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Altenstadt is one of the cities recorded in Germany. At the end of 2024, Altenstadt had a population of 12,764. The regional median gross salary reached €4,300 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 9 µg/m³.

Pricier rent than 61% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 64% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Altenstadt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Altenstadt?

Average net cold rent is 6.74 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): 6.74 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Altenstadt yet.

Net rent across major citiesAltenstadt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Altenstadt highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.74 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.5615 May 2022Destatis3Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 404 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.74 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 Altenstadt?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Altenstadt is 4.4%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Altenstadt 4.4%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Altenstadt. 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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Mobility and administration

Altenstadt's nearest airport was FRA, 40 km away and offered 239 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count239 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km40 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest Major Airport IataFRA3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Altenstadt. 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)

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.5°C in January to 19°C in July. Altenstadt's monthly precipitation totalled 47.5 mm in January and 67.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Altenstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Altenstadt average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Altenstadt average monthly precipitation, mm020406080484444367570687346474663JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Altenstadt annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Altenstadt is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Altenstadt 9.030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 17.3 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 5.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.6 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.6 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.45 · Feb 0.41 · Mar 3.94 · Apr 8.66 · May 12.81 · Jun 16.66 · Jul 19.03 · Aug 18.67 · Sep 14.26 · Oct 9.18 · Nov 4.33 · Dec 0.72 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.5 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 43.9 · Apr 35.6 · May 75.1 · Jun 70 · Jul 67.6 · Aug 72.9 · Sep 46.4 · Oct 46.9 · Nov 46.4 · Dec 63.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Pfarrkirchen12,764 residentsWeeze12,766 residentsHungen12,754 residentsFuldatal12,752 residentsBad Urach12,751 residentsBad Fallingbostel12,783 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Altenstadt?

The published population was 12,764 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population12,764 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10Official

International community in Altenstadt

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 groupPeopleShare
Total12,565100.0%
Germany10,08280.2%
Poland2722.2%
Turkey2201.8%
Romania1931.5%
Kazakhstan1721.4%
Russian Federation1641.3%
Czech Republic1020.8%
Syrian Arab Republic980.8%
Ukraine970.8%
Kosovo830.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Pakistan760.6%
Croatia740.6%
Afghanistan660.5%
Italy510.4%
Serbia510.4%
Bulgaria480.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of460.4%
United States380.3%
Eritrea360.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina300.2%
Moldova, Republic of300.2%
Hungary280.2%
Spain260.2%
Iraq250.2%
Albania230.2%
Austria220.2%
India210.2%
France190.2%
Thailand170.1%
Ethiopia160.1%
Brazil160.1%
Slovenia150.1%
United Kingdom150.1%
Greece130.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Netherlands130.1%
Slovakia120.1%
Sudan120.1%
Colombia120.1%
Armenia120.1%
Kyrgyzstan120.1%
Morocco110.1%
Portugal100.1%
Cameroon100.1%
Egypt100.1%
Latvia90.1%
Lebanon90.1%
Nigeria80.1%
Viet Nam70.1%
Uzbekistan70.1%
Not stated70.1%
Switzerland60.0%
Japan60.0%
Finland50.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.0%
Kuwait50.0%
Belgium40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Canada40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Guinea30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,565100.0%
Germany10,94087.1%
Romania2221.8%
Turkey2151.7%
Poland1341.1%
Kosovo880.7%
Croatia860.7%
Ukraine860.7%
Syrian Arab Republic840.7%
Italy640.5%
Bulgaria570.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan480.4%
Eritrea380.3%
Serbia370.3%
Pakistan310.2%
Hungary260.2%
Russian Federation250.2%
Austria220.2%
Spain200.2%
Albania180.1%
France180.1%
Greece180.1%
Iraq180.1%
Uncertain170.1%
United States150.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina140.1%
Lithuania140.1%
Slovenia130.1%
Thailand130.1%
Netherlands110.1%
Armenia110.1%
Brazil100.1%
India100.1%
Morocco90.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.1%
Kazakhstan90.1%
Latvia80.1%
Portugal80.1%
Moldova, Republic of70.1%
Ethiopia70.1%
Somalia60.0%
Stateless60.0%
Finland50.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
Colombia50.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Is Altenstadt 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–70%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 47–69%
Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–68%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–69%
Population12,764 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.74 EUR/m²/month15 May 2022Official source · Destatis
Median gross salary (regional)4,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Unemployment rate4.4 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-11

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Altenstadt 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Altenstadt?

The published population was 12,764 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Altenstadt?

Average net cold rent is 6.74 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 472 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Altenstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Altenstadt?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Altenstadt?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Altenstadt a good place to live?

Altenstadt 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.

How many people born in Total live in Altenstadt?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,565 people (100.0%) 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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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
  4. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  5. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  9. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  10. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
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  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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