Living in Bad Frankenhausen
In Bad Frankenhausen, unemployment is 8.5% (2024).
Regional median gross salary figures for Bad Frankenhausen showed €3,300 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 7 µg/m³.
Higher unemployment than 94% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% 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 Bad Frankenhausen?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Bad Frankenhausen?
Average net cold rent is 6 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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 EUR/m²/month · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M16Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)6Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality |
Is Bad Frankenhausen 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 360 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Bad Frankenhausen?
The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Bad Frankenhausen 8.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,300 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Bad Frankenhausen?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,220 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² · market price · INKAR · 2024 | − €360 |
| 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 | €1,761 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Frankenhausen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bad Frankenhausen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,546 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise15Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Bad Frankenhausen's nearest airport was ERF, 43 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bad Frankenhausen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.9°C in January to 19.1°C in July. Bad Frankenhausen's monthly precipitation totalled 27.6 mm in January and 67.5 mm in July. Bad Frankenhausen's average monthly sunshine was 54.6 hours in January and 222.6 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Bad Frankenhausen?
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 (EEA)4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Bad Frankenhausen 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.4 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 4.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.7 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.2 · May 8 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 27.6 · Feb 22.4 · Mar 32.8 · Apr 31.4 · May 59.2 · Jun 46.3 · Jul 67.5 · Aug 49.2 · Sep 44.9 · Oct 33.3 · Nov 36.3 · Dec 33.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 54.6 · Feb 76.8 · Mar 124.6 · Apr 184.4 · May 220.3 · Jun 221.2 · Jul 222.6 · Aug 210 · Sep 155.8 · Oct 103.9 · Nov 51.5 · Dec 43.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.6 °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
How many people live in Bad Frankenhausen?
The published population was 9,492 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 20255
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,492 people | 31 Dec 2025 | GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 20255Official |
Alternatives for people set on Bad Frankenhausen
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Kindelbrück as a Bad Frankenhausen alternative in the same region
11 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €5.39/m² (2022) Kindelbrück vs €6.00/m² (2024) Bad Frankenhausenno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,729 Kindelbrück vs 6,546 Bad Frankenhausen−28%
- Unemployment: 6.4% Kindelbrück vs 8.5% Bad Frankenhausen−25%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,300 Kindelbrück vs €3,300 Bad Frankenhausenno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Kindelbrück vs 7.0 µg/m³ Bad Frankenhausensame level
Gummersbach as a Bad Frankenhausen alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 249 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 6,546 Bad Frankenhausen−39%
- Rent: €5.93/m² (2022) Gummersbach vs €6.00/m² (2024) Bad Frankenhausenno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,300 Bad Frankenhausenno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 7.0 µg/m³ Bad Frankenhausen+14%
Cities near Bad Frankenhausen
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Germany
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How does Bad Frankenhausen compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Frankenhausen 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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 Frankenhausen's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Bad Frankenhausen?
The published population was 9,492 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Bad Frankenhausen?
Average net cold rent is 6 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 420 EUR a month before utilities. Source: BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113).
Is the air quality good in Bad Frankenhausen?
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 (EEA).
What is the unemployment rate in Bad Frankenhausen?
The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Bad Frankenhausen?
The median gross salary is 3,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Bad Frankenhausen a good place to live?
Bad Frankenhausen 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 Frankenhausen?
Kelbra (Kyffhäuser), An der Schmücke, Kindelbrück, Artern, Sondershausen are near Bad Frankenhausen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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