Living in Plauen

In Plauen, rents across existing tenancies average €4.63 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.9% (2022).

The city covered 102.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 642.4 people per km² in 2024. The foreign population count was 5,466 in May 2022. At the end of 2024, Plauen had a population of 65,599.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population65,599people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent4.63EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 20% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.9%country median 5.1% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime6,200incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7.95µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the sameOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Cheaper rent than 92% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 83% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 96% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €5.66 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Plauen?

Average net cold rent is 4.63 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): 4.63 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 citiesPlauen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Plauen€4.63

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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 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.63 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	5.66 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Plauen³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Plauen 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 safety · range 43–61%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–69%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 278 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.63 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 6.9% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Plauen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Plauen is 6.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Plauen 6.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	47.8 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	80.82 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.9 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

4.7%

7.2%

9.7%

12.1%

9.7%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate fell 16.5% between 2011 and 2025, from 11.6% to 9.7%.

What does a salary buy in Plauen?

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

Left over each month€1,725of €2,164 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.	€2,164
Rent, 60 m²€5.66/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Plauen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €4.63/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €340
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	€1,725

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

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	903.5 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	136.9 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Plauen 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 residents903.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPlauen 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	6,200 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	KLV	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	64 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Plauen. 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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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.95 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 14.3 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Plauen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.95 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶

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

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3°-3°

4°-3°

9°0°

14°2°

18°6°

22°10°

24°12°

19°8°

13°5°

8°2°

4°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

116

174

193

202

216

204

154

108

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM1012.7WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂14.3WHO 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 Plauen 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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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Plauen 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	14.29 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
NO₂ — latest reading	11.25 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.72 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.95 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 9 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 3.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.7 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0 · Apr 2.5 · May 6.5 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12 · Aug 11.5 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.1 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.4 · May 12.7 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 39 · Feb 29 · Mar 39.3 · Apr 34 · May 53.8 · Jun 71.3 · Jul 80.9 · Aug 69.5 · Sep 57.1 · Oct 44.1 · Nov 40.9 · Dec 43.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 49.4 · Feb 77.2 · Mar 115.6 · Apr 173.6 · May 193.3 · Jun 201.9 · Jul 216.4 · Aug 203.7 · Sep 153.9 · Oct 107.6 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 42.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024

7.4

10.1

12.8

15.6

8.02014201720202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 47.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 8.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.9 °C, Radom (Poland) ±1.0 °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 Plauen?

The published population was 65,599 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 5,466 is not 11.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	529 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	102.1 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	11.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁹Official
Foreign residents	5,466 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	642.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	65,599 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

63,194

64,055

64,916

65,777

65,599201220142016202020222024

Population rose 1.8% between 2012 and 2024, from 64,468 to 65,599.

Foreign residents over time16 published observations, 2004–2025

665

3,337

6,010

8,682

8,1292004200820142025

Foreign residents rose 410.3% between 2004 and 2025, from 1,593 to 8,129.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,516 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	2.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	54,327 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	84 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	8,830 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	13.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Plauen

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	64,674	100.0%
Germany	57,657	89.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	792	1.2%
Ukraine	755	1.2%
Romania	664	1.0%
Russian Federation	546	0.8%
Poland	458	0.7%
Czech Republic	458	0.7%
Kazakhstan	407	0.6%
Iraq	219	0.3%
Afghanistan	187	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	136	0.2%
Pakistan	136	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	135	0.2%
Viet Nam	134	0.2%
Turkey	130	0.2%
Kosovo	91	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	84	0.1%
Tunisia	79	0.1%
Libya	78	0.1%
Lebanon	76	0.1%
Slovakia	75	0.1%
Bulgaria	70	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	69	0.1%
India	68	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	61	0.1%
Somalia	54	0.1%
Austria	48	0.1%
Morocco	48	0.1%
Albania	47	0.1%
Italy	47	0.1%
Georgia	46	0.1%
Eritrea	43	0.1%
Serbia	42	0.1%
Not stated	37	0.1%
Croatia	34	0.1%
Belarus	32	0.0%
Algeria	31	0.0%
Lithuania	30	0.0%
Portugal	26	0.0%
China	26	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	24	0.0%
Philippines	22	0.0%
France	21	0.0%
Greece	21	0.0%
Switzerland	21	0.0%
Egypt	21	0.0%
Spain	20	0.0%
Cameroon	20	0.0%
United States	19	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	18	0.0%
Thailand	17	0.0%
Cuba	16	0.0%
United Kingdom	14	0.0%
Mozambique	14	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	14	0.0%
Latvia	12	0.0%
Jordan	12	0.0%
Netherlands	11	0.0%
Brazil	11	0.0%
Armenia	11	0.0%
Ireland	9	0.0%
Canada	9	0.0%
Mexico	9	0.0%
Uzbekistan	9	0.0%
Tajikistan	8	0.0%
Myanmar	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Ethiopia	6	0.0%
Guinea	6	0.0%
Argentina	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Israel	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Monaco	4	0.0%
Cyprus	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	64,674	100.0%
Germany	59,210	91.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	826	1.3%
Romania	739	1.1%
Ukraine	694	1.1%
Afghanistan	233	0.4%
Iraq	215	0.3%
Czech Republic	212	0.3%
Russian Federation	206	0.3%
Poland	177	0.3%
Pakistan	137	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	130	0.2%
Turkey	121	0.2%
Hungary	99	0.2%
Kosovo	93	0.1%
Uncertain	80	0.1%
Libya	79	0.1%
Tunisia	77	0.1%
Slovakia	72	0.1%
India	71	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	69	0.1%
Bulgaria	63	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	62	0.1%
Lebanon	58	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	57	0.1%
Eritrea	54	0.1%
Somalia	53	0.1%
Morocco	52	0.1%
Albania	44	0.1%
Italy	42	0.1%
Georgia	40	0.1%
Stateless	39	0.1%
Serbia	33	0.1%
Croatia	31	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	31	0.0%
Austria	30	0.0%
Belarus	29	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25	0.0%
Algeria	24	0.0%
Kazakhstan	24	0.0%
Portugal	23	0.0%
Egypt	21	0.0%
Greece	20	0.0%
China	15	0.0%
Cameroon	14	0.0%
Armenia	13	0.0%
Nigeria	12	0.0%
Netherlands	11	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
Philippines	10	0.0%
Lithuania	9	0.0%
Spain	9	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
Jordan	9	0.0%
Mozambique	8	0.0%
United States	8	0.0%
Tajikistan	8	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Guinea	6	0.0%
Brazil	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Myanmar	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official
Local property-tax multiplier	505 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Plauen

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.

Reichenbach im Vogtland as a Plauen alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 19,797 Reichenbach im Vogtland vs 65,599 Plauen−70%
Median gross pay, region: €3,200 Reichenbach im Vogtland vs €3,200 Plauenno percentage
Unemployment: 5.7% Reichenbach im Vogtland vs 6.9% Plauen−17%
Rent: €4.56/m² Reichenbach im Vogtland vs €4.63/m² Plauensame level
Nearest airport: 63.4 km Reichenbach im Vogtland vs 64.0 km Plauensame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,200 Reichenbach im Vogtland vs 6,200 Plauensame level

Full comparison More about Reichenbach im Vogtland

Herford as a Plauen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 301 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €5.78/m² Herford vs €4.63/m² Plauen+25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,728 Herford vs 6,200 Plauen−24%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Herford vs €3,200 Plauen+19%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,265.4 Herford vs 903.5 Plauen+40%
Nearest airport: 56.0 km Herford vs 64.0 km Plauen−13%
Unemployment: 6.8% Herford vs 6.9% Plauensame level
Residents: 67,503 Herford vs 65,599 Plauen+3%

Full comparison More about Herford

Valencia as a Plauen alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1568 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €4.63/m² (2022) Plauenno percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 64.0 km Plauen−86%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,200 Plauenno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 11.7% Plauen+34%

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Plauen

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

Elsterberg Commuting Zone · 12.8 km away

Rent: 4.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Treuen 12.7 km away

Rent: 4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Pausa-Mühltroff 14.2 km away

Rent: 4.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Netzschkau 15.7 km away

Rent: 4.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Falkenstein/Vogtl. 16.5 km away

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Reichenbach im Vogtland 17.7 km away

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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; Plauen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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How many people live in Plauen?

The published population was 65,599 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Plauen?

Average net cold rent is 4.63 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 324 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Plauen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Plauen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Plauen?

The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Plauen a good place to live?

Plauen 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 Plauen?

Oelsnitz/Vogtl., Elsterberg, Treuen, Pausa-Mühltroff, Netzschkau are near Plauen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Plauen?

The official country of birth distribution records 57,657 people (89.2%) 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). Plauen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ae479396cd666feb854ecd8ccda642b8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/plauen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_plauen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_71d988cb5e7a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Plauen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ae479396cd666feb854ecd8ccda642b8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/plauen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19

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INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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www.statistikportal.de statistikportal.de · checked 2026-08-08
Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Plauen miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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