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Living in Altötting

Altötting, a city in Germany, had a population of 13,138 at the end of 2024. For Altötting, the foreign population count was 2,066 in May 2022. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.43 per m² per month in June 2026.

Higher unemployment than 98% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Altötting.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Altötting?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 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): 10.43 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altötting23

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

Net rent across major citiesAltötting highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Altötting 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)10.43 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altötting23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 626 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.43 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 unemployment rate was 9.25% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,150 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €29,269 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Altötting?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.25 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Altötting is 9.3%. 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%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Altötting 9.3%24 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 availability23.98 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.71 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident29,269 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita60,600 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,150 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate9.25 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Altötting. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Altötting. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k3,155 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents127.3 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Altötting 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 100k3,155 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport19 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportSZG13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport53.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person
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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 Altötting.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Altötting?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mehring/Sportplatz)12

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
Altötting average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Altötting average monthly precipitation, mm03060901205042584689971019368585255JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Altötting average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526061891401892172292442321601105851JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Altötting annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154014.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/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 Altötting is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Altötting 8.090 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Mehring/Sportplatz)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Burghausen/Marktler Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mehring/Sportplatz)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.2 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 2.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 12 · Sep 8 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.9 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 49.7 · Feb 42 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 46.4 · May 89.2 · Jun 96.9 · Jul 101.4 · Aug 93.3 · Sep 68.1 · Oct 58 · Nov 51.8 · Dec 54.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61 · Feb 89.4 · Mar 139.6 · Apr 189.1 · May 217.1 · Jun 228.6 · Jul 244.1 · Aug 231.8 · Sep 159.5 · Oct 109.9 · Nov 57.6 · Dec 51.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hldorf20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Bad Laasphe13,148 residentsPeißenberg13,148 residentsBad Dürrheim13,149 residentsRoding13,157 residentsTreuchtlingen13,159 residentsKetsch13,117 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 23.1 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Altötting?

The published population was 13,138 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Altötting residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport84.3%Foreign residents15.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents605 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area23.07 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents2,066 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density569.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population13,138 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents6,914 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share53.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other4,607 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share35.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents1,430 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share11 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Altötting

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
Total12,950100.0%
Germany9,09170.2%
Kazakhstan8286.4%
Russian Federation4983.8%
Romania3022.3%
Poland2151.7%
Austria1821.4%
Ukraine1801.4%
Kosovo1501.2%
Czech Republic1271.0%
Hungary1251.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina1120.9%
Turkey1120.9%
Serbia950.7%
Afghanistan950.7%
Croatia920.7%
Syrian Arab Republic920.7%
Italy750.6%
Bulgaria490.4%
Slovenia330.3%
Kyrgyzstan290.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of270.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of240.2%
Moldova, Republic of220.2%
Slovakia190.1%
Tajikistan190.1%
Greece160.1%
Iraq160.1%
Eritrea150.1%
Nigeria140.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Viet Nam130.1%
Thailand130.1%
Albania110.1%
India110.1%
Uzbekistan110.1%
China110.1%
Spain100.1%
Georgia100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Pakistan100.1%
Latvia90.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Azerbaijan90.1%
Not stated90.1%
Switzerland80.1%
Somalia80.1%
United States80.1%
Philippines80.1%
France70.1%
Morocco70.1%
Peru70.1%
Finland50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Libya50.0%
Egypt40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Canada40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Turkmenistan40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Angola30.0%
Congo30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,950100.0%
Germany10,88484.0%
Kosovo1911.5%
Romania1571.2%
Croatia1561.2%
Ukraine1401.1%
Austria1391.1%
Afghanistan1341.0%
Hungary1170.9%
Turkey1060.8%
Syrian Arab Republic910.7%
Show 58 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Italy850.7%
Russian Federation850.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina760.6%
Serbia660.5%
Poland630.5%
Bulgaria500.4%
Kazakhstan400.3%
Slovenia350.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of230.2%
Nigeria190.1%
Greece180.1%
Lithuania180.1%
Iraq170.1%
Eritrea160.1%
Albania130.1%
Spain120.1%
India120.1%
Pakistan120.1%
Thailand110.1%
Czech Republic90.1%
Slovakia80.1%
Somalia80.1%
Azerbaijan80.1%
Viet Nam80.1%
Latvia70.1%
Morocco70.1%
Stateless70.1%
Peru60.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
Belarus50.0%
United States50.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.0%
Uncertain40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Finland30.0%
France30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

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

Is Altötting 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%
Foreign residents2,066 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population13,138 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.43 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altötting
Fibre-to-the-building availability23.98 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability94.71 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident29,269 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 3–692.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 325.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier370 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier360 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Altötting?

The published population was 13,138 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Altötting?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 730 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Altötting.

Is the air quality good in Altötting?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mehring/Sportplatz).

What is the unemployment rate in Altötting?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Altötting?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Altötting?

2,066 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Altötting a good place to live?

Altötting 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 Altötting?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,950 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 = {Altötting, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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