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Dresden

Saxony's capital, a baroque city rebuilt after the war and now a semiconductor hub (Infineon, GlobalFoundries, TSMC's new plant) alongside universities and research institutes. Prices are moderate and the surrounding Elbe valley is part of the appeal.

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The place

State
Saxony
Population
562,764as of December 2025 ·
Area
328.5 km²
Density
1,713 people per km²
Public holidays a year
11as of January 2026 ·

Work and pay

Unemployment rate
7.1%as of September 2026 ·
Median gross pay
€4,182 a monthas of December 2025 ·

Local taxes and charges

Grunderwerbsteuer
5.5%
Church tax
9%
Grundsteuer B, Hebesatz
635%as of January 2024 ·
Gewerbesteuer, Hebesatz
450%as of January 2024 ·

Housing

Asking price, apartments
€2,959 per m²as of September 2026 · sourced · immoportal.com
Asking rent, apartments
€9.66 per m² a monthimmoportal.com
Hausgeld
€3.20 per m² a month
Prices, last 12 months
+3%
A 70 m² flat
To buy€207,130
Closing costs on top+ €22,411
To rent, cold€676 a month
Asking rent, BBSR (re-lettings)
€9 per m² a monthas of July 2024 ·
Rent in existing tenancies (Zensus 2022)
€6.92 per m² a monthas of May 2022 ·
Vacant flats
4%as of May 2022 ·
Owner-occupiers
16.8%as of May 2022 ·
Paid price, resold flats
€2,705 per m²as of July 2025 ·
Paid price, new flats
€6,460 per m²as of July 2025 ·

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Unemployment rate7.1%

Monthly, Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

Median gross pay a month€4,182

Each 31 December, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, full-time employees by workplace.

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