Cities in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Saxony-Anhalt has 114 published cities; the largest is Magdeburg, with 245,834 residents. Net rent runs from €4.23 to €6.29 per m² a month across the 107 cities that publish it. The median gross salary runs from €3,746 to €3,790 a month across 2 cities.
Published cities in Saxony-Anhalt
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdeburg | 245,834 | €5.75 | €3,790 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| Halle (Saale) | 243,452 | €5.99 | €3,746 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Dessau-Rosslau | 75,402 | €5.48 | — | 7.0 | 9.8 |
| Dessau | 70,084 | — | — | — | — |
| Wittenberg | 45,249 | €5.32 | — | 8.5 | 10.3 |
| Weissenfels | 37,929 | €5.24 | — | 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Halberstadt | 37,898 | €5.22 | — | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Stendal | 37,850 | €5.23 | — | 8.7 | 8.0 |
| Bitterfeld-Wolfen | 36,592 | €5.50 | — | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Merseburg | 34,392 | €5.46 | — | 11.5 | — |
| Wernigerode | 32,167 | €5.73 | — | 4.4 | 8.1 |
| Naumburg (Saale) | 31,940 | €5.50 | — | 5.9 | — |
| Bernburg (Saale) | 30,992 | €5.18 | — | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Schönebeck | 30,250 | €5.14 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Zeitz | 28,328 | €4.86 | — | 9.4 | — |
| Aschersleben | 25,647 | €5.00 | — | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| Sangerhausen | 25,392 | €5.34 | — | 8.6 | 6.0 |
| Köthen (Anhalt) | 24,110 | €5.10 | — | 9.5 | — |
| Staßfurt | 23,181 | €4.78 | — | 9.0 | — |
| Quedlinburg | 23,139 | €5.39 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Salzwedel | 22,964 | €4.92 | — | 7.9 | — |
| Burg | 22,585 | €5.17 | — | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Eisleben | 22,505 | €5.19 | — | 11.5 | — |
| Gardelegen | 21,822 | €4.81 | — | 5.5 | — |
| Zerbst/Anhalt | 21,124 | €4.79 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Haldensleben | 19,121 | €5.31 | — | 6.4 | — |
| Blankenburg (Harz) | 18,970 | €4.80 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Oschersleben (Bode) | 18,859 | €5.13 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Thale | 16,788 | €4.95 | — | 6.8 | — |
| Haldensleben I | 16,491 | — | — | — | — |
| Wolfen | 15,214 | — | — | — | — |
| Landsberg | 14,772 | €5.96 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Leuna | 14,131 | €5.70 | — | 5.1 | — |
| Sandersdorf-Brehna | 14,130 | €5.60 | — | 4.7 | — |
| Wanzleben-Börde | 13,724 | €4.88 | — | 4.3 | — |
| Jessen (Elster) | 13,639 | €5.03 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Genthin | 13,416 | €5.08 | — | 6.1 | 8.0 |
| Teutschenthal | 13,038 | €5.30 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Oebisfelde-Weferlingen | 13,002 | €5.50 | — | 5.6 | — |
| Südliches Anhalt | 12,857 | €4.64 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Hettstedt | 12,783 | €4.92 | — | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Möckern | 12,591 | €4.77 | — | 6.1 | — |
| Wolmirstedt | 12,323 | €5.49 | — | 8.2 | — |
| Bad Dürrenberg | 11,521 | €5.42 | — | 9.7 | — |
| Gräfenhainichen | 11,228 | €4.68 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Coswig (Anhalt) | 11,129 | €4.62 | — | 4.8 | — |
| Osterwieck | 11,045 | €4.68 | — | 5.6 | — |
| Braunsbedra | 10,352 | €4.87 | — | 4.9 | — |
| Tangermünde | 10,212 | €5.22 | — | 6.3 | 8.0 |
| Tangerhütte | 10,108 | €4.78 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Gommern | 10,090 | €4.88 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Querfurt | 10,007 | €4.73 | — | 7.4 | 9.0 |
| Klötze | 9,699 | €4.82 | — | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Wettin-Löbejün | 9,554 | €4.86 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Oberharz am Brocken | 9,547 | €4.80 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Ilsenburg (Harz) | 9,414 | €5.56 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Osterburg (Altmark) | 9,371 | €4.93 | — | 9.4 | — |
| Kemberg | 9,217 | €4.76 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Hohenmölsen | 9,211 | €5.05 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Barleben | 9,137 | €6.29 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Zahna-Elster | 8,984 | €4.64 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Zörbig | 8,899 | €5.12 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Bad Lauchstädt | 8,883 | €5.43 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Raguhn-Jeßnitz | 8,702 | €5.21 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Ballenstedt | 8,422 | €5.04 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Lützen | 8,242 | €4.63 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Mücheln (Geiseltal) | 8,185 | €4.78 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Mansfeld | 8,096 | €4.83 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Calbe (Saale) | 8,030 | €5.00 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Oranienbaum-Wörlitz | 7,998 | €4.84 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Bad Schmiedeberg | 7,941 | €4.78 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Osternienburger Land | 7,928 | €4.51 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Könnern | 7,875 | €4.66 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Barby | 7,813 | €4.83 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Teuchern | 7,712 | €4.64 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Bismark (Altmark) | 7,660 | €4.44 | — | 9.4 | — |
| Seeland | 7,553 | €4.54 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Allstedt | 7,535 | €4.67 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Harzgerode | 7,309 | €4.91 | — | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Aken (Elbe) | 7,153 | €4.53 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Oebisfelde | 7,106 | — | — | — | — |
| Kalbe (Milde) | 6,976 | €4.23 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Gerbstedt | 6,601 | €4.43 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Jerichow | 6,571 | €4.65 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Hecklingen | 6,446 | €4.68 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Annaburg | 6,309 | €4.32 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Havelberg | 6,246 | €4.56 | — | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Arendsee (Altmark) | 6,232 | €4.63 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Arnstein | 6,123 | €4.53 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Nienburg (Saale) | 5,635 | €4.56 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Sandersdorf | 5,119 | — | — | — | — |
| Falkenstein/Harz | 4,924 | €4.79 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Wanzleben | 4,899 | — | — | — | — |
| Seehausen (Altmark) | 4,554 | €4.53 | — | 9.4 | — |
| Freyburg (Unstrut) | 4,433 | €5.13 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Güsten | 3,843 | €4.92 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Bad Kösen | 3,573 | — | — | — | — |
| Gröningen | 3,343 | €4.31 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Kelbra (Kyffhäuser) | 3,196 | €4.68 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Egeln | 3,108 | €4.63 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Nebra (Unstrut) | 2,937 | €4.32 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Laucha an der Unstrut | 2,657 | €4.63 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Alsleben (Saale) | 2,526 | €5.06 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Bad Bibra | 2,515 | €4.73 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Wegeleben | 2,378 | €4.59 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Schwanebeck | 2,352 | €4.57 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Osterfeld | 2,346 | €5.72 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Eckartsberga | 2,255 | €4.87 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Arneburg | 1,402 | €4.95 | — | 9.4 | — |
| Kroppenstedt | 1,357 | €4.39 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Schraplau | 1,020 | €4.67 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Werben (Elbe) | 899 | €4.25 | — | 9.4 | — |
| Stößen | 869 | €4.61 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Sandau (Elbe) | 796 | €5.45 | — | 9.4 | — |
Within Saxony-Anhalt
Lowest net rent
- Kalbe (Milde): €4.23/m² (2022)
- Werben (Elbe): €4.25/m² (2022)
- Gröningen: €4.31/m² (2022)
- Annaburg: €4.32/m² (2022)
- Nebra (Unstrut): €4.32/m² (2022)
Cleanest air
- Harzgerode: 5.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Sangerhausen: 6.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Klötze: 6.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Halberstadt: 7.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Aschersleben: 8.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen
- Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025
- Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
- Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
- Stadt Halle (Saale) — Fachbereich Stadtentwicklung; erstellt in Zusammenarbeit mit Mieterverein Halle und Umgebung e.V., Haus & Grund Halle-Saalkreis e.V., Wohnungsgenossenschaften, Gutachterausschuss — Mietspiegel 2026/2027 der Stadt Halle (Saale)
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
- European Environment Agency