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Living in Zella-Mehlis

Zella-Mehlis had 12,157 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. Regional GDP per person was €32,895 at the end of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 79.8% in 2025.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Zella-Mehlis?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Zella-Mehlis.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.14 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Zella-Mehlis?

Average net cold rent is 7.14 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 7.14 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Zella-Mehlis22

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Zella-Mehlis yet.

Net rent across major citiesZella-Mehlis highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Zella-Mehlis highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.14 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Zella-Mehlis22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 428 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.14 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: June 2026

Work and income

The regional median gross salary was €3,300 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,379 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Zella-Mehlis?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Zella-Mehlis is 4.9%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Zella-Mehlis 4.9%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability61.16 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability79.79 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident26,379 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita32,895 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents151.4 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Zella-Mehlis 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport41 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Zella-Mehlis?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str)12

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
Zella-Mehlis average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°JFMAMJJASOND19°-5°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Zella-Mehlis average monthly precipitation, mm0408012016013410410673979113096111111120143JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Zella-Mehlis average monthly sunshine, hours0501001502004465110161183183191188135904639JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Zella-Mehlis annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104014.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Zella-Mehlis is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Zella-Mehlis 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.8 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.7 · Feb -4.4 · Mar -1.9 · Apr 1.8 · May 5.6 · Jun 8.7 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 11 · Sep 7.4 · Oct 3.6 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 5 · May 9.2 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 133.6 · Feb 104.1 · Mar 106 · Apr 73.4 · May 96.5 · Jun 90.9 · Jul 129.9 · Aug 96.2 · Sep 111 · Oct 110.9 · Nov 119.7 · Dec 142.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 44.3 · Feb 65.4 · Mar 109.9 · Apr 161.2 · May 183.4 · Jun 182.8 · Jul 190.8 · Aug 188.4 · Sep 135 · Oct 89.9 · Nov 46.2 · Dec 38.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Glienicke12,159 residentsGundelfingen12,168 residentsNörvenich12,131 residentsGeeste12,129 residentsLauffen am Neckar12,189 residentsBurladingen12,124 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 229.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Zella-Mehlis?

The published population was 12,157 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Zella-Mehlis residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.9%Foreign residents 4.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area52.99 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
Cars per 1,000 residents630 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area52.99 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)7Official
Foreign residents495 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density229.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population12,157 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents335 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share2.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other10,069 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share81.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents1,919 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share15.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Zella-Mehlis

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
Total12,323100.0%
Germany11,64994.5%
Poland1181.0%
Romania960.8%
Czech Republic640.5%
Ukraine490.4%
Bulgaria460.4%
Russian Federation300.2%
Hungary210.2%
Syrian Arab Republic170.1%
Turkey150.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq150.1%
Greece110.1%
Slovakia110.1%
Serbia110.1%
Austria100.1%
Afghanistan100.1%
Georgia100.1%
Moldova, Republic of90.1%
Spain80.1%
Viet Nam80.1%
Uzbekistan80.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina70.1%
Italy70.1%
Thailand70.1%
Albania60.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of60.0%
United States60.0%
Armenia50.0%
Latvia40.0%
India40.0%
France30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Kosovo30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Israel30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
China30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,323100.0%
Germany11,82796.0%
Romania1110.9%
Poland540.4%
Ukraine500.4%
Bulgaria460.4%
Hungary220.2%
Syrian Arab Republic190.2%
Greece180.1%
Turkey180.1%
Iraq170.1%
Show 28 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan130.1%
Russian Federation90.1%
Serbia90.1%
Croatia80.1%
Austria80.1%
Armenia80.1%
Viet Nam80.1%
China80.1%
Albania70.1%
Slovakia60.0%
Thailand60.0%
Stateless60.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Latvia40.0%
Portugal40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
France30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Norway30.0%
Spain30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Colombia30.0%
India30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Zella-Mehlis 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–65%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%
Foreign residents495 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population12,157 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.14 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Zella-Mehlis
Fibre-to-the-building availability61.16 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability79.79 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,379 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–698.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 357.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier395 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Zella-Mehlis?

The published population was 12,157 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Zella-Mehlis?

Average net cold rent is 7.14 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 500 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Zella-Mehlis.

Is the air quality good in Zella-Mehlis?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str).

What is the unemployment rate in Zella-Mehlis?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Zella-Mehlis?

The median gross salary is 3,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Zella-Mehlis?

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

Is Zella-Mehlis a good place to live?

Zella-Mehlis 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.

How many people born in Total live in Zella-Mehlis?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,323 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Zella-Mehlis, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/zella-mehlis/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zella-Mehlis, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  8. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  2. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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