Living in Hadsten
Hadsten's unemployment stood at 2.3% in November 2025. Hadsten recorded annual PM2.5 of 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 73% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Danish city that publishes it.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Hadsten?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 40 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Norlys fixed broadband7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.93 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | 3 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.13 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 907.8 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · parent municipality |
Is Hadsten 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Hadsten?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force12
Hadsten 2.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 7,129 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)5Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 2.3 % | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force12Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Hadsten?
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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,973 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.13/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31 | − €608 |
| Internet€40 · official · Norlys fixed broadband · 2026-09-30 | − €40 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · 3 mobile internet 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €3,305 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hadsten. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Jobnet Denmark — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hadsten. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
Recorded crime was 3,392.8 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025.
How safe is Hadsten?
Police recorded about 3,063 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,063 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)11Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Hadsten's nearest airport was AAR, 35 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hadsten. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Danish language training for adult foreign nationals — State Language Course
Danish municipalities and language centres
For adult foreign nationals, newly arrived residents.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 1.3°C in January and 16.4°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Hadsten?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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)2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.3 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 3 · Apr 6.9 · May 11 · Jun 14 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 9 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Hadsten?
The published population was 8,551 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,551 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Population 1. January10Official |
Alternatives for people set on Hadsten
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Hadsten from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Hadsten
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 687.1 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Hadsten, nearest in population first.
How does Hadsten compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hadsten under the national coverage rules.
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 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: sprogstimulation (compulsory language stimulation for bilingual children) + supplementary Danish instruction. How to enrol a child (uvm.dk).
A country-wide rule for Denmark; Hadsten'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 Hadsten?
The published population was 8,551 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January.
Is the air quality good in Hadsten?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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).
How safe is Hadsten?
Police recorded about 3,063 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22).
What is the unemployment rate in Hadsten?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
Is Hadsten a good place to live?
Hadsten 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 Hadsten?
Hinnerup, Hørning, Hammel, Lystrup, Randers are near Hadsten. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hadsten, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d8ff944a0c009299a6d1df0aa4c71b6b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/hadsten/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
- Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
- Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-09-25
- Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-07
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- Norlys fixed broadband norlys.dk · checked 2026-09-15
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Population 1. January api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-23
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- Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-05
- StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q512457 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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