Living in Schliengen

In Schliengen, rents across existing tenancies average €8.09 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.9% (2024).

Residents of Schliengen numbered 6,200 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Schliengen stood at 3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population6,200people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

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

Average net rent8.09EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 39% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.9%country median 5.1% — 4% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime8,690incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean3µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 91% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 61% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Schliengen?

Average net cold rent is 8.09 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): 8.09 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSchliengen 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 Mbps⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁶Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.09 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis⁴Official

Is Schliengen a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–64%

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

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 485 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.09 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 Schliengen?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schliengen is 4.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Schliengen 4.9%

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	4.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Schliengen?

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

Left over each month€2,044of €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€8.09/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €485
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	€2,044

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Schliengen maintained 1,171.3 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,171 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schliengen 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 residents1,171 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSchliengen 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	8,690 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹²Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Schliengen's nearest airport was FKB, 120 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	120 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FKB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.2°C in January to 19.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 46.1 mm in January and 72 mm in July. Schliengen's average monthly sunshine was 68 hours in January and 247 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Schliengen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency⁵

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

145

181

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228

247

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168

120

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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

PM2.53WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Schliengen is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.15 · Feb 17.95 · Mar 21.92 · Apr 26.96 · May 31.44 · Jun 35.82 · Jul 36.97 · Aug 38.13 · Sep 31.73 · Oct 27.22 · Nov 21.38 · Dec 15.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -13.32 · Feb -17.66 · Mar -16.34 · Apr -5.6 · May 0.31 · Jun 2.68 · Jul 7.22 · Aug 6.69 · Sep 0.92 · Oct -5.55 · Nov -8.88 · Dec -14.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.18 · Feb 1.15 · Mar 5.15 · Apr 9.79 · May 13.9 · Jun 18.09 · Jul 19.82 · Aug 19.25 · Sep 14.94 · Oct 10.33 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 0.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.1 · Feb 43.9 · Mar 47.4 · Apr 57.6 · May 86.6 · Jun 74.5 · Jul 72 · Aug 80 · Sep 63.5 · Oct 68.5 · Nov 60.8 · Dec 63.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 68 · Feb 91 · Mar 145 · Apr 181 · May 201 · Jun 228 · Jul 247 · Aug 233 · Sep 168 · Oct 120 · Nov 70 · Dec 62 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Schliengen?

The published population was 6,200 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,200 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁵Official

International community in Schliengen

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	5,830	100.0%
Germany	5,032	86.3%
Switzerland	107	1.8%
Romania	71	1.2%
Poland	69	1.2%
Ukraine	68	1.2%
France	35	0.6%
Russian Federation	32	0.5%
Kazakhstan	32	0.5%
Italy	31	0.5%
Kosovo	31	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	27	0.5%
Bulgaria	24	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	24	0.4%
Serbia	20	0.3%
Not stated	20	0.3%
Austria	18	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16	0.3%
United States	12	0.2%
Nigeria	11	0.2%
Uzbekistan	10	0.2%
Hungary	9	0.2%
Brazil	8	0.1%
Croatia	7	0.1%
United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Slovakia	5	0.1%
Gambia	5	0.1%
India	5	0.1%
Belgium	4	0.1%
Slovenia	4	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.1%
Cameroon	4	0.1%
Mexico	4	0.1%
Georgia	4	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.1%
Pakistan	4	0.1%
Philippines	4	0.1%
China	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Denmark	3	0.1%
Greece	3	0.1%
Montenegro	3	0.1%
Netherlands	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
Eritrea	3	0.1%
Cape Verde	3	0.1%
Kenya	3	0.1%
Libya	3	0.1%
Morocco	3	0.1%
South Africa	3	0.1%
Haiti	3	0.1%
Canada	3	0.1%
Paraguay	3	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.1%
Afghanistan	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Israel	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.1%
Mongolia	3	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,830	100.0%
Germany	5,248	90.0%
Romania	61	1.0%
Ukraine	59	1.0%
Poland	47	0.8%
Switzerland	44	0.8%
Kosovo	37	0.6%
Italy	35	0.6%
France	31	0.5%
Turkey	31	0.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	26	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	25	0.4%
Serbia	25	0.4%
Hungary	14	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.2%
Nigeria	13	0.2%
India	10	0.2%
Croatia	9	0.2%
Montenegro	8	0.1%
Austria	8	0.1%
Russian Federation	8	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Uncertain	5	0.1%
Slovenia	4	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Netherlands	4	0.1%
Cameroon	4	0.1%
Brazil	4	0.1%
China	4	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
Cape Verde	3	0.1%
Kenya	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
United States	3	0.1%
Afghanistan	3	0.1%
Mongolia	3	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Alternatives for people set on Schliengen

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.

Böblingen as a Schliengen alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 8,690 Schliengen−56%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €8.09/m² Schliengenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,050 Schliengen+21%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 723.8 Böblingen vs 1,171.3 Schliengen−38%

Full comparison More about Böblingen

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Schliengen'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 Schliengen?

The published population was 6,200 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Schliengen?

Average net cold rent is 8.09 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 566 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Schliengen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Schliengen?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Schliengen?

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

Is Schliengen a good place to live?

Schliengen 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 Schliengen?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,032 people (86.3%) 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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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03

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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
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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