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Living in Babenhausen

In Babenhausen, rents across existing tenancies average €7.02 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.4% (2022).

Babenhausen, a city in Germany, had a population of 17,695 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,350 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2325 sources

Population17,695people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent7.02EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 21% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate6.36%country median 5.1% — 25% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime2,901incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Aschaffenburg/Bussardweg)

Pricier rent than 78% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.96 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Babenhausen?

Average net cold rent is 7.02 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): 7.02 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Babenhausen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesBabenhausen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Babenhausen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Babenhausen€7.02
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M19Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.02 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate11.96 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Babenhausen25Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Babenhausen a good place to live?

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–55%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–62%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–61%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 421 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.02 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

The unemployment rate was 6.36% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €30,150 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Babenhausen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.36 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Babenhausen is 6.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability17.83 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability57.5 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident30,150 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,293 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.36 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official

What does a salary buy in Babenhausen?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,350 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,972of €2,788 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.€2,788
Rent, 60 m²€11.96/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Babenhausen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.02/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €718
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€1,972
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Babenhausen. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Babenhausen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBabenhausen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Babenhausen highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,901 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport239 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportFRA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport29.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Babenhausen?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Aschaffenburg/Bussardweg)10

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Babenhausen is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Aschaffenburg/Bussardweg)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hanau)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Aschaffenburg/Bussardweg)10Official · 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 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Offenbach-Wetterpark21Official · 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 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Offenbach-Wetterpark21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.37 · Feb -0.56 · Mar 3.64 · Apr 8.36 · May 12.58 · Jun 16.54 · Jul 18.09 · Aug 17.62 · Sep 13.34 · Oct 9.09 · Nov 3.69 · Dec -0.36 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
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 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Offenbach-Wetterpark21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.4 °C, Metz (France) ±0.6 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 66.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 264.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Babenhausen?

The published population was 17,695 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents615 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area66.85 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents2,946 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official
Population density264.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population17,695 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents3,404 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Catholic share20.1 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
No religion or other8,439 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
No religion or other, share49.8 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Protestant residents5,109 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Protestant share30.1 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)95.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 332.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional3Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier645 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Alternatives for people set on Babenhausen

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Babenhausen from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Babenhausen, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities
Frankenberg17,699 residentsPohlheim17,677 residentsBendorf17,726 residentsVellmar17,663 residentsGarching17,729 residentsBönen17,734 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Babenhausen 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.

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; Babenhausen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Babenhausen part of Frankfurt?

Babenhausen is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Frankfurt city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source14

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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 Babenhausen?

The published population was 17,695 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Babenhausen?

Average net cold rent is 7.02 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 491 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Babenhausen?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Aschaffenburg/Bussardweg).

What is the unemployment rate in Babenhausen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Babenhausen?

The median gross salary is 4,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Babenhausen a good place to live?

Babenhausen 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.

Is Babenhausen part of Frankfurt?

Babenhausen is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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  title = {Babenhausen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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