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Garbsen

A suburban town on the north-western edge of Hannover, in the same labour market as the state capital but with lower prices and a commuter's relationship to the city. Included because a reader comparing it with Hannover asked the question this table is built to answer.

The place

State
Lower Saxony
Population
60,007as of December 2025 ·
Area
79.5 km²
Density
755 people per km²
Public holidays a year
10as of January 2026 ·

Work and pay

Unemployment rate
7.8%as of September 2026 ·
Median gross pay
€4,420 a monthas of December 2025 ·

Local taxes and charges

Grunderwerbsteuer
5%
Church tax
9%
Grundsteuer B, Hebesatz
510%as of January 2024 ·
Gewerbesteuer, Hebesatz
450%as of January 2024 ·

Housing

Asking price, apartments
€2,895 per m²as of September 2026 · sourced · immoportal.com
Asking rent, apartments
€9.97 per m² a monthimmoportal.com
Hausgeld
€3.20 per m² a month
Prices, last 12 months
+2.6%
A 70 m² flat
To buy€202,650
Closing costs on top+ €20,913
To rent, cold€698 a month
Asking rent, BBSR (re-lettings)
€10 per m² a monthas of July 2024 · District: Region Hannover ·
Rent in existing tenancies (Zensus 2022)
€6.56 per m² a monthas of May 2022 ·
Vacant flats
3.4%as of May 2022 ·
Owner-occupiers
46.1%as of May 2022 ·
Paid price, resold flats
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Paid price, new flats
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Unemployment rate7.8%

Monthly, Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

Median gross pay a month€4,420

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

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