Living in Büchenbach

In Büchenbach, rents across existing tenancies average €6.35 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.4% (2024).

Büchenbach's population was 5,514 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2314 sources

Population5,514people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.35EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate2.4%country median 5.1% — 53% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,307incidents 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 · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 66% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than any other German city that publishes it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Büchenbach?

Average net cold rent is 6.35 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): 6.35 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesBüchenbach highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.35 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Büchenbach a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–74%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–78%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–76%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 381 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.35 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 Büchenbach?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Büchenbach is 2.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Büchenbach?

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

Left over each month€2,176of €2,655 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.	€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€6.35/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €381
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	€2,176

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Büchenbach. 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 citiesBüchenbach 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	2,307 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Büchenbach's nearest airport was NUE, 26 km away and offered 32 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	32 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NUE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Büchenbach. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.5°C in January and 19.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Büchenbach?

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: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Büchenbach 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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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.1 · Feb 15.29 · Mar 21.48 · Apr 27.42 · May 29.56 · Jun 35.21 · Jul 36.95 · Aug 38.35 · Sep 31.01 · Oct 25.38 · Nov 19.13 · Dec 13.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.21 · Feb -19.04 · Mar -16.92 · Apr -5.28 · May -2.73 · Jun 2.61 · Jul 6.37 · Aug 5.24 · Sep -0.22 · Oct -6.06 · Nov -9.17 · Dec -17.94 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.51 · Feb -0.53 · Mar 3.55 · Apr 8.63 · May 13.12 · Jun 17.37 · Jul 19.57 · Aug 19.13 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 8.95 · Nov 3.58 · Dec -0.26 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Büchenbach?

The published population was 5,514 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,514 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³Official

International community in Büchenbach

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	5,416	100.0%
Germany	4,814	88.9%
Romania	128	2.4%
Poland	64	1.2%
Czech Republic	54	1.0%
Hungary	48	0.9%
Ukraine	43	0.8%
Russian Federation	37	0.7%
Kazakhstan	36	0.7%
Austria	14	0.3%
United States	12	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	11	0.2%
Not stated	11	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	8	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	8	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.1%
Croatia	7	0.1%
Turkey	7	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	7	0.1%
Brazil	6	0.1%
Greece	5	0.1%
Ethiopia	5	0.1%
Latvia	4	0.1%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Kosovo	4	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Serbia	4	0.1%
Burkina Faso	4	0.1%
South Africa	4	0.1%
Colombia	4	0.1%
Iraq	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
United Kingdom	3	0.1%
Cameroon	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
Armenia	3	0.1%
Indonesia	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Lebanon	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
Tajikistan	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,416	100.0%
Germany	5,159	95.3%
Romania	55	1.0%
Ukraine	43	0.8%
Poland	19	0.4%
Hungary	16	0.3%
Italy	13	0.2%
Croatia	11	0.2%
Turkey	9	0.2%
Greece	7	0.1%
United States	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	6	0.1%
Ethiopia	6	0.1%
Austria	5	0.1%
Spain	5	0.1%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Netherlands	4	0.1%
Burkina Faso	4	0.1%
Armenia	4	0.1%
Stateless	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Latvia	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Switzerland	3	0.1%
Russian Federation	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Büchenbach

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Büchenbach 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; Büchenbach's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Büchenbach part of Nuremberg?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁷

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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 Büchenbach?

The published population was 5,514 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Büchenbach?

Average net cold rent is 6.35 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 445 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Büchenbach?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Büchenbach?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Büchenbach?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Büchenbach a good place to live?

Büchenbach 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 Büchenbach part of Nuremberg?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Büchenbach?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,814 people (88.9%) 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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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23

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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
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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