Living in Pilsting

In Pilsting, rents across existing tenancies average €5.78 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

Pilsting numbered 7,158 residents at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €4,050 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population7,158people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.78EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.4%country median 5.1% — 33% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,694incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Lower unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Pilsting?

Average net cold rent is 5.78 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): 5.78 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesPilsting highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.78 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Pilsting a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–73%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–74%

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 347 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.78 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 Pilsting?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Pilsting is 3.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Pilsting 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Pilsting?

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

Left over each month€2,183of €2,629 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.	€2,629
Rent, 60 m²€5.78/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €347
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	€2,183

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPilsting 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	2,694 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Pilsting's nearest airport was MUC, 74 km away and offered 191 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	191 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	74 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MUC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Pilsting's monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 19°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 47.3 mm in January and 76.4 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 52.7 hours in January and 248.6 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

2°-4°

4°-3°

10°0°

16°3°

20°8°

23°11°

25°13°

25°12°

20°8°

14°5°

7°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

144

197

223

244

249

229

168

109

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.6 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 15.5 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.2 · Feb -3.2 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.9 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.7 · May 14 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 47.3 · Feb 40.7 · Mar 48.2 · Apr 35.1 · May 77 · Jun 80.7 · Jul 76.4 · Aug 72.4 · Sep 60.5 · Oct 48.7 · Nov 47.2 · Dec 49.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.7 · Feb 90.2 · Mar 144 · Apr 197 · May 222.5 · Jun 243.5 · Jul 248.6 · Aug 229.4 · Sep 168 · Oct 109.2 · Nov 52.4 · Dec 45.2 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Bytom (Poland) ±0.3 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.3 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.3 °C, Sosnowiec (Poland) ±0.3 °C, Tychy (Poland) ±0.3 °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

How many people live in Pilsting?

The published population was 7,158 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	7,158 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰Official

International community in Pilsting

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	6,779	100.0%
Germany	5,772	85.1%
Poland	305	4.5%
Romania	124	1.8%
Kazakhstan	66	1.0%
Czech Republic	60	0.9%
Hungary	39	0.6%
Russian Federation	38	0.6%
Croatia	33	0.5%
Ukraine	31	0.5%
Austria	27	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	27	0.4%
Not stated	27	0.4%
Kosovo	24	0.4%
France	19	0.3%
Italy	16	0.2%
Serbia	13	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	12	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.2%
Bulgaria	10	0.1%
Slovakia	10	0.1%
Switzerland	10	0.1%
Afghanistan	9	0.1%
Thailand	8	0.1%
Iraq	7	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.1%
United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Ghana	4	0.1%
Brazil	4	0.1%
United States	4	0.1%
Tajikistan	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,779	100.0%
Germany	6,184	91.2%
Poland	185	2.7%
Romania	97	1.4%
Croatia	52	0.8%
Hungary	40	0.6%
Turkey	29	0.4%
Kosovo	27	0.4%
Ukraine	27	0.4%
Austria	14	0.2%
Slovakia	14	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	13	0.2%
Czech Republic	13	0.2%
Afghanistan	9	0.1%
Bulgaria	8	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	7	0.1%
Thailand	7	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Eritrea	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Russian Federation	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Uncertain	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Pilsting

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Pilsting from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Germany

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Annweiler am Trifels7,160 residents Bindlach7,156 residents Neulußheim7,162 residents Greding7,154 residents Aken (Elbe)7,153 residents Meldorf7,166 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Pilsting 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; Pilsting'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 Pilsting?

The published population was 7,158 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Pilsting?

Average net cold rent is 5.78 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 405 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Pilsting?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Pilsting?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Pilsting a good place to live?

Pilsting 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.

How many people born in Germany live in Pilsting?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,772 people (85.1%) 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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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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