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Living in Nienburg (Saale)

In Nienburg (Saale), rents across existing tenancies average €4.56 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.3% (2024).

Population density was 70.8 people per km² in 2024. Nienburg (Saale), a city in Germany, had a population of 5,635 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 155 in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population5,635people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.56EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 22% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate8.3%country median 5.1% — 63% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime6,727incidents 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 Domäne Bobbe)

Cheaper rent than 94% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 92% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Nienburg (Saale)?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Nienburg (Saale).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Nienburg (Saale)?

Average net cold rent is 4.56 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): 4.56 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Nienburg (Saale) recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesNienburg (Saale) highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nienburg (Saale) highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Nienburg (Saale)€4.56
Show the other 6 cities
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 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M21Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.56 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Nienburg (Saale) a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%
Student60%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–64%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 274 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.56 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 Nienburg (Saale)?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Nienburg (Saale) is 8.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability0.3 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability0.3 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Nienburg (Saale)?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,350 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,788of €2,247 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.€2,247
Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.56/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€1,788
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Nienburg (Saale) Salary needed to live in Nienburg (Saale)

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nienburg (Saale). 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 Nienburg (Saale). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNienburg (Saale) highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nienburg (Saale) 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 residents6,727 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LEJ, 56.3 km away, with 28 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 0.3% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportLEJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport56.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nienburg (Saale). 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 Nienburg (Saale).

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nienburg (Saale)?

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 Domäne Bobbe)12

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

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 Nienburg (Saale) 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bernburg)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bernburg)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Domäne Bobbe)12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.2 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

How many people live in Nienburg (Saale)?

The published population was 5,635 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area79.57 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)20Official
City area79.57 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis5Official
Foreign residents155 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official
Population density70.82 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.20Official
Population5,635 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents195 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share3.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other5,059 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share86.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents588 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share10.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Nienburg (Saale)

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
Total5,842100.0%
Germany5,56595.3%
Czech Republic561.0%
Ukraine360.6%
Poland350.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina340.6%
Croatia200.3%
Romania130.2%
Lithuania100.2%
Not stated100.2%
Serbia90.2%
Show 13 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Kazakhstan80.1%
Turkey70.1%
Pakistan50.1%
Russian Federation40.1%
Bulgaria30.1%
France30.1%
Ireland30.1%
Latvia30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Hungary30.1%
Cuba30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%

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
Total5,842100.0%
Germany5,68897.4%
Croatia510.9%
Ukraine350.6%
Romania130.2%
Lithuania100.2%
Hungary60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
Turkey50.1%
Serbia50.1%
Ireland30.1%
Show 4 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Poland30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Pakistan30.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier370 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de22Official
Local property-tax multiplier425 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de22Official

Alternatives for people set on Nienburg (Saale)

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.

Könnern as a Nienburg (Saale) alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 7,875 Könnern vs 5,635 Nienburg (Saale)+40%
  • Nearest airport: 42.3 km Könnern vs 56.3 km Nienburg (Saale)−25%
  • Rent: €4.66/m² Könnern vs €4.56/m² Nienburg (Saale)same level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,350 Könnern vs €3,350 Nienburg (Saale)same level
  • Unemployment: 8.3% Könnern vs 8.3% Nienburg (Saale)same level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,727 Könnern vs 6,727 Nienburg (Saale)same level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Könnern vs 8.0 µg/m³ Nienburg (Saale)same level
Full comparisonMore about Könnern

Gummersbach as a Nienburg (Saale) alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 305 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 5,635 Nienburg (Saale)+810%
  • Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €4.56/m² Nienburg (Saale)+30%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 6,727 Nienburg (Saale)−41%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,350 Nienburg (Saale)+18%
  • Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 56.3 km Nienburg (Saale)−38%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 8.0 µg/m³ Nienburg (Saale)same level
Full comparisonMore about Gummersbach

Cities near Nienburg (Saale)

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

Calbe (Saale) 7.4 km away
Rent
5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Güsten 11.7 km away
Rent
4.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Staßfurt 12.4 km away
Rent
4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alsleben (Saale) 16.3 km away
Rent
5.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Barby 16.5 km away
Rent
4.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Köthen (Anhalt) 17.1 km away
Rent
5.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hecklingen 17.3 km away
Rent
4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Könnern 18.6 km away
Rent
4.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Nienburg (Saale), nearest in population first.

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Nandlstadt5,635 residentsKleinwallstadt5,632 residentsNeudenau5,643 residentsTacherting5,643 residentsOberboihingen5,644 residentsWusterhausen5,626 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Nienburg (Saale) 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; Nienburg (Saale)'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 Nienburg (Saale)?

The published population was 5,635 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Nienburg (Saale)?

Average net cold rent is 4.56 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 319 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Nienburg (Saale)?

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 Domäne Bobbe).

What is the unemployment rate in Nienburg (Saale)?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Nienburg (Saale)?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Nienburg (Saale) a good place to live?

Nienburg (Saale) 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 Nienburg (Saale)?

Calbe (Saale), Güsten, Staßfurt, Alsleben (Saale), Barby are near Nienburg (Saale). Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Nienburg (Saale)?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,565 people (95.3%) 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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