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Living in Bad Buchau

In Bad Buchau, rents across existing tenancies average €6.40 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.6% (2024).

The city covered 23.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 195.8 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024. For Bad Buchau, gigabit broadband availability was 90.5% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, Bad Buchau had a population of 4,651.

Last checked 2026-09-2331 sources

Population4,651people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,400EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent6.4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 10% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate2.6%country median 5.1% — 49% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime2,654incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Biberach)

Pricier rent than 67% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 98% 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 Bad Buchau?

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 Bad Buchau?

Average net cold rent is 6.4 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): 6.4 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bad Buchau recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Bad Buchau€6.40
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 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M20Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate10 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Bad Buchau a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%
Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–66%
Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–75%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 384 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.4 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 Bad Buchau?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bad Buchau is 2.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability1.64 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability90.52 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,400 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Bad Buchau?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,400 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,116of €2,814 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.€2,814
Rent, 60 m²€10.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €6.40/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €600
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€2,116
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Buchau. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBad Buchau highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bad Buchau 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 residents2,654 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was FDH, 44.5 km away, with 12 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport12 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportFDH13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport44.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bad Buchau. 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 Bad Buchau?

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 Biberach)12

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

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 Bad Buchau is 8.0 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Biberach)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biberach)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Biberach)12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bad Buchau?

The published population was 4,651 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area23.75 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.8Official
Foreign residents970 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density195.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.8Official
Population4,651 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents2,184 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share48.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other1,673 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share37 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents660 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share14.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Bad Buchau

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
Total4,518100.0%
Germany3,12369.1%
Romania1984.4%
Kazakhstan1643.6%
Russian Federation1282.8%
Poland1112.5%
Ukraine1062.3%
Syrian Arab Republic791.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina611.4%
Kosovo521.2%
Turkey461.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq441.0%
Hungary370.8%
Croatia340.8%
Serbia320.7%
Italy270.6%
Not stated200.4%
Afghanistan180.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of160.4%
Czech Republic150.3%
India150.3%
Austria140.3%
Greece130.3%
Kyrgyzstan130.3%
Moldova, Republic of110.2%
Bulgaria100.2%
Slovenia90.2%
Spain80.2%
Cameroon80.2%
Nigeria70.2%
Tajikistan70.2%
Uzbekistan70.2%
Switzerland60.1%
Philippines60.1%
United States50.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.1%
Denmark40.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Morocco40.1%
Thailand40.1%
China40.1%
Latvia30.1%
Montenegro30.1%
Slovakia30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Eritrea30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Niger30.1%
Somalia30.1%
Brazil30.1%
Colombia30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Sri Lanka30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,518100.0%
Germany3,54978.6%
Romania1874.1%
Ukraine952.1%
Croatia861.9%
Syrian Arab Republic821.8%
Poland621.4%
Iraq511.1%
Kosovo410.9%
Turkey410.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina350.8%
Show 35 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary350.8%
Serbia280.6%
Italy260.6%
Afghanistan260.6%
Nigeria150.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of140.3%
India130.3%
Slovakia100.2%
Austria90.2%
Russian Federation90.2%
Spain90.2%
Greece80.2%
Uncertain80.2%
Bulgaria70.2%
Eritrea60.1%
Kazakhstan60.1%
Belgium50.1%
Lithuania50.1%
Switzerland50.1%
Cameroon50.1%
Somalia50.1%
Togo50.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.1%
Pakistan40.1%
France30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Montenegro30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Morocco30.1%
Brazil30.1%
United States30.1%
Sri Lanka30.1%
Kyrgyzstan30.1%
Philippines30.1%
Thailand30.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier340 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official
Local property-tax multiplier310 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official

Alternatives for people set on Bad Buchau

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

Cities near Bad Buchau

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

Bad Schussenried 7.5 km away
Rent
6.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Saulgau 9.8 km away
Rent
6.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Aulendorf 12.6 km away
Rent
6.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Riedlingen 14.2 km away
Rent
6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Munderkingen 19.0 km away
Rent
6.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Waldsee 19.3 km away
Rent
7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Mengen 20.9 km away
Rent
6.14 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Selters4,643 residentsWilthen4,642 residentsKönigsbrück4,665 residentsCallenberg4,669 residentsBodenwerder4,672 residentsRotthalmünster4,676 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Buchau 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; Bad Buchau'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 Bad Buchau?

The published population was 4,651 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Buchau?

Average net cold rent is 6.4 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 448 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bad Buchau?

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 Biberach).

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Buchau?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Bad Buchau?

The median gross salary is 4,400 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Bad Buchau a good place to live?

Bad Buchau 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 Bad Buchau?

Bad Schussenried, Bad Saulgau, Aulendorf, Biberach an der Riss, Riedlingen are near Bad Buchau. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bad Buchau?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,123 people (69.1%) 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 = {Bad Buchau, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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