Living in Stendal

In Stendal, rents across existing tenancies average €5.23 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.7% (2022).

Stendal had 37,850 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.26 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population37,850people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 10% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.69%country median 5.1% — 70% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime7,771incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 70% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 95% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 75% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Stendal?

Average net cold rent is 5.23 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): 5.23 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 citiesStendal highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Stendal€5.23

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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 M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.23 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	7.26 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Stendal³³Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Stendal 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student61%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 51–71%

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

Retirement64%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 54–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 314 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.23 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 8.69% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,350 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €24,954 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Stendal?

The unemployment rate is about 8.7 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 8.69 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Stendal is 8.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Stendal 8.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	38 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	80.48 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	24,954 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	36,455 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,350 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	8.69 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Stendal?

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

Left over each month€1,713of €2,247 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.	€2,247
Rent, 60 m²€7.26/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Stendal · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.23/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €436
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	€1,713

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,074 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	140.8 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 Stendal 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 residents1,074 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesStendal 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	7,771 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	BER	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	115 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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: European Environment Agency¹⁰

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂6.4WHO 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 Stendal 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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Stendal 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	6.44 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	2.92 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	13.38 µg/m³country median 13.5 — about the same	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.65 · Feb 15.15 · Mar 22.03 · Apr 26.46 · May 31.33 · Jun 35.95 · Jul 36.92 · Aug 35.39 · Sep 31.9 · Oct 26.11 · Nov 20.24 · Dec 13.84 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.77 · Feb -18.28 · Mar -14.14 · Apr -5.2 · May -0.83 · Jun 3.73 · Jul 8.16 · Aug 6.68 · Sep 2.76 · Oct -5.04 · Nov -9.14 · Dec -17.79 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.22 · Feb 0.75 · Mar 4.04 · Apr 9.19 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.41 · Jul 19.61 · Aug 19.23 · Sep 14.92 · Oct 9.69 · Nov 4.76 · Dec 1.22 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Annual mean temperature	9.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

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

7.5

9.8

12.2

14.5

8.02014201720202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 42.9% between 2014 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 269.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 140.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Stendal?

The published population was 37,850 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	536 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	269.2 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,812 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	140.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	37,850 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	843 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	2.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	32,089 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	85.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	4,478 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	12 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Stendal

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	37,406	100.0%
Germany	33,448	89.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	727	1.9%
Poland	422	1.1%
Russian Federation	407	1.1%
Ukraine	359	1.0%
Afghanistan	271	0.7%
Kazakhstan	225	0.6%
Czech Republic	131	0.4%
Iraq	100	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	91	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Not stated	90	0.2%
India	73	0.2%
Serbia	56	0.1%
Romania	55	0.1%
Turkey	51	0.1%
Viet Nam	42	0.1%
Greece	39	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	37	0.1%
Bulgaria	36	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	35	0.1%
Hungary	34	0.1%
Italy	28	0.1%
Libya	28	0.1%
Kosovo	27	0.1%
Albania	25	0.1%
Austria	24	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	23	0.1%
Spain	23	0.1%
Azerbaijan	23	0.1%
China	23	0.1%
Lebanon	21	0.1%
Belarus	18	0.0%
Lithuania	17	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	15	0.0%
Slovakia	14	0.0%
Algeria	14	0.0%
United States	14	0.0%
Cameroon	13	0.0%
United Kingdom	12	0.0%
Eritrea	12	0.0%
Croatia	11	0.0%
Somalia	11	0.0%
Egypt	11	0.0%
France	10	0.0%
Armenia	10	0.0%
Netherlands	9	0.0%
Nigeria	9	0.0%
Yemen	9	0.0%
Jordan	9	0.0%
Latvia	8	0.0%
Morocco	8	0.0%
Tunisia	8	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Uzbekistan	8	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Pakistan	7	0.0%
Benin	6	0.0%
Gambia	6	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Indonesia	6	0.0%
Palestinian territories	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Thailand	6	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
Mali	5	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	5	0.0%
Turkmenistan	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Liechtenstein	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	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 source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	37,406	100.0%
Germany	34,592	92.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	769	2.1%
Afghanistan	378	1.0%
Ukraine	355	0.9%
Russian Federation	114	0.3%
Iraq	97	0.3%
Serbia	81	0.2%
India	55	0.1%
Romania	54	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	53	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	50	0.1%
Poland	43	0.1%
Turkey	40	0.1%
Viet Nam	40	0.1%
Kosovo	35	0.1%
Stateless	32	0.1%
Bulgaria	31	0.1%
Italy	30	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	27	0.1%
Greece	26	0.1%
China	25	0.1%
Albania	24	0.1%
Eritrea	23	0.1%
Kazakhstan	23	0.1%
Azerbaijan	21	0.1%
Uncertain	21	0.1%
Spain	18	0.0%
Slovakia	17	0.0%
Libya	17	0.0%
Hungary	13	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Lebanon	13	0.0%
Croatia	12	0.0%
Montenegro	12	0.0%
Morocco	10	0.0%
Cameroon	10	0.0%
Austria	9	0.0%
Netherlands	8	0.0%
Tunisia	8	0.0%
United States	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Ethiopia	6	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Gambia	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Benin	5	0.0%
Mali	5	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Turkmenistan	5	0.0%
Thailand	5	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Lithuania	4	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Not stated	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)	96.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	56 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	418 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Stendal

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.

Tangermünde as a Stendal alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 6.3% Tangermünde vs 8.7% Stendal−27%
Residents: 10,212 Tangermünde vs 37,850 Stendal−73%
Nearest airport: 105.8 km Tangermünde vs 115.0 km Stendal−8%
Rent: €5.22/m² Tangermünde vs €5.23/m² Stendalsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,350 Tangermünde vs €3,350 Stendalsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,771 Tangermünde vs 7,771 Stendalsame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Tangermünde vs 8.0 µg/m³ Stendalsame level

Full comparison More about Tangermünde

Menden Sauerland as a Stendal alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 306 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 8.7% Stendal−40%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 1,073.6 Stendal−65%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 115.0 km Stendal−86%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 7,771 Stendal−23%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €3,350 Stendal+16%
Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €5.23/m² Stendal+8%
Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 37,850 Stendal+38%

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Tallinn as a Stendal alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1101 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.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Stendal−63%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €5.23/m² (2022) Stendalno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 115.0 km Stendal−95%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,350 (2024) Stendalno percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Stendal

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

Tangermünde 10.4 km away

Rent: 5.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Arneburg 13.4 km away

Rent: 4.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Jerichow 16.4 km away

Rent: 4.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Tangerhütte 18.8 km away

Rent: 4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Osterburg (Altmark) 21.1 km away

Rent: 4.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bismark (Altmark) 21.6 km away

Rent: 4.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Sandau (Elbe) 24.4 km away

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

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Stendal, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Halberstadt37,898 residents Neu-Isenburg37,926 residents Weissenfels37,929 residents Warendorf37,703 residents Saarlouis37,667 residents Wesseling38,106 residents

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Stendal in rankings

#19 of 30 in German cities with the lowest annual NO2

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; Stendal'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 Stendal?

The published population was 37,850 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Stendal?

Average net cold rent is 5.23 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 366 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Stendal?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Stendal?

The unemployment rate is about 8.7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Stendal?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Stendal a good place to live?

Stendal 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 Stendal?

Tangermünde, Arneburg, Jerichow, Tangerhütte, Osterburg (Altmark) are near Stendal. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Stendal?

The official country of birth distribution records 33,448 people (89.4%) 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). Stendal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dad38837f231d9371d9bc0272e71d3a0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/stendal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_stendal-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_815ede81f26e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Stendal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {dad38837f231d9371d9bc0272e71d3a0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/stendal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Stendal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/stendal/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version dad38837f231d9371d9bc0272e71d3a0; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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