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Living in Neunkirchen

In Neunkirchen, rents across existing tenancies average €5.74 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.6% (2022).

Neunkirchen had a population of 47,344 at the end of 2024. For Neunkirchen, a city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.33 per m² per month in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 70.9% in 2025. Car density was 566 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2321 sources

Population47,344people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Average net rent5.74EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate8.59%country median 5.1% — 68% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Saarbrücken-City)

Higher unemployment than 94% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Neunkirchen?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 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): 5.74 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Neunkirchen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Neunkirchen€5.74
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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 Mbps11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M16Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.74 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same15 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9.33 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Neunkirchen21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Neunkirchen a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–70%
Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 344 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.74 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 8.59% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Neunkirchen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.59 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Neunkirchen is 8.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability70.87 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,150 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik1Official
Unemployment rate8.59 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

What does a salary buy in Neunkirchen?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,150 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,023of €2,682 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.€2,682
Rent, 60 m²€9.33/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Neunkirchen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.74/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €560
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€2,023
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Neunkirchen. 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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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents856.7 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Neunkirchen 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 residents856.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNeunkirchen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Neunkirchen 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, Kreise15Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport4 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportSCN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport15.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Saarbrücken-City)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
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 Neunkirchen 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
NO₂ — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Ottweiler)7Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ottweiler)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Saarbrücken-City)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.7 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 76.2 · Feb 65.2 · Mar 65.1 · Apr 50 · May 73.3 · Jun 63.5 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 71.1 · Sep 66.5 · Oct 74.1 · Nov 80.7 · Dec 99.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 53.5 · Feb 80.9 · Mar 137 · Apr 190.5 · May 214.3 · Jun 230.8 · Jul 244.2 · Aug 225.9 · Sep 171 · Oct 106 · Nov 52.8 · Dec 42.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)6Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Rouen (France) ±1.3 °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 75.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 629.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Neunkirchen?

The published population was 47,344 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents566 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area75.26 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents9,203 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density629.1 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population47,344 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents17,471 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official
Catholic share37.2 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official
No religion or other17,600 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official
No religion or other, share37.5 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official
Protestant residents11,834 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official
Protestant share25.2 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official

Alternatives for people set on Neunkirchen

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.

Ibbenbueren as a Neunkirchen alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 8.6% Neunkirchen−46%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,150 Neunkirchenno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Neunkirchen+13%
  • Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.74/m² Neunkirchensame level
  • Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 47,344 Neunkirchen+9%
  • Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 15.4 km Neunkirchen+8%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,784 Neunkirchensame level
Full comparisonMore about Ibbenbueren

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Goslar47,419 residentsDachau47,138 residentsFellbach47,120 residentsSingen Hohentwiel47,621 residentsAlbstadt46,950 residentsSoest47,776 residents

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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; Neunkirchen'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 Neunkirchen?

The published population was 47,344 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Neunkirchen?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 402 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Neunkirchen?

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 Saarbrücken-City).

What is the unemployment rate in Neunkirchen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Neunkirchen?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

Is Neunkirchen a good place to live?

Neunkirchen 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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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis 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 Ottweiler) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  8. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ottweiler) 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 Saarbrücken-City) 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. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  3. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
  6. Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  7. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Saarbr�cken-Ensheim WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
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  11. miet-check Mietspiegel Neunkirchen miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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