Living in Stein

In Stein, unemployment is 3.1% (2025).

Stein numbered 24,653 residents at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.1% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population24,653people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Average gross salary4,079EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent480EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 3.1% — about the sameOfficial source · Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Recorded crime3,030incidents per 100,000country median 3,090 — 2% belowOfficial source · Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2025Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Stein?

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 NetherlandsNational rates and thresholds that apply in Stein.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Stein. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 100 Mbps home internet⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan⁷Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	480 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)¹⁵Official · parent municipality

Is Stein 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 legal route · range 47–67%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–73%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 38–54%

Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 41–59%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Stein?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS)¹²

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Stein is 3.1%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

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Stein 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,079 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 3.1% — about the same	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Netherlands (CBS)¹²Official

What does a salary buy in Stein?

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

Left over each month€2,498of €3,045 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.	€3,045
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED) · 2024-12-31	− €480
Internet€43 · official · KPN 100 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €43
Mobile plan€25 · official · KPN 20GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €25
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,498

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Stein Salary needed to live in Stein

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Stein. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

UWV public employment service — Public employment service

Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)

Job Search

Open official service

Open the Netherlands service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Stein. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	2 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)²Official
Schools	3 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)²Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: extra Dutch-language reception support for recently-arrived immigrant pupils (NT2 reception funding). How to enrol a child (rijksoverheid.nl).

A country-wide rule for Netherlands; Stein's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Stein?

Police recorded 3,030 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesStein highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Amsterdam8,970

Rotterdam8,200

Eindhoven7,990

Arnhem6,970

The Hague6,890

Utrecht6,800

Nijmegen6,280

Groningen6,160

Breda5,870

Tilburg5,560

Almere4,280

Almere Stad4,278

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,030 incidents per 100,000country median 3,090	31 Dec 2025	Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Stein's nearest airport was MST, 6 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	6 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MST	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stein. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Blik op Werk integration-provider quality register — Other

Blik op Werk

For integration-course applicants.

DutchIn Person, Online

Open official information

DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)

For people who must integrate.

DutchIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Stein.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.2°C in January to 18.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 63.8 mm in January and 72.8 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 66.9 hours in January and 209 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Stein?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

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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7°1°

11°3°

15°5°

19°9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

181

209

206

209

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157

118

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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

PM2.57WHO 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 NetherlandsAnnual PM2.5 in Stein is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

6–77–88–99–1010–1111–12

Stein 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2025	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.7 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 15 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.1 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 15 · Oct 11 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.8 · Feb 57.6 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 41 · May 57.7 · Jun 68.9 · Jul 72.8 · Aug 82.8 · Sep 57.5 · Oct 63.6 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 74.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 66.9 · Feb 86 · Mar 138.5 · Apr 180.8 · May 208.7 · Jun 205.5 · Jul 209 · Aug 197.5 · Sep 157 · Oct 118.2 · Nov 74.1 · Dec 53.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.2 °C, Dusseldorf (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Erkrath (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Haan (Germany) ±0.3 °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 Stein?

The published population was 24,653 people in January 2025. Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	24,653 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Netherlands (CBS)¹¹Official

International community in Stein

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population registered in Dutch municipalities; CBS population on 1 January · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Born in the Netherlands	22,697	91.9%
Born outside the Netherlands	1,994	8.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

Residents in the Dutch population register; 1 January · 2025-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Totaal	24,653	100.0%
Nederlands	23,798	96.5%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit	855	3.5%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)	527	2.1%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)	407	1.7%
Buiten-Europa	316	1.3%
Azië	253	1.0%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)	213	0.9%
Syrisch	143	0.6%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU	142	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Belgisch	131	0.5%
Pools	77	0.3%
Oekraïens	69	0.3%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland	63	0.3%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU	50	0.2%
Afrika	35	0.1%
Turks	29	0.1%
Amerika	28	0.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)	28	0.1%
Brits	27	0.1%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)	26	0.1%
Hongaars	16	0.1%
Italiaans	16	0.1%
Spaans	16	0.1%
Bulgaars	15	0.1%
Chinees	14	0.1%
Roemeens	13	0.1%
Staatloos / onbekend	12	0.0%
Indonesisch	11	0.0%
Frans	10	0.0%
Grieks	10	0.0%
Iraans	10	0.0%
Jemenitisch	9	0.0%
Marokkaans	9	0.0%
Slowaaks	9	0.0%
Amerikaans	8	0.0%
Portugees	8	0.0%
Russisch	8	0.0%
Filippijns	7	0.0%
Litouws	7	0.0%
Thais	7	0.0%
Braziliaans	6	0.0%
Eritrees	6	0.0%
Iraaks	6	0.0%
Afghaans	5	0.0%
Oostenrijks	5	0.0%
Pakistaans	4	0.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans	4	0.0%
Colombiaans	2	0.0%
Lets	2	0.0%
Nigeriaans	2	0.0%
Canadees	1	0.0%
Indiaas	1	0.0%
Japans	1	0.0%
Kroatisch	1	0.0%
Zuid-Koreaans	1	0.0%
Zweeds	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Stein

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Stein from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Stein

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

Maasmechelen Belgium · 5.4 km away

Rent: 805 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Dilsen-Stokkem Belgium · 7.8 km away

Rent: 875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stein 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Stein part of Sittard-Geleen?

Stein is in the published commuting zone of Sittard-Geleen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Sittard-Geleen city profile

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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 Stein?

The published population was 24,653 people in January 2025. Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

Is the air quality good in Stein?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Stein?

What is the unemployment rate in Stein?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

Is Stein a good place to live?

Stein 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 Stein part of Sittard-Geleen?

Stein is in the published commuting zone of Sittard-Geleen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Stein?

Sittard-Geleen, Elsloo, Beek, Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Geleen are near Stein. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Born in the Netherlands live in Stein?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,697 people (91.9%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Stein, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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