Living in Bad Schwalbach
The regional median gross salary was €4,500 per month at the end of 2024. The population of Bad Schwalbach, in Germany, was 11,532 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.95 per m² per month in June 2026.
Higher unemployment than 73% 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 Bad Schwalbach?
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 Schwalbach?
Average net cold rent is 11.95 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): 11.95 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Bad Schwalbach22
City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Bad Schwalbach yet.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.95 EUR/m²/month | 4 Jun 2026 | Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Bad Schwalbach22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 717 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.95 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
The unemployment rate was 6.09% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €31,202 per person per year at the end of 2023.
What is the unemployment rate in Bad Schwalbach?
The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022).
- Unemployment rate: 6.09 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 83.71 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 87.98 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Disposable income per resident | 31,202 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure |
| GDP per capita | 28,672 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,500 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure |
| Unemployment rate | 6.09 %country median 5.1% | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Schwalbach. 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 Schwalbach. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Beds Per 100k | 1,098 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Schwalbach 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 guideMobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bad Schwalbach. 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
Is the air quality good in Bad Schwalbach?
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 Wiesbaden Ringkirche)11
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 26 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Wiesbaden Ringkirche)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Wiesbaden Ringkirche)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wiesbaden Ringkirche)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 5.1 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.3 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9 · Dec 5.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.8 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.5 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 39.3 · Feb 34 · Mar 36.2 · Apr 30.7 · May 49.8 · Jun 47.5 · Jul 57.7 · Aug 48.3 · Sep 43 · Oct 45.2 · Nov 43.1 · Dec 50.4 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 50.7 · Feb 80 · Mar 136.5 · Apr 189.9 · May 212.1 · Jun 222 · Jul 236 · Aug 221.4 · Sep 163.1 · Oct 98.3 · Nov 48.4 · Dec 41.7 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 9.3 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land |
Cities of a similar size in Germany
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 40.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 286.4 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Bad Schwalbach?
The published population was 11,532 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 595 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2026 | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official |
| City area | 40.27 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,377 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official |
| Population density | 286.4 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official |
| Population | 11,532 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 2,154 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Catholic share | 19 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| No religion or other | 6,377 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| No religion or other, share | 56.3 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Protestant residents | 2,785 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Protestant share | 24.6 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
International community in Bad Schwalbach
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,318 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,425 | 74.4% |
| Turkey | 290 | 2.6% |
| Poland | 264 | 2.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 199 | 1.8% |
| Romania | 196 | 1.7% |
| Ukraine | 146 | 1.3% |
| Bulgaria | 118 | 1.0% |
| Italy | 113 | 1.0% |
| Afghanistan | 113 | 1.0% |
| Russian Federation | 101 | 0.9% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 101 | 0.9% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100 | 0.9% |
| Kazakhstan | 82 | 0.7% |
| Croatia | 59 | 0.5% |
| Serbia | 57 | 0.5% |
| Kosovo | 47 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 44 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 44 | 0.4% |
| Somalia | 39 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 30 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 30 | 0.3% |
| Austria | 29 | 0.3% |
| United States | 28 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 27 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 27 | 0.2% |
| India | 26 | 0.2% |
| Not stated | 26 | 0.2% |
| France | 21 | 0.2% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 21 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 20 | 0.2% |
| Morocco | 20 | 0.2% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 19 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 19 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 18 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 15 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 15 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 14 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 12 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 12 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 11 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 10 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 10 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 9 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 9 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 8 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 8 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 6 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 6 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 5 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 5 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| China | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,318 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,944 | 79.0% |
| Turkey | 285 | 2.5% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 249 | 2.2% |
| Romania | 197 | 1.7% |
| Bulgaria | 141 | 1.2% |
| Italy | 135 | 1.2% |
| Poland | 133 | 1.2% |
| Afghanistan | 131 | 1.2% |
| Ukraine | 130 | 1.1% |
| Croatia | 81 | 0.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 57 | 0.5% |
| Somalia | 49 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 43 | 0.4% |
| Serbia | 42 | 0.4% |
| Kosovo | 39 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 38 | 0.3% |
| Russian Federation | 37 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 34 | 0.3% |
| Uncertain | 30 | 0.3% |
| Spain | 28 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 27 | 0.2% |
| United States | 27 | 0.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 23 | 0.2% |
| France | 21 | 0.2% |
| India | 21 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 20 | 0.2% |
| Guinea | 19 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 18 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 18 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 18 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 16 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 15 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 14 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 10 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 10 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 9 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 9 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 9 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 9 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 9 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 8 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 6 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 6 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 6 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| China | 4 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Is Bad Schwalbach 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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare coverage, ages 3–6 | 96.9 % | 1 Mar 2025 | Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure |
| Childcare coverage, under 3 | 38.7 % | 1 Mar 2025 | Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure |
| Local business-tax multiplier | 387 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official |
| Local property-tax multiplier | 845 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Bad Schwalbach?
The published population was 11,532 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Bad Schwalbach?
Average net cold rent is 11.95 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 837 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Bad Schwalbach.
Is the air quality good in Bad Schwalbach?
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 Wiesbaden Ringkirche).
What is the unemployment rate in Bad Schwalbach?
The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Bad Schwalbach?
The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).
How many foreign residents live in Bad Schwalbach?
2,377 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
Is Bad Schwalbach a good place to live?
Bad Schwalbach 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 Schwalbach?
The official country of birth distribution records 11,318 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 Schwalbach, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-schwalbach/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
- Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
- EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Wiesbaden Ringkirche) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Wiesbaden Ringkirche) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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- EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wiesbaden Ringkirche) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
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- Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Bad Schwalbach miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04
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