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Lübeck

A Baltic port and former capital of the Hanseatic League, its brick-Gothic old town on an island in the Trave a UNESCO World Heritage site and still recognisable from its marzipan and its city gate seen on every souvenir. Shipping, logistics and tourism carry the economy today, alongside a large hospital and medical-technology cluster around the university.

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The place

State
Schleswig-Holstein
Population
217,061as of December 2025 ·
Area
214.2 km²
Density
1,013 people per km²
Public holidays a year
10as of January 2026 ·

Work and pay

Unemployment rate
8.1%as of September 2026 ·
Median gross pay
€4,064 a monthas of December 2025 ·

Local taxes and charges

Grunderwerbsteuer
6.5%
Church tax
9%
Grundsteuer B, Hebesatz
500%as of January 2024 ·
Gewerbesteuer, Hebesatz
450%as of January 2024 ·

Housing

Asking price, apartments
€3,529 per m²as of September 2026 · sourced · immoportal.com
Asking rent, apartments
€11.93 per m² a monthimmoportal.com
Hausgeld
€3.60 per m² a month
Prices, last 12 months
-2%
A 70 m² flat
To buy€247,030
Closing costs on top+ €29,199
To rent, cold€835 a month
Asking rent, BBSR (re-lettings)
€11 per m² a monthas of July 2024 ·
Rent in existing tenancies (Zensus 2022)
€7.47 per m² a monthas of May 2022 ·
Vacant flats
2.8%as of May 2022 ·
Owner-occupiers
29.6%as of May 2022 ·
Paid price, resold flats
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Paid price, new flats
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Unemployment rate8.1%

Monthly, Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

Median gross pay a month€4,064

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