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Living in Schwarzheide

Schwarzheide is a city in Germany, with a population of 5,765 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 87.8% at the end of 2025. Population density was 172.4 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 152 in May 2022.

Cheaper rent than 98% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 86% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Schwarzheide.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Schwarzheide?

Average net cold rent is 4.78 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): 4.78 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Schwarzheide yet.

Net rent across major citiesSchwarzheide highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Schwarzheide highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.78 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 287 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.78 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 Schwarzheide?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schwarzheide is 7.2%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Schwarzheide 7.2%228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.76 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability87.76 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.2 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was DRS, 38.6 km away, with 18 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport38.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Schwarzheide. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Schwarzheide.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Schwarzheide?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Elsterwerda)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
Schwarzheide annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154015.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Schwarzheide is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Schwarzheide 10.05 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda)12Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.34 · Feb 15.09 · Mar 21.29 · Apr 28.27 · May 31.79 · Jun 38.12 · Jul 37.63 · Aug 38 · Sep 32.52 · Oct 27.23 · Nov 19.24 · Dec 13.74 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -24.89 · Feb -17.78 · Mar -14.73 · Apr -4.83 · May -0.92 · Jun 4.34 · Jul 9.21 · Aug 6.6 · Sep 2.54 · Oct -5.04 · Nov -14.42 · Dec -18.4 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.86 · Feb 0.36 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 9.34 · May 14.33 · Jun 18.68 · Jul 20.82 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 15.39 · Oct 9.81 · Nov 4.56 · Dec 0.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Dietenhofen5,771 residentsSontheim an der Brenz5,771 residentsSchwarmstedt5,759 residentsTreffurt5,772 residentsWemding5,757 residentsUmkirch5,755 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Schwarzheide?

The published population was 5,765 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Schwarzheide residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.4%Foreign residents 2.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area33.44 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
City area33.44 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents152 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density172.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population5,765 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents128 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share2.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other5,122 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share89.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents446 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share7.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Schwarzheide

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
Total5,697100.0%
Germany5,39794.7%
Poland901.6%
Not stated310.5%
Ukraine250.4%
Czech Republic240.4%
Kazakhstan210.4%
Russian Federation190.3%
Serbia160.3%
Viet Nam110.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of70.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Korea, Republic of60.1%
Albania50.1%
Turkey50.1%
Romania40.1%
Belarus40.1%
Cameroon40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Philippines40.1%
Denmark30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Greece30.1%
Italy30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Hungary30.1%
Egypt30.1%
Haiti30.1%
Colombia30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Lebanon30.1%
Syrian Arab Republic30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,697100.0%
Germany5,54597.3%
Poland410.7%
Ukraine220.4%
Serbia130.2%
Viet Nam110.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of80.1%
Korea, Republic of60.1%
Albania50.1%
Russian Federation50.1%
Belarus50.1%
Show 13 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania40.1%
Turkey40.1%
Cameroon40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Philippines40.1%
Italy30.1%
Czech Republic30.1%
Egypt30.1%
Haiti30.1%
Iraq30.1%
Kazakhstan30.1%
Syrian Arab Republic30.1%
Uncertain30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Schwarzheide 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–67%
Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–62%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Foreign residents152 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population5,765 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.78 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.76 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability87.76 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier319 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schwarzheide 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Schwarzheide?

The published population was 5,765 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Schwarzheide?

Average net cold rent is 4.78 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 335 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Schwarzheide?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Elsterwerda).

What is the unemployment rate in Schwarzheide?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Schwarzheide?

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

How many foreign residents live in Schwarzheide?

152 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Schwarzheide a good place to live?

Schwarzheide 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 Total live in Schwarzheide?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,697 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Schwarzheide, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/schwarzheide/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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