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Living in Bad Lobenstein

Bad Lobenstein is a city in Germany, with a population of 5,523 at the end of 2024. Population density was 112.9 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 443 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 86.1% at the end of 2025.

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 63% 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 Lobenstein?

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 Bad Lobenstein.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Lobenstein?

Average net cold rent is 5.34 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): 5.34 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesBad Lobenstein highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bad Lobenstein 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)5.34 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 320 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.34 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 Lobenstein?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bad Lobenstein is 5.6%. 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%12904–6Bad Lobenstein 5.6%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 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 availability26.93 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability86.06 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Lobenstein. 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 Bad Lobenstein. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ERF, 75.5 km away, with 6 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport75.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bad Lobenstein?

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 Agency11

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
Bad Lobenstein average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bad Lobenstein average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100333040396574907258464343JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Bad Lobenstein average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522057781211812062052202101611105948JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bad Lobenstein annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5104010.0NO₂µg/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 Bad Lobenstein 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/m³1027–8Bad Lobenstein 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hof/LfU)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency11Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 12.9 · May 16.7 · Jun 20.5 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schleiz17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.1 · Feb -2.6 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 3.1 · May 6.8 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 9 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -1.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schleiz17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.7 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 8 · May 12 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.4 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schleiz17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 32.9 · Feb 30 · Mar 40 · Apr 39.4 · May 64.6 · Jun 73.7 · Jul 89.9 · Aug 72.3 · Sep 58.2 · Oct 46 · Nov 43 · Dec 43 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schleiz17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 57.4 · Feb 78.1 · Mar 121.2 · Apr 180.8 · May 205.6 · Jun 205 · Jul 219.6 · Aug 210.4 · Sep 160.6 · Oct 110.1 · Nov 58.5 · Dec 47.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schleiz17Official · 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
Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2018–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Bad Lobenstein by year, µg/m³5.77.28.810.320182020202320247.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.0% between 2018 and 2024, from 10.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Baltmannsweiler5,525 residentsWeßling5,519 residentsBlaichach5,518 residentsIgersheim5,517 residentsHeimsheim5,530 residentsMellrichstadt5,530 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bad Lobenstein?

The published population was 5,523 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bad Lobenstein residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92%Foreign residents 8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area48.92 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)16Official
City area48.92 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents443 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density112.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population5,523 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents182 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share3.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other4,052 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share72.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents1,376 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share24.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Bad Lobenstein

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
Total5,606100.0%
Germany4,94388.2%
Kazakhstan1041.9%
Poland931.7%
Ukraine450.8%
Russian Federation440.8%
Romania430.8%
Czech Republic420.7%
Afghanistan390.7%
Not stated300.5%
Syrian Arab Republic270.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Viet Nam170.3%
Iraq150.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of110.2%
Italy100.2%
Bulgaria90.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.1%
Serbia80.1%
Croatia70.1%
Eritrea70.1%
Libya70.1%
Slovenia60.1%
Slovakia60.1%
Uzbekistan60.1%
Greece50.1%
Latvia50.1%
Moldova, Republic of50.1%
Somalia50.1%
Turkey40.1%
Hungary40.1%
Belgium30.1%
France30.1%
Kosovo30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Cameroon30.1%
Brazil30.1%
Chile30.1%
Mexico30.1%
Suriname30.1%
Armenia30.1%
Georgia30.1%
India30.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.1%
Japan30.1%
Kyrgyzstan30.1%
Thailand30.1%
Malaysia30.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,606100.0%
Germany5,16092.0%
Poland641.1%
Afghanistan510.9%
Romania500.9%
Syrian Arab Republic340.6%
Ukraine330.6%
Viet Nam220.4%
Czech Republic200.4%
Iraq180.3%
Bulgaria120.2%
Show 22 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation120.2%
Croatia110.2%
Italy100.2%
Serbia100.2%
Eritrea100.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of90.2%
Somalia80.1%
Kazakhstan80.1%
Slovakia60.1%
Libya60.1%
Latvia50.1%
Slovenia40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Moldova, Republic of30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Kosovo30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Hungary30.1%
Cuba30.1%
Armenia30.1%
Georgia30.1%
India30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Bad Lobenstein 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–66%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–69%
Foreign residents443 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population5,523 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.34 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability26.93 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability86.06 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Lobenstein 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 Bad Lobenstein?

The published population was 5,523 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Lobenstein?

Average net cold rent is 5.34 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 374 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Bad Lobenstein?

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 Bad Lobenstein?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Bad Lobenstein?

The median gross salary is 3,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Bad Lobenstein?

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

Is Bad Lobenstein a good place to live?

Bad Lobenstein 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 Bad Lobenstein?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,606 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Bad Lobenstein, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-lobenstein/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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