Living in Bruchsal

In Bruchsal, rents across existing tenancies average €7.48 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2022).

Gigabit broadband availability was 75.1% in 2025. Car density was 597 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.63% in May 2022. Bruchsal had a population of 47,784 at the end of 2024. For Bruchsal, a city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.49 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population47,784people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,300EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.48EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 29% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.63%country median 5.1% — 9% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,452incidents 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 Pfinztal Karlsruher Straße)

Pricier rent than 85% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bruchsal?

Average net cold rent is 7.48 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): 7.48 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesBruchsal highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Bruchsal€7.48

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.48 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	12.49 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Bruchsal³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Bruchsal 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–56%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–61%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–63%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 449 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.48 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 Bruchsal?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.63 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bruchsal is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Bruchsal 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	29.13 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	75.07 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,300 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.63 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Bruchsal?

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

Left over each month€1,913of €2,762 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.	€2,762
Rent, 60 m²€12.49/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Bruchsal · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.48/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €749
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	€1,913

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	659.2 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bruchsal 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents659.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBruchsal highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,452 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	MHG	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	39.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bruchsal?

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 Pfinztal Karlsruher Straße)¹¹

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

135

189

227

241

253

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174

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂21WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Bruchsal is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Bruchsal 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	21 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Pfinztal Karlsruher Straße)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Pfinztal Karlsruher Straße)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 Pfinztal Karlsruher Straße)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.4 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 16.8 · May 21.4 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 27 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.6 · May 10 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.6 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 11 · May 15.7 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.2 · Feb 55.6 · Mar 60.7 · Apr 48.7 · May 72.9 · Jun 74.6 · Jul 78.1 · Aug 59.7 · Sep 59.4 · Oct 72.1 · Nov 64.8 · Dec 66.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.2 · Feb 88.7 · Mar 134.8 · Apr 188.7 · May 226.7 · Jun 241.3 · Jul 253.3 · Aug 240.3 · Sep 174.3 · Oct 111 · Nov 62.1 · Dec 43.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Heidelberg ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.6 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.8 °C, Basel (Switzerland) ±0.5 °C, Metz (France) ±1.0 °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 93 km² in 2024. Population density was 513.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bruchsal?

The published population was 47,784 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.1%
Foreign residents18.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	597 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	93.04 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	9,048 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	513.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	47,784 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	16,923 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	36.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	20,114 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	43 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	9,746 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	20.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Bruchsal

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	46,780	100.0%
Germany	34,389	73.5%
Romania	1,120	2.4%
Turkey	1,013	2.2%
Kazakhstan	941	2.0%
Russian Federation	893	1.9%
Croatia	814	1.7%
Poland	801	1.7%
Ukraine	577	1.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	460	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	342	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	311	0.7%
Serbia	302	0.6%
Kosovo	289	0.6%
Greece	276	0.6%
Italy	263	0.6%
Hungary	242	0.5%
Pakistan	240	0.5%
Brazil	183	0.4%
Czech Republic	177	0.4%
Bulgaria	174	0.4%
India	141	0.3%
Moldova, Republic of	138	0.3%
Iraq	137	0.3%
Sri Lanka	128	0.3%
Afghanistan	126	0.3%
Austria	110	0.2%
France	103	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	99	0.2%
Thailand	91	0.2%
China	91	0.2%
Spain	80	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	76	0.2%
Albania	75	0.2%
Not stated	72	0.2%
Viet Nam	70	0.1%
Slovakia	61	0.1%
Morocco	61	0.1%
United States	61	0.1%
Uzbekistan	55	0.1%
Slovenia	54	0.1%
Paraguay	53	0.1%
Lithuania	51	0.1%
Portugal	49	0.1%
United Kingdom	49	0.1%
Eritrea	44	0.1%
Nigeria	44	0.1%
Cameroon	43	0.1%
Philippines	41	0.1%
Switzerland	38	0.1%
Tajikistan	33	0.1%
Latvia	32	0.1%
Belarus	30	0.1%
Lebanon	30	0.1%
Colombia	28	0.1%
Netherlands	27	0.1%
Georgia	27	0.1%
Tunisia	26	0.1%
Armenia	22	0.0%
Belgium	21	0.0%
Togo	19	0.0%
Egypt	19	0.0%
Mexico	18	0.0%
Algeria	17	0.0%
Argentina	15	0.0%
Peru	15	0.0%
Indonesia	15	0.0%
Japan	15	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
South Africa	13	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Azerbaijan	13	0.0%
Kenya	12	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	11	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	11	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	11	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	10	0.0%
Finland	9	0.0%
Sweden	9	0.0%
Bangladesh	9	0.0%
Madagascar	8	0.0%
Australia	8	0.0%
Gambia	7	0.0%
Nicaragua	7	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Uganda	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	5	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	5	0.0%
Sudan	5	0.0%
Israel	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
Jamaica	4	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	4	0.0%
Palestinian territories	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Grenada	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	46,780	100.0%
Germany	37,727	80.6%
Croatia	1,102	2.4%
Turkey	1,061	2.3%
Romania	944	2.0%
Ukraine	500	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	384	0.8%
Greece	341	0.7%
Poland	332	0.7%
Italy	328	0.7%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	300	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	296	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	260	0.6%
Hungary	240	0.5%
Bulgaria	227	0.5%
Pakistan	185	0.4%
Serbia	166	0.4%
Russian Federation	164	0.4%
Brazil	148	0.3%
India	130	0.3%
Afghanistan	129	0.3%
Iraq	116	0.2%
Sri Lanka	98	0.2%
Spain	82	0.2%
China	82	0.2%
Austria	80	0.2%
Thailand	73	0.2%
Albania	67	0.1%
France	61	0.1%
Portugal	61	0.1%
Nigeria	59	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	58	0.1%
Kazakhstan	55	0.1%
Viet Nam	48	0.1%
Lithuania	44	0.1%
Slovakia	42	0.1%
Eritrea	37	0.1%
Morocco	34	0.1%
United States	32	0.1%
Netherlands	30	0.1%
Uncertain	30	0.1%
Togo	25	0.1%
Georgia	25	0.1%
Latvia	23	0.0%
Belarus	23	0.0%
Cameroon	23	0.0%
Philippines	23	0.0%
United Kingdom	20	0.0%
Slovenia	19	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	19	0.0%
Switzerland	17	0.0%
Egypt	16	0.0%
Colombia	16	0.0%
Lebanon	16	0.0%
Czech Republic	15	0.0%
Tunisia	15	0.0%
Belgium	13	0.0%
Paraguay	13	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Montenegro	10	0.0%
Canada	10	0.0%
Finland	9	0.0%
Algeria	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	9	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	8	0.0%
Madagascar	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
Gambia	6	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	6	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Bangladesh	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Norway	5	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Senegal	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Stateless	4	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Grenada	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official
Local property-tax multiplier	395 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bruchsal

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.

Kraichtal as a Bruchsal alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €6.08/m² Kraichtal vs €7.48/m² Bruchsal−19%
Unemployment: 3.6% Kraichtal vs 4.6% Bruchsal−23%
Residents: 14,602 Kraichtal vs 47,784 Bruchsal−69%
Median gross pay, region: €4,300 Kraichtal vs €4,300 Bruchsalno percentage
Nearest airport: 41.4 km Kraichtal vs 39.3 km Bruchsal+5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,452 Kraichtal vs 3,452 Bruchsalsame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Kraichtal vs 8.0 µg/m³ Bruchsalsame level

Full comparison More about Kraichtal

Cities near Bruchsal

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

Karlsruhe Commuting Zone · 19.5 km away

Rent: 8.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,793 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Kraichtal 8.4 km away

Rent: 6.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Stutensee 12.1 km away

Rent: 7.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Östringen 12.5 km away

Rent: 6.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bretten 13.3 km away

Rent: 7.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Waghäusel 14.3 km away

Rent: 7.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Philippsburg 15.6 km away

Rent: 6.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Oberderdingen 16.7 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

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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; Bruchsal's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Bruchsal part of Karlsruhe?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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Common questions

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How many people live in Bruchsal?

The published population was 47,784 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bruchsal?

Average net cold rent is 7.48 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 524 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bruchsal?

What is the unemployment rate in Bruchsal?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bruchsal?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Bruchsal a good place to live?

Bruchsal 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 Bruchsal part of Karlsruhe?

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

Which cities are near Bruchsal?

Karlsruhe, Kraichtal, Stutensee, Östringen, Bretten are near Bruchsal. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bruchsal?

The official country of birth distribution records 34,389 people (73.5%) 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, October 16). Bruchsal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4c364c7649657d88d29c336b3b4c757a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bruchsal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bruchsal-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_c0d55cee109f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bruchsal, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4c364c7649657d88d29c336b3b4c757a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bruchsal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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