5.05 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.7% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.62 per m² per month in June 2026. At the end of 2024, Meschede, a city in Germany, had a population of 29,615.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population29,615people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.05EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 13% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.71%country median 5.1% — 12% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,707incidents 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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Warstein)

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 65% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Meschede?

Average net cold rent is 5.05 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): 5.05 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesMeschede highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Meschede€5.05

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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)	5.05 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8.62 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Meschede³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Meschede a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–70%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 303 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.05 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 5.71% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,632 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Meschede?

The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.71 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Meschede is 5.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Meschede 5.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	88.13 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	96.83 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	30,632 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	44,344 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.71 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Meschede?

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

Left over each month€1,905of €2,521 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.	€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€8.62/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Meschede · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.05/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €517
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	€1,905

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Meschede Salary needed to live in Meschede

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Meschede. 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 Meschede. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	704.4 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Meschede 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents704.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMeschede 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	4,707 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	8 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	PAD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	37.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Meschede.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Meschede?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Warstein)¹²

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

137

102

103

113

106

110

113

123

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

113

160

181

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1017WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂7WHO 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 Meschede is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Meschede 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Warstein)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	17 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Warstein)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Warstein)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.1 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.8 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 2.1 · May 5.7 · Jun 8.6 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 7.8 · Oct 4.1 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 136.9 · Feb 102.3 · Mar 103.1 · Apr 75 · May 86.9 · Jun 95.7 · Jul 112.6 · Aug 105.9 · Sep 110.2 · Oct 113 · Nov 122.9 · Dec 141.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 47.1 · Feb 67.2 · Mar 113.1 · Apr 160.3 · May 181 · Jun 180.3 · Jul 188 · Aug 178 · Sep 129.8 · Oct 89.3 · Nov 44 · Dec 38.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Ilmenau ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±1.2 °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 218.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 135.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Meschede?

The published population was 29,615 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	681 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	218.5 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	3,220 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	135.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	29,615 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	16,578 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	55.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	9,546 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	32.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	3,511 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	11.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Meschede

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	29,632	100.0%
Germany	24,531	82.8%
Russian Federation	897	3.0%
Turkey	701	2.4%
Poland	611	2.1%
Ukraine	401	1.4%
Portugal	290	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	289	1.0%
Kazakhstan	276	0.9%
Greece	174	0.6%
Kosovo	94	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	80	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	72	0.2%
Sri Lanka	72	0.2%
Italy	57	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	56	0.2%
Afghanistan	52	0.2%
Croatia	48	0.2%
Bulgaria	47	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	43	0.1%
Serbia	41	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	41	0.1%
Netherlands	40	0.1%
Albania	36	0.1%
Iraq	36	0.1%
Tajikistan	36	0.1%
Not stated	36	0.1%
United Kingdom	33	0.1%
Spain	25	0.1%
Czech Republic	24	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
Philippines	19	0.1%
Pakistan	18	0.1%
Belgium	17	0.1%
Eritrea	17	0.1%
Armenia	17	0.1%
Nigeria	16	0.1%
Brazil	16	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Tunisia	15	0.1%
India	15	0.1%
France	14	0.0%
Guinea	13	0.0%
Thailand	13	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	12	0.0%
Hungary	11	0.0%
Morocco	11	0.0%
Montenegro	9	0.0%
Lithuania	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Slovenia	8	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
United States	8	0.0%
Viet Nam	8	0.0%
Jordan	8	0.0%
Libya	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Luxembourg	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Cameroon	6	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	6	0.0%
Indonesia	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Madagascar	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	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	29,632	100.0%
Germany	26,412	89.1%
Turkey	677	2.3%
Portugal	412	1.4%
Ukraine	356	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	329	1.1%
Greece	196	0.7%
Poland	100	0.3%
Kosovo	92	0.3%
Italy	76	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	66	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	63	0.2%
Russian Federation	62	0.2%
Bulgaria	57	0.2%
Croatia	57	0.2%
Afghanistan	53	0.2%
Netherlands	38	0.1%
Iraq	37	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	36	0.1%
Sri Lanka	32	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	32	0.1%
Serbia	31	0.1%
Albania	29	0.1%
Spain	28	0.1%
Uncertain	24	0.1%
China	19	0.1%
Eritrea	18	0.1%
Armenia	16	0.1%
Kazakhstan	16	0.1%
Austria	14	0.0%
Jordan	14	0.0%
Montenegro	13	0.0%
Nigeria	13	0.0%
Pakistan	13	0.0%
Guinea	12	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Czech Republic	8	0.0%
United Kingdom	8	0.0%
Viet Nam	8	0.0%
Thailand	8	0.0%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Hungary	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Morocco	6	0.0%
Egypt	6	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Lithuania	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Madagascar	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Australia	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)	96.7 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	35.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	435 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Meschede

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.

Brilon as a Meschede alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.9% Brilon vs 5.7% Meschede−49%
Nearest airport: 24.4 km Brilon vs 37.2 km Meschede−34%
Rent: €5.19/m² Brilon vs €5.05/m² Meschedesame level
Residents: 25,424 Brilon vs 29,615 Meschede−14%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 739.9 Brilon vs 704.4 Meschede+5%
Median gross pay, region: €3,850 Brilon vs €3,850 Meschedesame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,707 Brilon vs 4,707 Meschedesame level

Full comparison More about Brilon

Cities near Meschede

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

Warstein 12.5 km away

Rent: 4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Olsberg 13.9 km away

Rent: 5.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Arnsberg 16.1 km away

Rent: 5.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rüthen 19.0 km away

Rent: 4.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Sundern (Sauerland) 20.1 km away

Rent: 5.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Brilon 20.4 km away

Rent: 5.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schmallenberg 21.9 km away

Rent: 5.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Willingen 23.4 km away

Rent: 4.3 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; Meschede'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 Meschede?

The published population was 29,615 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Meschede?

Average net cold rent is 5.05 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 354 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Meschede?

What is the unemployment rate in Meschede?

The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Meschede?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Meschede a good place to live?

Meschede 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 Meschede?

Warstein, Olsberg, Arnsberg, Rüthen, Sundern (Sauerland) are near Meschede. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Meschede?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,531 people (82.8%) 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). Meschede, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3241bccdc59d009261e7ee50e2fd097b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/meschede/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_meschede-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_6ab0aceabb1e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Meschede, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3241bccdc59d009261e7ee50e2fd097b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/meschede/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Meschede, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/meschede/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 3241bccdc59d009261e7ee50e2fd097b; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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