Living in Aalen

In Aalen, rents across existing tenancies average €7.55 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2022).

Aalen is a city in Germany, with a population of 67,621 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 5.29% in May 2022. In 2024, annual NO₂ was 13.5 µg/m³. The city covered 146.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 461.3 people per km² in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 82.3% in 2025. Car density was 656 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.49 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population67,621people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.55EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 30% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.29%country median 5.1% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,552incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6.9µg/m³country median 8.0 — 14% belowOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 86% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 88% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Aalen?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Aalen?

Average net cold rent is 7.55 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 7.55 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesAalen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Aalen€7.55

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.55 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	12.49 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Aalen³²Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Aalen a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–66%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 453 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.55 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Aalen?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.29 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Aalen is 5.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Aalen 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	28.31 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	82.25 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,500 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.29 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²Official

What does a salary buy in Aalen?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,019of €2,867 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,867
Rent, 60 m²€12.49/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Aalen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.55/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €749
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,019

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Aalen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	462.1 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Aalen through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents462.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAalen highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,552 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁶Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	80 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	STR	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	66 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Aalen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.9 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Aalen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.9WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂13.5WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Aalen is 6.9 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Aalen 6.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	13.45 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
NO₂ — latest reading	5 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.25 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.9 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.41 · Feb 15.48 · Mar 21.53 · Apr 28 · May 29.22 · Jun 32.22 · Jul 36.07 · Aug 37.9 · Sep 30.07 · Oct 25.29 · Nov 19.67 · Dec 13.82 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.43 · Feb -18.04 · Mar -20.59 · Apr -5.17 · May -2.19 · Jun 2.33 · Jul 5.98 · Aug 5.39 · Sep -0.57 · Oct -7.43 · Nov -10.53 · Dec -19.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb -0.09 · Mar 3.84 · Apr 8.64 · May 12.88 · Jun 16.86 · Jul 18.81 · Aug 18.47 · Sep 13.99 · Oct 9.21 · Nov 3.95 · Dec 0.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Annual mean temperature	8.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

6.4

8.8

11.1

13.5

6.920142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.9% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 6.9.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Aalen?

The published population was 67,621 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.6%
Foreign residents13.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	656 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality⁹Official
City area	146.6 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	9,038 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²¹Official
Population density	461.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹²Official
Population	67,621 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	27,831 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	41.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	26,458 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	39.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	12,849 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	19.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Aalen

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	67,139	100.0%
Germany	53,533	79.7%
Turkey	1,846	2.7%
Kazakhstan	971	1.4%
Poland	915	1.4%
Russian Federation	873	1.3%
Romania	734	1.1%
Czech Republic	607	0.9%
Italy	558	0.8%
Kosovo	534	0.8%
Croatia	507	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	494	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	404	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	367	0.5%
Hungary	334	0.5%
Greece	262	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	229	0.3%
India	226	0.3%
Bulgaria	208	0.3%
Serbia	204	0.3%
Austria	176	0.3%
Viet Nam	162	0.2%
Sri Lanka	145	0.2%
Afghanistan	142	0.2%
Slovenia	121	0.2%
United States	110	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	109	0.2%
China	108	0.2%
Pakistan	104	0.2%
Brazil	95	0.1%
Thailand	89	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	81	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	81	0.1%
Not stated	80	0.1%
Iraq	74	0.1%
France	71	0.1%
Switzerland	70	0.1%
Lebanon	70	0.1%
Albania	69	0.1%
Spain	65	0.1%
Slovakia	64	0.1%
United Kingdom	62	0.1%
Lithuania	58	0.1%
Tajikistan	50	0.1%
Cameroon	47	0.1%
Mexico	44	0.1%
Morocco	43	0.1%
Algeria	42	0.1%
Philippines	41	0.1%
Nigeria	40	0.1%
Eritrea	39	0.1%
Portugal	37	0.1%
Georgia	35	0.1%
Uzbekistan	35	0.1%
Tunisia	30	0.0%
Belarus	28	0.0%
Netherlands	27	0.0%
Montenegro	23	0.0%
Latvia	21	0.0%
Egypt	21	0.0%
Azerbaijan	20	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	20	0.0%
Jordan	19	0.0%
Gambia	18	0.0%
South Africa	17	0.0%
Togo	17	0.0%
Colombia	17	0.0%
Belgium	16	0.0%
Argentina	16	0.0%
Peru	16	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	15	0.0%
Ireland	13	0.0%
Ethiopia	13	0.0%
Dominican Republic	13	0.0%
Cuba	13	0.0%
Armenia	13	0.0%
Guinea	12	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Chile	11	0.0%
Sweden	10	0.0%
Japan	9	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Sudan	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Australia	8	0.0%
Finland	7	0.0%
Madagascar	7	0.0%
Uganda	7	0.0%
Paraguay	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Israel	6	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Somalia	5	0.0%
Singapore	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Namibia	4	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Palestinian territories	4	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	67,139	100.0%
Germany	58,104	86.5%
Turkey	1,745	2.6%
Italy	726	1.1%
Croatia	665	1.0%
Kosovo	521	0.8%
Romania	506	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	373	0.6%
Ukraine	370	0.6%
Greece	333	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	243	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	224	0.3%
Poland	220	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	208	0.3%
India	193	0.3%
Russian Federation	188	0.3%
Hungary	172	0.3%
Serbia	169	0.3%
Afghanistan	145	0.2%
Austria	121	0.2%
Viet Nam	100	0.1%
Sri Lanka	82	0.1%
China	79	0.1%
Slovenia	73	0.1%
Iraq	72	0.1%
Albania	69	0.1%
Pakistan	67	0.1%
Thailand	64	0.1%
Spain	61	0.1%
Brazil	59	0.1%
Lithuania	56	0.1%
United States	52	0.1%
Kazakhstan	49	0.1%
Uncertain	49	0.1%
Cameroon	47	0.1%
Portugal	42	0.1%
France	38	0.1%
Slovakia	36	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	33	0.0%
Nigeria	32	0.0%
Czech Republic	31	0.0%
Algeria	31	0.0%
Georgia	30	0.0%
Eritrea	28	0.0%
Switzerland	27	0.0%
Morocco	27	0.0%
Mexico	25	0.0%
Lebanon	24	0.0%
Tunisia	22	0.0%
Togo	20	0.0%
Philippines	20	0.0%
United Kingdom	18	0.0%
Gambia	18	0.0%
Netherlands	17	0.0%
Jordan	17	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	16	0.0%
Guinea	16	0.0%
Canada	15	0.0%
Cuba	15	0.0%
Montenegro	14	0.0%
Belarus	14	0.0%
Colombia	14	0.0%
Belgium	12	0.0%
Latvia	12	0.0%
Azerbaijan	12	0.0%
Stateless	12	0.0%
Sweden	11	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	11	0.0%
Libya	10	0.0%
Chile	10	0.0%
Finland	8	0.0%
Ghana	8	0.0%
Madagascar	8	0.0%
South Africa	8	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	8	0.0%
Ethiopia	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Australia	7	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Indonesia	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Paraguay	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁰Official
Local property-tax multiplier	370 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Aalen

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Göppingen as an Aalen alternative in the same region

36 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,264.6 Göppingen vs 462.1 Aalen+174%
Nearest airport: 31.7 km Göppingen vs 66.0 km Aalen−52%
Unemployment: 5.9% Göppingen vs 5.3% Aalen+12%
Median gross pay, region: €4,300 Göppingen vs €4,500 Aalen−4%
Residents: 58,937 Göppingen vs 67,621 Aalen−13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,640 Göppingen vs 3,552 Aalensame level
Rent: €7.51/m² Göppingen vs €7.55/m² Aalensame level

Full comparison More about Göppingen

Weimar as an Aalen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 254 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 792.6 Weimar vs 462.1 Aalen+72%
Rent: €6.52/m² Weimar vs €7.55/m² Aalen−14%
Unemployment: 6.4% Weimar vs 5.3% Aalen+21%
Median gross pay, region: €3,700 Weimar vs €4,500 Aalen−18%
Nearest airport: 25.8 km Weimar vs 66.0 km Aalen−61%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,712 (2023) Weimar vs 3,552 (2025) Aalenno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 8.6 µg/m³ Weimar vs 6.9 µg/m³ Aalen+24%

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Cities near Aalen

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Oberkochen 6.0 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lauchheim 11.7 km away

Rent: 6.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Heubach 13.2 km away

Rent: 6.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ellwangen (Jagst) 14.0 km away

Rent: 6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Heidenheim an der Brenz 18.5 km away

Rent: 7.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bopfingen 19.1 km away

Rent: 6.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Neresheim 19.9 km away

Rent: 5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schwäbisch Gmünd 21.9 km away

Rent: 7.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Aalen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Aalen?

The published population was 67,621 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Aalen?

Average net cold rent is 7.55 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 529 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Aalen?

What is the unemployment rate in Aalen?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Aalen?

The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Aalen a good place to live?

Aalen may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Aalen?

Oberkochen, Lauchheim, Heubach, Ellwangen (Jagst), Heidenheim an der Brenz are near Aalen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Aalen?

The official country of birth distribution records 53,533 people (79.7%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Aalen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c56a259bd2c9fae56c72c9be6b4c96c2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/aalen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_aalen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_5a89d3b81d37,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Aalen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c56a259bd2c9fae56c72c9be6b4c96c2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/aalen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
data.bundesnetzagentur.de data.bundesnetzagentur.de · checked 2026-08-08
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
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Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
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MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
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OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Aalen miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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