Cities in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Schleswig-Holstein has 114 published cities; the largest is Kiel, with 251,379 residents. Net rent runs from €4.14 to €11.49 per m² a month across the 106 cities that publish it. The median gross salary runs from €4,034 to €4,161 a month across 2 cities.
Published cities in Schleswig-Holstein
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiel | 251,379 | €7.64 | €4,161 | 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Lübeck | 223,156 | €7.47 | €4,034 | 8.1 | 6.7 |
| Flensburg | 96,326 | €6.96 | — | 9.1 | 6.8 |
| Norderstedt | 82,844 | €8.98 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Neumuenster | 79,809 | €6.22 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Elmshorn | 51,342 | €7.75 | — | 9.1 | — |
| Pinneberg | 44,865 | €8.24 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Wedel | 34,912 | €8.79 | — | 5.7 | — |
| Ahrensburg | 34,534 | €10.46 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Geesthacht | 33,519 | €7.93 | — | 9.1 | — |
| Itzehoe | 32,725 | €6.33 | — | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Rendsburg | 30,633 | €6.46 | — | 10.7 | 8.0 |
| Reinbek | 28,274 | €8.70 | — | 5.6 | — |
| Schleswig | 25,352 | €6.56 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Bad Oldesloe | 24,846 | €7.60 | — | 9.1 | — |
| Husum | 24,090 | €4.73 | — | 11.6 | 6.0 |
| Kaltenkirchen | 23,502 | €7.47 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Quickborn | 22,521 | €4.88 | — | 6.4 | — |
| Heide | 22,002 | €6.68 | — | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| Eckernförde | 21,563 | €7.47 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Bad Schwartau | 19,954 | €7.95 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Schenefeld | 19,909 | €6.27 | — | 4.8 | — |
| Mölln | 19,627 | €4.57 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Uetersen | 18,827 | €7.58 | — | 7.7 | — |
| Glinde | 18,681 | €8.56 | — | 5.9 | — |
| Bad Segeberg | 18,399 | €7.53 | — | 6.0 | — |
| Halstenbek | 18,082 | €9.23 | — | 5.5 | — |
| Eutin | 17,275 | €7.03 | — | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Elmschenhagen | 17,009 | — | — | — | — |
| Schwarzenbek | 16,999 | €7.59 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Preetz | 16,503 | €5.74 | — | 5.7 | — |
| Stockelsdorf | 16,289 | €7.47 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Bargteheide | 16,245 | €8.85 | — | 3.4 | — |
| Neustadt in Holstein | 15,930 | €6.80 | — | 6.3 | 7.0 |
| Ratekau | 15,527 | €7.00 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Bad Bramstedt | 15,439 | €7.40 | — | 8.2 | — |
| Ratzeburg | 15,026 | €6.87 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Rellingen | 15,026 | €9.01 | — | 5.5 | — |
| Tornesch | 14,588 | €8.23 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Westerland | 14,167 | €11.49 | — | 5.0 | 8.9 |
| Schwentinental | 14,091 | €7.46 | — | 10.0 | — |
| Wentorf bei Hamburg | 13,414 | €8.90 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Barsbüttel | 13,302 | €9.26 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Fehmarn | 13,200 | €7.48 | — | 4.4 | — |
| Brunsbüttel | 12,692 | €5.74 | — | 6.3 | — |
| Kronshagen | 12,235 | €8.35 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Harrislee | 11,811 | €6.88 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Scharbeutz | 11,694 | €8.79 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Lauenburg/ Elbe | 11,657 | €6.82 | — | 8.2 | 7.0 |
| Handewitt | 11,556 | €6.99 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Glückstadt | 11,410 | €6.27 | — | 11.4 | — |
| Brachenfeld-Ruthenberg | 11,307 | — | — | 8.6 | — |
| Malente | 10,858 | €6.93 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Barmstedt | 10,470 | €7.56 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Büdelsdorf | 10,417 | €7.02 | — | 10.2 | 8.0 |
| Niebüll | 10,173 | €6.87 | — | 6.6 | 7.0 |
| Altenholz | 9,865 | €7.57 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Wahlstedt | 9,831 | €6.24 | — | 5.1 | — |
| Oldenburg in Holstein | 9,711 | €6.54 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Heiligenhafen | 9,484 | €7.62 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Großhansdorf | 9,469 | €8.78 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Trittau | 9,170 | €8.36 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Reinfeld (Holstein) | 9,107 | €7.84 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Tungendorf | 8,981 | — | — | 8.6 | — |
| Oststeinbek | 8,961 | €8.89 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Plön | 8,844 | €6.64 | — | 4.4 | — |
| Kappeln | 8,812 | €4.14 | — | 5.4 | 7.0 |
| Heikendorf | 8,372 | €8.12 | — | 4.4 | — |
| Timmendorfer Strand | 8,320 | €9.53 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Kellinghusen | 8,243 | €6.00 | — | 5.7 | — |
| Ahrensbök | 8,092 | €6.46 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Leck | 7,883 | €5.97 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Bordesholm | 7,855 | €7.30 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Einfeld | 7,770 | — | — | 8.6 | — |
| Raisdorf | 7,645 | — | — | — | — |
| Gettorf | 7,540 | €7.48 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Flintbek | 7,486 | €7.08 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Nortorf | 7,190 | €5.85 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Meldorf | 7,166 | €5.94 | — | 6.1 | 12.0 |
| Grömitz | 6,812 | €8.26 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Schönkirchen | 6,794 | €7.63 | — | 4.4 | — |
| Büchen | 6,733 | €7.43 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Kropp | 6,694 | €6.51 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Fockbek | 6,561 | €7.91 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Tangstedt | 6,471 | €8.15 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Glücksburg | 6,317 | — | — | 5.4 | — |
| Glücksburg (Ostsee) | 6,306 | €7.27 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Ellerau | 6,117 | €8.51 | — | 5.1 | — |
| Horst | 5,961 | €5.65 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Hohenlockstedt | 5,918 | €6.06 | — | 5.7 | — |
| Tarp | 5,890 | €7.03 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Klausdorf | 5,856 | €5.36 | — | — | — |
| Bredstedt | 5,790 | €6.43 | — | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Gadeland | 5,784 | — | — | 8.6 | — |
| Marne | 5,586 | €6.00 | — | 6.1 | — |
| Laboe | 5,546 | €8.24 | — | 4.4 | — |
| Hohenwestedt | 5,428 | €5.97 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Lütjenburg | 5,424 | €6.10 | — | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Trappenkamp | 5,073 | €5.96 | — | 5.1 | — |
| Lensahn | 5,066 | €6.11 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Osterrönfeld | 5,008 | €6.66 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Süsel | 4,978 | €6.40 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Molfsee | 4,972 | €8.09 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Westerrönfeld | 4,887 | €6.78 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Schilksee | 4,851 | — | — | — | — |
| Appen | 4,821 | €8.23 | — | 5.5 | — |
| Tönning | 4,814 | €6.52 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Wilster | 4,302 | €5.77 | — | 5.7 | — |
| Wyk auf Föhr | 4,113 | €9.06 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Wesselburen | 3,368 | €6.09 | — | 6.1 | — |
| Garding | 2,816 | €7.58 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Friedrichstadt | 2,563 | €6.51 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Krempe | 2,435 | €6.06 | — | 5.7 | — |
| Arnis | 251 | €7.06 | — | 5.4 | — |
Within Schleswig-Holstein
Lowest net rent
Cleanest air
- Eutin: 6.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Husum: 6.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Lütjenburg: 6.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Lübeck: 6.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Flensburg: 6.8 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.
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
- European Environment Agency
- EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data
- UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)