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Living in Vienenburg

For Vienenburg, the regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. Vienenburg's unemployment stood at 7.07% in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population5,543people31 Dec 2018Official source · 40th change to Flächennutzungsplan, Vienenburg local population
Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent7EUR/m²/month2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table
Unemployment rate7.07%15 May 2022Municipality figureOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime6,866incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 85% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% 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 Vienenburg?

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 Vienenburg?

Average net cold rent is 7 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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): 7 EUR/m²/month · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Vienenburg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesVienenburg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vienenburg highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M15Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)5Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality

Is Vienenburg 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 40–70%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–72%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–70%
Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–70%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 420 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7 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: 2024

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vienenburg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.07 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Vienenburg is 7.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,800 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate7.07 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Vienenburg?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,800 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,975of €2,494 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.€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² · market price · INKAR · 2024− €420
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€1,975
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Vienenburg Salary needed to live in Vienenburg

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vienenburg. 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

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vienenburg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesVienenburg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vienenburg highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,866 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise14Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Vienenburg's nearest airport was HAJ, 82 km away and offered 50 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport50 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport82 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HAJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

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

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vienenburg.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Vienenburg stood at 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Vienenburg's monthly mean temperatures were −3.3°C in January and 12.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 202.9 mm in January and 159.3 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Vienenburg?

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 (EEA)4

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Vienenburg is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -1 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 6 · May 10.1 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 2.9 · Dec 0 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.4 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 0.1 · May 3.9 · Jun 6.7 · Jul 9.1 · Aug 9.2 · Sep 6 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -1.4 · Dec -4.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.3 · Feb -3.3 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 2.9 · May 6.8 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 202.9 · Feb 145.8 · Mar 147.5 · Apr 86.9 · May 120.3 · Jun 117.2 · Jul 159.3 · Aug 131.1 · Sep 152.7 · Oct 171 · Nov 163.2 · Dec 204 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61.8 · Feb 72 · Mar 107.8 · Apr 162.7 · May 187 · Jun 181.4 · Jul 184.6 · Aug 177 · Sep 131 · Oct 93.5 · Nov 55.2 · Dec 49 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Titisee-Neustadt ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±5.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±5.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±5.2 °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 Vienenburg?

The published population was 5,543 people in 2018. Source: 40th change to Flächennutzungsplan, Vienenburg local population1

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,543 people31 Dec 201840th change to Flächennutzungsplan, Vienenburg local population1Official

Alternatives for people set on Vienenburg

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.

Wolfenbuettel as a Vienenburg alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,113 Wolfenbuettel vs 6,866 Vienenburg−40%
  • Rent: €6.73/m² (2022) Wolfenbuettel vs €7.00/m² (2024) Vienenburgno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,400 Wolfenbuettel vs €3,800 Vienenburgno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Wolfenbuettel vs 7.0 µg/m³ Vienenburg+14%

Gummersbach as a Vienenburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 231 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 6,866 Vienenburg−42%
  • Rent: €5.93/m² (2022) Gummersbach vs €7.00/m² (2024) Vienenburgno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,800 Vienenburgno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 7.0 µg/m³ Vienenburg+14%

Cities near Vienenburg

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

Bad Harzburg 7.9 km away
Rent
5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Schladen 8.8 km away
Rent
5.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Osterwieck 10.5 km away
Rent
4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Goslar 10.7 km away
Rent
5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Ilsenburg (Harz) 12.7 km away
Rent
5.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Langelsheim 15.8 km away
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4.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wernigerode 20.1 km away
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5.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Vienenburg 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.

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; Vienenburg's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Vienenburg?

The published population was 5,543 people in 2018. Source: 40th change to Flächennutzungsplan, Vienenburg local population.

How much does it cost to rent in Vienenburg?

Average net cold rent is 7 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 490 EUR a month before utilities. Source: BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113).

Is the air quality good in Vienenburg?

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 (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Vienenburg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Vienenburg?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Vienenburg a good place to live?

Vienenburg 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 Vienenburg?

Bad Harzburg, Schladen, Osterwieck, Goslar, Ilsenburg (Harz) are near Vienenburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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