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Living in Altensteig

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.3 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 6%. The population of Altensteig, in Germany, was 10,798 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 60.2% in 2025.

Higher unemployment than 70% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Altensteig?

Average net cold rent is 10.3 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 10.3 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altensteig (Württemberg)21

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

Net rent across major citiesAltensteig highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Altensteig 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)10.3 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altensteig (Württemberg)21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 618 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.3 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: June 2026

Work and income

The regional median gross salary was €4,250 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €29,185 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Altensteig?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Altensteig is 6.0%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Altensteig 6.0%228 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
Fibre-to-the-building availability16.83 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability60.22 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident29,185 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita34,810 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Altensteig. 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFKB13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport44.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Altensteig. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Altensteig.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Altensteig?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency10

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
Altensteig average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Altensteig average monthly precipitation, mm0501001502001731381428512310412310594126142193JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Altensteig average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024065851351711912122242161631136955JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Altensteig annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154010.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/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 Altensteig is 7.0 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/m³1027–8Altensteig 7.0155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 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
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency10Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 11.9 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 12 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.9 · Feb -2.9 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 2.7 · May 6.6 · Jun 10 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 5 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.4 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 7.1 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 172.7 · Feb 138.3 · Mar 141.8 · Apr 85.3 · May 123.3 · Jun 103.5 · Jul 123.1 · Aug 105.4 · Sep 93.7 · Oct 125.8 · Nov 142.4 · Dec 192.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 64.7 · Feb 85.2 · Mar 134.7 · Apr 171 · May 191.2 · Jun 211.9 · Jul 224.2 · Aug 216.2 · Sep 163.1 · Oct 112.5 · Nov 69 · Dec 54.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Altensteig by year, µg/m³6.78.29.811.3201420172019202220247.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Fürth10,810 residentsMöglingen10,784 residentsHerbolzheim10,783 residentsAdendorf10,818 residentsBad Staffelstein10,821 residentsNideggen10,764 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 53.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 203 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Altensteig?

The published population was 10,798 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Altensteig residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport80.9%Foreign residents19.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents668 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area53.19 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents2,059 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density203 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population10,798 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,532 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share14.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other4,597 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share42.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents4,712 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share43.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Altensteig

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
Total10,846100.0%
Germany8,12274.9%
Romania5104.7%
Turkey3413.1%
Poland3223.0%
Kazakhstan1881.7%
Russian Federation1421.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1161.1%
Portugal910.8%
Croatia840.8%
Ukraine810.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy540.5%
Kosovo520.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina500.5%
Bulgaria450.4%
Afghanistan380.4%
Moldova, Republic of370.3%
Hungary350.3%
Serbia330.3%
Czech Republic300.3%
Albania290.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of270.2%
Iraq270.2%
Uzbekistan270.2%
France250.2%
Austria190.2%
Nigeria160.1%
Brazil160.1%
Switzerland150.1%
United States150.1%
Gambia140.1%
Kyrgyzstan140.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of130.1%
United Kingdom120.1%
Cameroon120.1%
Philippines120.1%
Spain110.1%
China110.1%
Thailand90.1%
Not stated90.1%
Egypt80.1%
India80.1%
Belarus70.1%
Morocco70.1%
Greece60.1%
Lithuania60.1%
Lebanon60.1%
Pakistan60.1%
Denmark50.0%
Netherlands50.0%
Uganda50.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Angola40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Paraguay40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Ghana30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Togo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Australia30.0%
Papua New Guinea30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total10,846100.0%
Germany8,78681.0%
Romania5294.9%
Turkey3343.1%
Syrian Arab Republic1351.2%
Poland1281.2%
Croatia1201.1%
Portugal1161.1%
Ukraine660.6%
Italy640.6%
Afghanistan520.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria490.5%
Kosovo480.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina360.3%
Hungary320.3%
Iraq280.3%
Albania240.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of230.2%
Russian Federation200.2%
Nigeria200.2%
Serbia190.2%
Gambia160.1%
Cameroon130.1%
Austria110.1%
Greece90.1%
Philippines90.1%
Uncertain90.1%
France80.1%
Spain80.1%
Moldova, Republic of70.1%
Switzerland70.1%
United States70.1%
India70.1%
Netherlands60.1%
Morocco60.1%
Sudan60.1%
Jordan60.1%
Thailand60.1%
Czech Republic50.0%
Brazil50.0%
China50.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Togo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Canada30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Altensteig 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–62%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–68%
Foreign residents2,059 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population10,798 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.3 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altensteig (Württemberg)
Fibre-to-the-building availability16.83 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability60.22 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident29,185 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 326.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier370 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier580 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Altensteig 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 Altensteig?

The published population was 10,798 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Altensteig?

Average net cold rent is 10.3 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 721 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altensteig (Württemberg).

Is the air quality good in Altensteig?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Altensteig?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Altensteig?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Altensteig?

2,059 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Altensteig a good place to live?

Altensteig 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 Altensteig?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,846 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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  title = {Altensteig, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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