Living in Sömmerda

In Sömmerda, rents across existing tenancies average €5.42 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.3% (2022).

In May 2022, the foreign population was 1,245. The population of Sömmerda, in Germany, was 18,503 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population18,503people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,300EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.42EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 7% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.3%country median 5.1% — 63% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,729incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Bautzener Weg)

Cheaper rent than 64% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% 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 Sömmerda?

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.15 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Sömmerda?

Average net cold rent is 5.42 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): 5.42 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 citiesSömmerda highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Sömmerda€5.42

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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 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.42 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	9.15 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Sömmerda³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Sömmerda a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–66%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 325 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.42 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 8.3% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,300 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €25,299 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Sömmerda?

The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Sömmerda is 8.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	7.31 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	79.46 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	25,299 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	32,315 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,300 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	8.3 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Sömmerda?

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

Left over each month€1,572of €2,220 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,220
Rent, 60 m²€9.15/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Sömmerda · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.42/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €549
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	€1,572

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	791.3 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Sömmerda 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 residents791.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSömmerda 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	4,729 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	6 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	ERF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	23.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Sömmerda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Erfurt Bautzener Weg)¹²

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

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9WHO 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 Sömmerda 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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Sömmerda 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Bautzener Weg)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Bautzener Weg)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Bautzener Weg)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.8 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 25 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 34.2 · May 63.9 · Jun 55.7 · Jul 80.8 · Aug 58.7 · Sep 45.8 · Oct 37.6 · Nov 41.1 · Dec 32.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 59.7 · Feb 80.6 · Mar 128.7 · Apr 184.8 · May 211.9 · Jun 219.8 · Jul 224.7 · Aug 210.4 · Sep 159.3 · Oct 112.4 · Nov 60.7 · Dec 47 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Traunreut ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.8 °C, Radom (Poland) ±1.1 °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 87.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 211.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Sömmerda?

The published population was 18,503 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	537 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	87.56 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,245 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	211.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	18,503 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	646 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	3.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	15,728 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	85.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	1,986 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	10.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Sömmerda

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	18,355	100.0%
Germany	16,661	90.8%
Poland	180	1.0%
Slovakia	173	0.9%
Ukraine	138	0.8%
Czech Republic	137	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	124	0.7%
Afghanistan	102	0.6%
Russian Federation	98	0.5%
Kazakhstan	65	0.4%
Hungary	55	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	51	0.3%
Iraq	46	0.3%
Turkey	38	0.2%
Romania	37	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	31	0.2%
Not stated	30	0.2%
Switzerland	23	0.1%
Bulgaria	21	0.1%
Viet Nam	19	0.1%
Spain	18	0.1%
Somalia	16	0.1%
Libya	15	0.1%
Serbia	14	0.1%
Georgia	14	0.1%
Armenia	12	0.1%
Italy	11	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	11	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	11	0.1%
Uzbekistan	11	0.1%
Cuba	10	0.1%
Croatia	9	0.0%
Kosovo	9	0.0%
Albania	8	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
Pakistan	8	0.0%
Greece	7	0.0%
Austria	7	0.0%
China	7	0.0%
United Kingdom	6	0.0%
Morocco	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Lithuania	4	0.0%
Netherlands	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	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	18,355	100.0%
Germany	17,111	93.2%
Slovakia	206	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	135	0.7%
Ukraine	123	0.7%
Afghanistan	121	0.7%
Poland	86	0.5%
Eritrea	57	0.3%
Iraq	56	0.3%
Czech Republic	37	0.2%
Romania	34	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	31	0.2%
Spain	29	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	28	0.2%
Russian Federation	25	0.1%
Turkey	25	0.1%
Somalia	21	0.1%
Bulgaria	16	0.1%
Libya	15	0.1%
Armenia	15	0.1%
Viet Nam	15	0.1%
Serbia	14	0.1%
Kosovo	13	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.0%
Pakistan	9	0.0%
Uncertain	9	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Albania	7	0.0%
Greece	7	0.0%
Italy	7	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
China	6	0.0%
Morocco	5	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	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
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	96.8 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	61.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Sömmerda

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.

Weißensee as a Sömmerda alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 3,598 Weißensee vs 18,503 Sömmerda−81%
Median gross pay, region: €3,300 Weißensee vs €3,300 Sömmerdano percentage
Rent: €5.03/m² Weißensee vs €5.42/m² Sömmerda−7%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Weißensee vs 8.0 µg/m³ Sömmerda−13%
Nearest airport: 25.7 km Weißensee vs 23.1 km Sömmerda+11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,729 Weißensee vs 4,729 Sömmerdasame level

Full comparison More about Weißensee

Ibbenbueren as a Sömmerda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 265 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 18,503 Sömmerda+180%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 8.3% Sömmerda−44%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,729 Sömmerda+21%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,300 Sömmerdano percentage
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.42/m² Sömmerda+8%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 23.1 km Sömmerda−28%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Sömmerda+13%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Sömmerda

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

Weißensee 5.5 km away

Rent: 5.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kölleda 9.4 km away

Rent: 5.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kindelbrück 11.2 km away

Rent: 5.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Gebesee 13.8 km away

Rent: 5.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Greußen 14.0 km away

Rent: 4.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Am Ettersberg 14.3 km away

Rent: 5.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Clingen 15.2 km away

Rent: 4.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

An der Schmücke 17.0 km away

Rent: 4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Sömmerda's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Sömmerda part of Erfurt?

Sömmerda is in the published commuting zone of Erfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Erfurt city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹³

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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 Sömmerda?

The published population was 18,503 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Sömmerda?

Average net cold rent is 5.42 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 379 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Sömmerda?

What is the unemployment rate in Sömmerda?

The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Sömmerda?

The median gross salary is 3,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Sömmerda a good place to live?

Sömmerda 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.

Is Sömmerda part of Erfurt?

Sömmerda is in the published commuting zone of Erfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Sömmerda?

Weißensee, Kölleda, Kindelbrück, Gebesee, Greußen are near Sömmerda. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Sömmerda?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,661 people (90.8%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sömmerda, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b3d7eaf49a2f8b7b454ef21adefa5db3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sommerda/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sommerda-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_098ab58d5892,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sömmerda, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b3d7eaf49a2f8b7b454ef21adefa5db3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sommerda/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Sömmerda, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sommerda/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version b3d7eaf49a2f8b7b454ef21adefa5db3; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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