Living in Saarlouis

In Saarlouis, rents across existing tenancies average €6.62 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.8% (2022).

In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 7.8%. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.74 per m² per month in June 2026. Saarlouis, a city in Germany, had a population of 37,667 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population37,667people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.62EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.8%country median 5.1% — 53% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,746incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dillingen City)

Pricier rent than 72% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 90% 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 Saarlouis?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Saarlouis?

Average net cold rent is 6.62 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): 6.62 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 citiesSaarlouis highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Saarlouis€6.62

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.62 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	9.74 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Saarlouis³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Saarlouis 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 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%

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

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 397 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.62 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 regional median gross salary was €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,836 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Saarlouis?

The unemployment rate is about 7.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Saarlouis is 7.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Saarlouis 7.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	38.35 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	96.93 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	26,836 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	39,708 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	7.8 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Saarlouis?

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

Left over each month€1,945of €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€9.74/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Saarlouis · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.62/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €584
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	€1,945

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,698 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Saarlouis 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 residents1,698 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSaarlouis 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	5,746 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	SCN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	28.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Dillingen City)¹⁰

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

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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102

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11.5WHO 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 Saarlouis is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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101

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

Saarlouis 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11.5 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
NO₂ — latest reading	6.67 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.77 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dillingen City)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 5.3 · May 8.9 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.7 · Feb 64.6 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 44.6 · May 68.7 · Jun 67.3 · Jul 64.3 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 73.5 · Nov 73.6 · Dec 94.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.2 · Feb 81.7 · Mar 138.9 · Apr 190 · May 212.3 · Jun 220.5 · Jul 241.6 · Aug 218.1 · Sep 168.2 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 45.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.9 °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 43.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 869.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Saarlouis?

The published population was 37,667 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.7%
Foreign residents15.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	637 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹¹Official
City area	43.3 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	5,756 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	869.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹³Official
Population	37,667 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	20,942 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	55.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	13,419 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	35.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	3,231 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	8.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Saarlouis

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	37,592	100.0%
Germany	29,600	78.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,390	3.7%
Poland	936	2.5%
Italy	740	2.0%
Russian Federation	705	1.9%
Kazakhstan	525	1.4%
Turkey	505	1.3%
Ukraine	269	0.7%
France	262	0.7%
Romania	262	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	197	0.5%
Bulgaria	153	0.4%
Serbia	119	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	99	0.3%
Lebanon	96	0.3%
Viet Nam	86	0.2%
Afghanistan	75	0.2%
Iraq	74	0.2%
Thailand	72	0.2%
Greece	66	0.2%
Hungary	55	0.1%
Austria	54	0.1%
Croatia	52	0.1%
United States	50	0.1%
China	48	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	45	0.1%
Tunisia	41	0.1%
Albania	38	0.1%
Czech Republic	38	0.1%
Brazil	35	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	35	0.1%
Luxembourg	34	0.1%
Spain	34	0.1%
India	33	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	32	0.1%
Morocco	32	0.1%
Sri Lanka	30	0.1%
Eritrea	29	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	27	0.1%
Uzbekistan	27	0.1%
Pakistan	26	0.1%
United Kingdom	25	0.1%
Algeria	25	0.1%
Switzerland	24	0.1%
Slovakia	21	0.1%
Not stated	21	0.1%
Georgia	20	0.1%
Slovenia	19	0.1%
Belgium	18	0.0%
Lithuania	18	0.0%
Portugal	18	0.0%
Dominican Republic	18	0.0%
Tajikistan	18	0.0%
Belarus	16	0.0%
Jordan	16	0.0%
Azerbaijan	15	0.0%
Cameroon	14	0.0%
Netherlands	13	0.0%
Ghana	12	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	11	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Philippines	10	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	8	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	8	0.0%
Madagascar	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	7	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
South Africa	5	0.0%
Argentina	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Paraguay	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Australia	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	37,592	100.0%
Germany	31,835	84.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,505	4.0%
Italy	1,113	3.0%
Turkey	390	1.0%
Poland	244	0.6%
Romania	228	0.6%
Ukraine	215	0.6%
France	183	0.5%
Bulgaria	163	0.4%
Kosovo	141	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	125	0.3%
Croatia	89	0.2%
Iraq	89	0.2%
Greece	88	0.2%
Afghanistan	83	0.2%
Uncertain	60	0.2%
Serbia	57	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	56	0.1%
Thailand	54	0.1%
Lebanon	53	0.1%
Hungary	48	0.1%
Viet Nam	46	0.1%
Eritrea	42	0.1%
China	37	0.1%
India	32	0.1%
Luxembourg	31	0.1%
Austria	31	0.1%
United States	31	0.1%
Albania	29	0.1%
Kazakhstan	29	0.1%
Tunisia	25	0.1%
Spain	22	0.1%
Morocco	21	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	19	0.1%
Netherlands	19	0.1%
Slovakia	19	0.1%
Brazil	17	0.0%
Portugal	15	0.0%
Pakistan	15	0.0%
Azerbaijan	14	0.0%
Switzerland	13	0.0%
Czech Republic	12	0.0%
United Kingdom	11	0.0%
Ghana	11	0.0%
Lithuania	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Nigeria	10	0.0%
Egypt	10	0.0%
Sri Lanka	10	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	9	0.0%
Philippines	9	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Belgium	7	0.0%
Algeria	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Cameroon	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Stateless	6	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Malaysia	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)	89.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	37.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	430 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Saarlouis

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.

Püttlingen as a Saarlouis alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,089 Püttlingen vs 5,746 Saarlouis+58%
Unemployment: 4.8% Püttlingen vs 7.8% Saarlouis−38%
Rent: €5.51/m² Püttlingen vs €6.62/m² Saarlouis−17%
Residents: 18,361 Püttlingen vs 37,667 Saarlouis−51%
Nearest airport: 18.1 km Püttlingen vs 28.5 km Saarlouis−36%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Püttlingen vs 9.0 µg/m³ Saarlouis−11%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,914.3 Püttlingen vs 1,698.3 Saarlouis+13%

Full comparison More about Püttlingen

Ibbenbueren as a Saarlouis alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 336 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 7.8% Saarlouis−41%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 1,698.3 Saarlouis−50%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.62/m² Saarlouis−11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,050 Saarlouisno percentage
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 28.5 km Saarlouis−41%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 37,667 Saarlouis+38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,746 Saarlouissame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Saarlouis

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

Wallerfangen 2.5 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dillingen/ Saar 5.0 km away

Rent: 5.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bous 5.7 km away

Rent: 5.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Beckingen 9.2 km away

Rent: 5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Püttlingen 10.4 km away

Rent: 5.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Creutzwald France · 13.0 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; Saarlouis's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Saarlouis?

The published population was 37,667 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Saarlouis?

Average net cold rent is 6.62 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 463 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Saarlouis?

What is the unemployment rate in Saarlouis?

The unemployment rate is about 7.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Saarlouis?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Saarlouis a good place to live?

Saarlouis 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 Saarlouis?

Wallerfangen, Dillingen/ Saar, Bous, Beckingen, Püttlingen are near Saarlouis. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Saarlouis?

The official country of birth distribution records 29,600 people (78.7%) 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). Saarlouis, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 93729c0aaf590c9f1ad1033673bf75e4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/saarlouis/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_saarlouis-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_6837203c70e6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saarlouis, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {93729c0aaf590c9f1ad1033673bf75e4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/saarlouis/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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