Living in Timmendorfer Strand
In Timmendorfer Strand, rents across existing tenancies average €9.53 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2024).
Timmendorfer Strand's population was 8,320 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Timmendorfer Strand showed €3,700 per month at the end of 2024. Timmendorfer Strand recorded annual PM2.5 of 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 98% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Timmendorfer Strand?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Timmendorfer Strand?
Average net cold rent is 9.53 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): 9.53 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| 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 M14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.53 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Timmendorfer Strand 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 572 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.53 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Timmendorfer Strand?
The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Timmendorfer Strand 5.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,700 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Timmendorfer Strand?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,440 |
| Rent, 60 m²€9.53/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €572 |
| 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 | €1,769 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Timmendorfer Strand. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Timmendorfer Strand. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,712 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Timmendorfer Strand's nearest airport was LBC, 21 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Timmendorfer Strand. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 2.1°C in January and 18°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 59.9 mm in January and 71.5 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 42.2 hours in January and 223.1 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Timmendorfer Strand?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Timmendorfer Strand 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 12.4 · May 16.5 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1 · Apr 3.6 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 8 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 7.8 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 3.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 59.9 · Feb 51 · Mar 47.9 · Apr 38 · May 49.6 · Jun 70.8 · Jul 71.5 · Aug 71.1 · Sep 54 · Oct 55.4 · Nov 55.3 · Dec 65.6 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 42.2 · Feb 60.5 · Mar 119.4 · Apr 183.1 · May 231 · Jun 216.6 · Jul 223.1 · Aug 203.5 · Sep 149.8 · Oct 103.7 · Nov 48.4 · Dec 32.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.5 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.5 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.5 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Derby (United Kingdom) ±1.2 °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
How many people live in Timmendorfer Strand?
The published population was 8,320 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,320 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13Official |
International community in Timmendorfer Strand
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 | 8,390 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 7,070 | 84.3% |
| Poland | 271 | 3.2% |
| Not stated | 148 | 1.8% |
| Ukraine | 106 | 1.3% |
| Russian Federation | 92 | 1.1% |
| Romania | 40 | 0.5% |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 0.5% |
| Italy | 31 | 0.4% |
| Slovakia | 30 | 0.4% |
| Turkey | 29 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Syrian Arab Republic | 27 | 0.3% |
| Czech Republic | 26 | 0.3% |
| Austria | 24 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 23 | 0.3% |
| Bulgaria | 22 | 0.3% |
| Lithuania | 22 | 0.3% |
| Spain | 21 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 0.3% |
| Hungary | 18 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 15 | 0.2% |
| United States | 14 | 0.2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 10 | 0.1% |
| France | 10 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 10 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 9 | 0.1% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 9 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 9 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 9 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 9 | 0.1% |
| China | 9 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 8 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 7 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 7 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 5 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,390 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 7,571 | 90.2% |
| Poland | 123 | 1.5% |
| Ukraine | 114 | 1.4% |
| Romania | 40 | 0.5% |
| Italy | 36 | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | 33 | 0.4% |
| Slovakia | 32 | 0.4% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 32 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 25 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 23 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 22 | 0.3% |
| Lithuania | 20 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 19 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 18 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 17 | 0.2% |
| United States | 14 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 13 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 11 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 10 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 10 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 10 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 9 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 8 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 7 | 0.1% |
| China | 6 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 5 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 5 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Alternatives for people set on Timmendorfer Strand
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.
Norderstedt as a Timmendorfer Strand alternative in the same region
60 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €8.98/m² Norderstedt vs €9.53/m² Timmendorfer Strandno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €4,100 Norderstedt vs €3,700 Timmendorfer Strand+11%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,258 Norderstedt vs 5,712 Timmendorfer Strand−8%
Böblingen as a Timmendorfer Strand alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 603 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,700 Timmendorfer Strand+32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,712 Timmendorfer Strand−34%
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €9.53/m² Timmendorfer Strandno percentage
Cities near Timmendorfer Strand
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 7.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Salary
- 4,034 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 7.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Rent
- 6.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Rent
- 6.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Rent
- 7.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Timmendorfer Strand 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Timmendorfer Strand's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Timmendorfer Strand part of Lübeck?
Timmendorfer Strand is in the published commuting zone of Lübeck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lübeck city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Timmendorfer Strand?
The published population was 8,320 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Timmendorfer Strand?
Average net cold rent is 9.53 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 667 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Timmendorfer Strand?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Timmendorfer Strand?
The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Timmendorfer Strand?
The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Timmendorfer Strand a good place to live?
Timmendorfer Strand 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 Timmendorfer Strand part of Lübeck?
Timmendorfer Strand is in the published commuting zone of Lübeck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Timmendorfer Strand?
Lübeck, Bad Schwartau, Neustadt in Holstein, Dassow, Eutin are near Timmendorfer Strand. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Timmendorfer Strand?
The official country of birth distribution records 7,070 people (84.3%) 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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- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- 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
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