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Living in Coburg

In Coburg, rents across existing tenancies average €6.38 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.8% (2024).

Coburg had 41,064 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.73 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the foreign population was 5,057.

Last checked 2026-09-1934 sources

Population41,064people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent6.38EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 10% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate6.8%country median 5.1% — 33% aboveOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime6,670incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 29% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
PM2.5, annual mean9.1µg/m³country median 8.0 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 66% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 82% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 93% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Coburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.38 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): 6.38 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)8
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Coburg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesCoburg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Coburg highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Coburg€6.38
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M21Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.38 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9.73 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Coburg34Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Coburg a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–62%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–61%
Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–53%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 383 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.38 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

The unemployment rate was 6.8% in 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,900 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,694 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Coburg?

The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Coburg is 6.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability52.29 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Gigabit broadband availability91.04 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Disposable income per resident30,694 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts22Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita115,592 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts22Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1Official

What does a salary buy in Coburg?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,900 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,865of €2,548 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.€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€9.73/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Coburg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.38/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €584
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€1,865
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Coburg. 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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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,215 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Coburg 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 residents1,215 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Coburg?

Police recorded about 6,670 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3

Recorded crime across major citiesCoburg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Coburg highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Coburg6,670
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,670 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2023Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate7,167 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport80 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Coburg. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Coburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.16

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Coburg is 9.1 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9.1 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.16Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.6 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 9 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 57 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 45.4 · Apr 39.4 · May 65.2 · Jun 66.5 · Jul 84.9 · Aug 57.9 · Sep 57.2 · Oct 50.4 · Nov 55.7 · Dec 65.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter23Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.3 · Feb 71.1 · Mar 121.5 · Apr 180.4 · May 205.7 · Jun 211.4 · Jul 220.8 · Aug 208.9 · Sep 150.5 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 37.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter23Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)11Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 9.1.

Similar climate. In Germany: Traunreut ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.7 °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 48.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 850.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Coburg?

The published population was 41,064 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents617 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area48.29 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official
Foreign residents5,057 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density850.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population41,064 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents6,546 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share16.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other17,118 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share42.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents16,632 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share41.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Coburg

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
Total40,296100.0%
Germany31,88579.1%
Kazakhstan1,2273.0%
Russian Federation8622.1%
Poland7101.8%
Turkey5871.5%
Romania5431.3%
Ukraine5211.3%
Syrian Arab Republic4561.1%
Czech Republic2680.7%
Italy1860.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq1680.4%
Afghanistan1590.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1290.3%
Serbia1080.3%
Bulgaria990.2%
Austria890.2%
United States890.2%
India890.2%
China850.2%
Morocco830.2%
Turkmenistan790.2%
Kosovo770.2%
Hungary730.2%
Slovakia700.2%
Spain690.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina560.1%
Eritrea540.1%
France530.1%
Croatia530.1%
Brazil500.1%
Greece490.1%
Viet Nam490.1%
Egypt480.1%
Thailand430.1%
Moldova, Republic of420.1%
Indonesia410.1%
Ethiopia370.1%
Pakistan370.1%
Kyrgyzstan360.1%
Tunisia350.1%
Switzerland340.1%
Armenia340.1%
Azerbaijan340.1%
Uzbekistan330.1%
United Kingdom320.1%
Not stated320.1%
Tajikistan300.1%
Georgia270.1%
Japan270.1%
Algeria250.1%
Mexico240.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of230.1%
Belarus230.1%
Philippines220.1%
Nigeria210.1%
Albania200.0%
Colombia200.0%
Netherlands190.0%
Somalia180.0%
Lebanon180.0%
Libya160.0%
Portugal150.0%
Kenya150.0%
Latvia130.0%
Argentina130.0%
Chile130.0%
Jordan130.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of120.0%
Korea, Republic of120.0%
Slovenia110.0%
Sweden110.0%
Lithuania90.0%
Dominican Republic90.0%
Australia90.0%
Peru80.0%
Israel80.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the70.0%
Canada70.0%
Kuwait70.0%
Malaysia70.0%
Belgium60.0%
Norway60.0%
Angola60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Togo60.0%
Finland50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Taiwan, Province of China50.0%
Iceland40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Sudan40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Nepal40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Malta30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Botswana30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Panama30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Fiji30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total40,296100.0%
Germany35,23987.5%
Turkey6031.5%
Syrian Arab Republic4981.2%
Ukraine4511.1%
Poland2750.7%
Romania2620.7%
Afghanistan2080.5%
Italy2040.5%
Russian Federation2030.5%
Iraq1640.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia1030.3%
Bulgaria930.2%
Kosovo880.2%
Slovakia820.2%
India820.2%
Croatia800.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of800.2%
Eritrea740.2%
Spain660.2%
Kazakhstan660.2%
Hungary630.2%
China630.2%
Austria580.1%
Morocco570.1%
United States560.1%
Greece550.1%
Czech Republic530.1%
Ethiopia460.1%
Viet Nam460.1%
Egypt410.1%
Azerbaijan370.1%
Indonesia370.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina360.1%
France360.1%
Brazil340.1%
Thailand320.1%
Tunisia270.1%
Japan250.1%
Belarus240.1%
Stateless230.1%
Uncertain230.1%
Somalia220.1%
Pakistan210.1%
Albania190.0%
Portugal190.0%
Armenia190.0%
Georgia190.0%
Switzerland170.0%
Nigeria170.0%
Colombia170.0%
Mexico170.0%
Korea, Republic of160.0%
Latvia150.0%
Moldova, Republic of150.0%
Netherlands150.0%
United Kingdom150.0%
Philippines150.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of140.0%
Algeria130.0%
Kenya100.0%
Belgium90.0%
Israel80.0%
Iceland70.0%
Sweden70.0%
Ghana60.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the60.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Malaysia60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Australia50.0%
Finland40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Burkina Faso40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Nepal40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Angola30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Libya30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Togo30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Canada30.0%
Peru30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Not stated30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)104.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional7Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 347.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional7Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier310 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich10Official
Local property-tax multiplier310 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich10Official

Alternatives for people set on Coburg

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.

Seßlach as a Coburg alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €4.92/m² Seßlach vs €6.38/m² Coburg−23%
  • Unemployment: 4.3% Seßlach vs 6.8% Coburg−37%
  • Residents: 3,809 Seßlach vs 41,064 Coburg−91%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,750 Seßlach vs €3,900 Coburgno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,886 (2025) Seßlach vs 6,670 (2023) Coburgno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 78.1 km Seßlach vs 80.0 km Coburgsame level
Full comparisonMore about Seßlach

Bad Oeynhausen as a Coburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 263 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,654.1 Bad Oeynhausen vs 1,214.8 Coburg+36%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Bad Oeynhausen vs €3,900 Coburgno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,696 (2025) Bad Oeynhausen vs 6,670 (2023) Coburgno percentage
  • Rent: €5.98/m² Bad Oeynhausen vs €6.38/m² Coburg−6%
  • Residents: 50,620 Bad Oeynhausen vs 41,064 Coburg+23%
  • Nearest airport: 66.5 km Bad Oeynhausen vs 80.0 km Coburg−17%
Full comparisonMore about Bad Oeynhausen

Cities near Coburg

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

Rödental 6.0 km away
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5.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Ummerstadt 9.2 km away
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4.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Seßlach 12.2 km away
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4.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Neustadt b.Coburg 14.0 km away
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5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Schalkau 15.6 km away
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4.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Rodach 15.7 km away
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5.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Ebersdorf 15.9 km away
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4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz41,103 residentsBensheim41,124 residentsVölklingen40,952 residentsLeinfelden-Echterdingen41,185 residentsHückelhoven41,192 residentsWunstorf41,211 residents

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Coburg in rankings

#14 of 30 in German cities with the lowest recorded crime rate #14 of 30 in Safest cities in Germany by recorded crime #27 of 30 in City hubs with the lowest published recorded-crime rate

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; Coburg's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Coburg?

The published population was 41,064 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Coburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.38 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 447 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Coburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

How safe is Coburg?

Police recorded about 6,670 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG).

What is the unemployment rate in Coburg?

The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Coburg?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Coburg a good place to live?

Coburg 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.

Which cities are near Coburg?

Rödental, Ummerstadt, Seßlach, Neustadt b.Coburg, Neustadt bei Coburg are near Coburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Coburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,885 people (79.1%) 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). Coburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2c1af65fbd87291536cd419903999994]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/coburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_coburg-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_be7a65a640ff,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Coburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2c1af65fbd87291536cd419903999994},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/coburg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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