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Living in Calw

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.63 per m² per month in June 2026. Regional disposable income was €29,185 per person per year at the end of 2023. The population of Calw, in Germany, was 25,001 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 80.3% in 2025.

Higher unemployment than 64% 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 Calw?

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 Calw.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Calw?

Average net cold rent is 11.63 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): 11.63 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Calw21

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

Net rent across major citiesCalw highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Calw 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)11.63 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Calw21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 698 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.63 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.61% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,250 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Calw?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.61 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Calw 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%12904–6Calw 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 availability25.31 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability80.29 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident29,185 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita34,810 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.61 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport80 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportSTR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport35.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Calw?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Pforzheim)10

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
Calw annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154010.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/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 Calw 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/m³1027–8Calw 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 mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Pforzheim)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.54 · Feb 15.73 · Mar 20.67 · Apr 26.44 · May 29.08 · Jun 33.35 · Jul 34.26 · Aug 36.29 · Sep 29.8 · Oct 25.25 · Nov 19.52 · Dec 13.41 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -15.78 · Feb -18.55 · Mar -21.96 · Apr -5.8 · May -2.11 · Jun 2.04 · Jul 5.8 · Aug 5.56 · Sep -0.57 · Oct -7.87 · Nov -10.55 · Dec -15.85 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.78 · Feb -0.14 · Mar 3.67 · Apr 8.28 · May 12.47 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.04 · Sep 13.72 · Oct 9.23 · Nov 3.99 · Dec 0.18 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Ellwangen (Jagst)25,001 residentsMeiningen25,002 residentsWarstein24,988 residentsRottweil24,985 residentsWaldshut-Tiengen25,019 residentsVaterstetten24,981 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 59.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 417.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Calw?

The published population was 25,001 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Calw residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport78.5%Foreign residents21.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents680 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area59.88 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents5,382 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density417.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population25,001 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents4,685 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share19.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other11,658 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share47.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents8,189 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share33.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Calw

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
Total24,538100.0%
Germany18,29774.6%
Turkey6322.6%
Italy5862.4%
Kosovo3991.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3751.5%
Croatia3731.5%
Poland3701.5%
Romania3651.5%
Portugal3411.4%
Russian Federation2831.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia2621.1%
Syrian Arab Republic2210.9%
Kazakhstan2180.9%
Ukraine2160.9%
Hungary1070.4%
Afghanistan930.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of700.3%
Czech Republic690.3%
Austria650.3%
Greece590.2%
France490.2%
Not stated440.2%
Uzbekistan420.2%
Bulgaria390.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of370.2%
Slovenia360.1%
Viet Nam350.1%
Iraq330.1%
Moldova, Republic of320.1%
Brazil320.1%
Albania310.1%
Switzerland310.1%
Pakistan310.1%
United States300.1%
Thailand300.1%
Montenegro270.1%
India260.1%
Lithuania250.1%
United Kingdom240.1%
Cameroon240.1%
Slovakia230.1%
Spain160.1%
Algeria160.1%
Kyrgyzstan160.1%
Philippines160.1%
China160.1%
Nigeria150.1%
Tunisia150.1%
Latvia140.1%
Belgium130.1%
Morocco120.0%
Ecuador120.0%
Japan120.0%
Netherlands110.0%
Argentina110.0%
Korea, Republic of110.0%
Sweden100.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of100.0%
Togo90.0%
Honduras90.0%
Cuba80.0%
Tajikistan80.0%
Egypt70.0%
Chile70.0%
Dominican Republic70.0%
Canada70.0%
Uruguay70.0%
Azerbaijan70.0%
Sri Lanka70.0%
Luxembourg60.0%
Gambia60.0%
Sao Tome and Principe60.0%
Angola50.0%
Eritrea50.0%
Kenya50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Estonia40.0%
Finland40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Libya30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total24,538100.0%
Germany19,15378.1%
Italy9013.7%
Turkey6472.6%
Croatia5932.4%
Portugal4471.8%
Kosovo3901.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2451.0%
Syrian Arab Republic2391.0%
Romania2300.9%
Serbia2250.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine1800.7%
Poland1480.6%
Afghanistan1210.5%
Hungary1050.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of680.3%
Greece660.3%
Austria450.2%
Bulgaria440.2%
Uncertain370.2%
Russian Federation320.1%
Iraq300.1%
Slovenia280.1%
France250.1%
Montenegro250.1%
India250.1%
Albania220.1%
Viet Nam220.1%
Nigeria210.1%
Spain200.1%
Thailand200.1%
United States180.1%
Netherlands170.1%
Cameroon170.1%
Pakistan170.1%
Philippines150.1%
Czech Republic140.1%
Algeria140.1%
China140.1%
Belgium130.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of120.0%
Switzerland110.0%
Eritrea110.0%
Tunisia110.0%
Lithuania100.0%
Brazil100.0%
Latvia90.0%
Slovakia90.0%
Azerbaijan90.0%
Togo80.0%
Chile70.0%
Cuba70.0%
Kazakhstan70.0%
United Kingdom60.0%
Gambia60.0%
Morocco60.0%
Egypt60.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Canada50.0%
Korea, Republic of50.0%
Finland40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Australia30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Calw 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–67%
Foreign residents5,382 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population25,001 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.63 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Calw
Fibre-to-the-building availability25.31 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability80.29 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident29,185 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 326.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier520 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Calw 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 Calw?

The published population was 25,001 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Calw?

Average net cold rent is 11.63 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 814 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Calw.

Is the air quality good in Calw?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Pforzheim).

What is the unemployment rate in Calw?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Calw?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Calw?

5,382 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Calw a good place to live?

Calw 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 Calw?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,538 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). Calw, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/calw/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Calw, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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