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Living in Wittstock/Dosse

In Wittstock/Dosse, rents across existing tenancies average €4.97 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.9% (2022).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. Wittstock/Dosse had a population of 13,804 at the end of 2024. For Wittstock/Dosse, the unemployment rate was 7.9% in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2327 sources

Population13,804people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent4.97EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate7.9%country median 5.1% — 55% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime7,268incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 79% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 91% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 81% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Wittstock/Dosse?

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 Wittstock/Dosse?

Average net cold rent is 4.97 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): 4.97 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Wittstock/Dosse recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesWittstock/Dosse highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Wittstock/Dosse highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Wittstock/Dosse€4.97
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M19Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.97 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Wittstock/Dosse a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–67%
Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–62%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 298 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.97 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 regional median gross salary was €3,250 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €25,079 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Wittstock/Dosse?

The unemployment rate is about 7.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wittstock/Dosse is 7.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability64.23 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability70.53 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident25,079 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,346 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.9 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

What does a salary buy in Wittstock/Dosse?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,250 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,613of €2,192 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.€2,192
Rent, 60 m²€8.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.97/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €480
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€1,613
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Wittstock/Dosse Salary needed to live in Wittstock/Dosse

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents656.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wittstock/Dosse 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 residents656.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWittstock/Dosse highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Wittstock/Dosse 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 residents7,268 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise16Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport5 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportRLG13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport85.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport85 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)RLG3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wittstock/Dosse. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Wittstock/Dosse.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Annual mean temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 420.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 32.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Wittstock/Dosse?

The published population was 13,804 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents614 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area420.2 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents577 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density32.85 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population13,804 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents269 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share1.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other11,483 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share82.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents2,239 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share16 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Wittstock/Dosse

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 groupPeopleShare
Total13,991100.0%
Germany12,98092.8%
Poland3212.3%
Russian Federation1080.8%
Ukraine1010.7%
Romania470.3%
Not stated440.3%
Syrian Arab Republic430.3%
Czech Republic380.3%
Kazakhstan370.3%
Turkey310.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Austria200.1%
India200.1%
Croatia120.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of110.1%
Kosovo110.1%
Afghanistan110.1%
Viet Nam100.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina90.1%
Bulgaria80.1%
Hungary80.1%
Turkmenistan80.1%
Moldova, Republic of70.1%
Eritrea70.1%
Albania60.0%
Libya60.0%
Morocco60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Netherlands50.0%
Slovakia50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Greece40.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Jordan40.0%
France30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
China30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total13,991100.0%
Germany13,41795.9%
Poland1170.8%
Ukraine920.7%
Russian Federation460.3%
Syrian Arab Republic440.3%
Romania400.3%
Turkey370.3%
Croatia190.1%
India170.1%
Afghanistan120.1%
Show 30 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of110.1%
Eritrea110.1%
Viet Nam80.1%
Turkmenistan80.1%
Netherlands70.1%
Libya70.1%
Bulgaria60.0%
Greece60.0%
Morocco60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Albania40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Austria40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Finland30.0%
France30.0%
Italy30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Thailand30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)100.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 359.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier323 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Alternatives for people set on Wittstock/Dosse

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.

Pritzwalk as a Wittstock/Dosse alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,015.9 Pritzwalk vs 656.6 Wittstock/Dosse+55%
  • Unemployment: 5.9% Pritzwalk vs 7.9% Wittstock/Dosse−25%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,478 Pritzwalk vs 7,268 Wittstock/Dosse−11%
  • Rent: €4.84/m² Pritzwalk vs €4.97/m² Wittstock/Dossesame level
  • Residents: 11,866 Pritzwalk vs 13,804 Wittstock/Dosse−14%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,200 Pritzwalk vs €3,250 Wittstock/Dossesame level
  • Nearest airport: 85.7 km Pritzwalk vs 85.1 km Wittstock/Dossesame level
Full comparisonMore about Pritzwalk

Ibbenbueren as a Wittstock/Dosse alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 336 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 13,804 Wittstock/Dosse+275%
  • Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 7.9% Wittstock/Dosse−42%
  • Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €4.97/m² Wittstock/Dosse+18%
  • Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 85.1 km Wittstock/Dosse−80%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 7,268 Wittstock/Dosse−21%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,250 Wittstock/Dosseno percentage
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 656.6 Wittstock/Dosse+30%
Full comparisonMore about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Wittstock/Dosse

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

Pritzwalk 20.2 km away
Rent
4.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Mirow 23.9 km away
Rent
5.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Meyenburg 23.9 km away
Rent
4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Röbel/Müritz 25.0 km away
Rent
5.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Wittstock/Dosse, nearest in population first.

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Buchloe13,815 residentsHohenstein-Ernstthal13,788 residentsHöchstadt an der Aisch13,827 residentsBarßel13,780 residentsLotte13,770 residentsMittweida13,839 residents

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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; Wittstock/Dosse'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 Wittstock/Dosse?

The published population was 13,804 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wittstock/Dosse?

Average net cold rent is 4.97 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 348 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Wittstock/Dosse?

The unemployment rate is about 7.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wittstock/Dosse?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Wittstock/Dosse?

577 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Wittstock/Dosse a good place to live?

Wittstock/Dosse 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 Wittstock/Dosse?

Pritzwalk, Mirow, Meyenburg, Röbel/Müritz are near Wittstock/Dosse. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Wittstock/Dosse?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,980 people (92.8%) 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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  title = {Wittstock/Dosse, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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