Living in Winsen

In Winsen, rent averages €6.07 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.1% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Winsen had a population of 12,711. For Winsen, the regional median gross salary was €3,900 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population12,711people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.07EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 4% aboveOfficial source · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 5.1% — about the sameOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime6,267incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

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

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 Winsen?

Average net cold rent is 6.07 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): 6.07 EUR/m²/month · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesWinsen highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.07 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)⁴Official

Is Winsen 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 364 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.07 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 Winsen?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Winsen is 5.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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658

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Winsen 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 5.1% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik³Official

What does a salary buy in Winsen?

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

Left over each month€2,085of €2,548 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.	€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€6.07/m² · official · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE) · 2022-05-15	− €364
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	€2,085

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWinsen 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	6,267 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Winsen's nearest airport was HAJ, 29 km away and offered 50 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	50 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HAJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Winsen's monthly mean temperatures were 1.9°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Winsen's monthly precipitation totalled 63.2 mm in January and 74.6 mm in July. Winsen's average monthly sunshine was 49.9 hours in January and 225.9 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Winsen?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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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4°-1°

5°-1°

9°1°

14°4°

19°9°

21°11°

24°14°

19°10°

14°6°

8°3°

4°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

109

162

212

207

226

210

156

109

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

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 Winsen 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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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Winsen 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.2 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 13.9 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.5 · May 8.6 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 14 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.9 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 9.4 · May 14.1 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.2 · Feb 45.5 · Mar 49.6 · Apr 42 · May 53 · Jun 54.6 · Jul 74.6 · Aug 66.1 · Sep 56.7 · Oct 60.1 · Nov 54.5 · Dec 59.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 49.9 · Feb 63.9 · Mar 108.9 · Apr 162.4 · May 211.7 · Jun 207 · Jul 225.9 · Aug 209.8 · Sep 155.6 · Oct 109 · Nov 46.4 · Dec 37.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Salzgitter ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Metz (France) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.4 °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 Winsen?

The published population was 12,711 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	12,711 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Winsen

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	12,600	100.0%
Germany	11,294	89.6%
Poland	295	2.3%
Russian Federation	160	1.3%
Kazakhstan	140	1.1%
Ukraine	100	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	56	0.4%
Turkey	47	0.4%
Romania	40	0.3%
United Kingdom	40	0.3%
Netherlands	39	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	38	0.3%
Bulgaria	33	0.3%
Lithuania	22	0.2%
Czech Republic	17	0.1%
Austria	16	0.1%
Hungary	16	0.1%
Latvia	15	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	14	0.1%
Pakistan	14	0.1%
Serbia	11	0.1%
Italy	9	0.1%
Kosovo	9	0.1%
Liberia	8	0.1%
Thailand	8	0.1%
Not stated	8	0.1%
Greece	7	0.1%
Sweden	7	0.1%
Spain	7	0.1%
Gambia	7	0.1%
United States	7	0.1%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Tajikistan	5	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Jamaica	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	12,600	100.0%
Germany	11,866	94.2%
Poland	138	1.1%
Ukraine	80	0.6%
Iraq	45	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	41	0.3%
Russian Federation	40	0.3%
Romania	31	0.2%
Turkey	30	0.2%
Netherlands	28	0.2%
United Kingdom	27	0.2%

Show 44 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	25	0.2%
Uncertain	19	0.2%
Lithuania	16	0.1%
Austria	16	0.1%
Kosovo	15	0.1%
Serbia	12	0.1%
Liberia	12	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.1%
Montenegro	10	0.1%
Latvia	9	0.1%
Italy	8	0.1%
Hungary	8	0.1%
Pakistan	8	0.1%
Kazakhstan	7	0.1%
Greece	6	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Thailand	5	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Viet Nam	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Winsen

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.

Böblingen as a Winsen alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 6,267 Winsen−39%
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,900 Winsen+26%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.07/m² Winsenno percentage

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Bretzfeld12,713 residents Blaubeuren12,719 residents Velten12,727 residents Brunsbüttel12,692 residents Wächtersbach12,731 residents Dossenheim12,690 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Winsen 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; Winsen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Winsen part of Celle?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁶

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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 Winsen?

The published population was 12,711 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Winsen?

Average net cold rent is 6.07 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 425 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE).

Is the air quality good in Winsen?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Winsen?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Winsen?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Winsen a good place to live?

Winsen 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 Winsen part of Celle?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Winsen?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,294 people (89.6%) 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, October 16). Winsen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bee617d1f48c7f181b5905ef0f83d7b7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/winsen-06-00/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Winsen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/winsen-06-00/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE) destatis.de · checked 2026-09-23
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
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