Neunkirchen as an investment location for real estate
47,344-48,301 inhabitants: second-largest city in Saarland with a solid tenant base
Neunkirchen is a district town and the second largest city in Saarland after Saarbrücken; the Saarland Statistical Office officially reports 47,344 inhabitants as of December 31, 2024, while the urban structure data communicates 48,301 inhabitants-a robust size range in the upper middle class segment with urban density around 629-769 inhabitants/km², depending on the source. Saarland as a whole recorded a slight population decline in 2024, but Neunkirchen remains clearly positioned in the state hierarchy, which supports the basic demand in central locations and locations close to amenities. The district structure with strong sub-areas such as Wellesweiler and Wiebelskirchen expands the spectrum for residential offers suitable for shared flats, family-oriented and low-barrier housing in differentiated micro-locations.
Accessibility and public transport: 20-minute RB74 service, PlusBus network and Local Transport Plan 2025
With the timetable change on 15.12.2024, the RB74 Homburg-Neunkirchen was condensed to a continuous 20-minute interval as the first building block of the future Saarland S-Bahn network - a clear rental and exit lever for properties close to the station and axis between Homburg, Neunkirchen and further in the direction of Saarbrücken via RB76/RE3. Regional timetable overviews confirm the rail connections (RB72/74/76; RE3/RB73) as well as an expanded Regio/PlusBus network, which increases the node quality and connection density in the course of the day and week - relevant for low fluctuation and predictable re-letting. The 4th local transport plan (draft 13.03.2025) of the district prioritizes the rail axes (including RB74) as the backbone and strengthens feeder functions on secondary axes - a structural quality boost for public transport corridors in Neunkirchen. Construction-related individual measures are managed transparently, such as night-time stop cancellations on the RB74 with SEV on 8/9 August 2025, which underlines the resilience of the network despite temporary interventions.
City center development and ESG lever: ISEK as a funding and planning anchor
The city is working with an Integrated Urban Development Concept (ISEK) for the city centre as a basis for funding in the "Growth and Sustainable Renewal" programme, based on the 2030 vision and previous urban redevelopment areas - a resilient framework for repositioning, first floor activation and energy modernization in 1A/1B locations. Historic and ongoing urban development funding has qualified large parts of the inner city as redevelopment or development areas, making private investment in mixed use, climate adaptation and open space upgrading easier to plan. The urban development website "Neunkirchen 2030" bundles these processes and provides information on progress in the city center and districts-relevant for timing, product selection and access to funding in core and value-add strategies.
Standard land values for Neunkirchen
The standard land values for Neunkirchen can be found in the standard land values for Saarland here.