Living in Echzell

In Echzell, rents across existing tenancies average €6.22 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

Echzell had a population of 5,474 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €4,300 per month.

Last checked 2026-09-2322 sources

Population5,474people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

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

Average net rent6.22EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 7% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 5.1% — 14% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,849incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 62% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 65% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Echzell.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Echzell?

Average net cold rent is 6.22 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): 6.22 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 citiesEchzell 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 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.22 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Echzell a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 373 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.22 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 Echzell?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Echzell is 4.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Echzell 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,300 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Echzell?

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

Left over each month€2,290of €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€6.22/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €373
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	€2,290

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Echzell Salary needed to live in Echzell

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Echzell. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Echzell. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEchzell 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	3,849 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Echzell's nearest airport was FRA, 47 km away and offered 239 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	239 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	47 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FRA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

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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 Echzell.

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Climate and air quality

Echzell's monthly mean temperatures were −0.5°C in January and 19°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.79 · Feb 16.03 · Mar 19.16 · Apr 26.08 · May 29.45 · Jun 35.71 · Jul 37.79 · Aug 37.21 · Sep 31.11 · Oct 25.87 · Nov 19.34 · Dec 12.84 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -18.26 · Feb -18.64 · Mar -11.85 · Apr -5.17 · May -1.72 · Jun 3.52 · Jul 6.07 · Aug 4.86 · Sep 1.98 · Oct -5.59 · Nov -6.74 · Dec -16.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.45 · Feb 0.41 · Mar 3.94 · Apr 8.66 · May 12.81 · Jun 16.66 · Jul 19.03 · Aug 18.67 · Sep 14.26 · Oct 9.18 · Nov 4.33 · Dec 0.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Echzell?

The published population was 5,474 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,474 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Echzell

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	5,482	100.0%
Germany	4,707	85.9%
Turkey	82	1.5%
Poland	67	1.2%
Czech Republic	55	1.0%
Not stated	51	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	41	0.7%
Romania	35	0.6%
Bulgaria	33	0.6%
Ukraine	29	0.5%
Afghanistan	29	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Kazakhstan	28	0.5%
Russian Federation	26	0.5%
Greece	19	0.3%
United States	17	0.3%
Serbia	16	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	14	0.3%
Italy	14	0.3%
China	14	0.3%
Eritrea	11	0.2%
Morocco	10	0.2%
Brazil	10	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.2%
Pakistan	10	0.2%
Austria	9	0.2%
France	8	0.1%
Netherlands	8	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.1%
United Kingdom	7	0.1%
Lithuania	6	0.1%
Georgia	6	0.1%
Philippines	6	0.1%
Tajikistan	6	0.1%
Hungary	5	0.1%
Tunisia	5	0.1%
Colombia	5	0.1%
Viet Nam	5	0.1%
India	5	0.1%
Belgium	4	0.1%
Croatia	4	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.1%
Switzerland	4	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Belarus	4	0.1%
Madagascar	4	0.1%
Iraq	4	0.1%
Denmark	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Algeria	3	0.1%
Ethiopia	3	0.1%
Ghana	3	0.1%
Senegal	3	0.1%
Chile	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
Armenia	3	0.1%
Sri Lanka	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.1%
Jordan	3	0.1%
Bangladesh	3	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,482	100.0%
Germany	4,912	89.6%
Turkey	90	1.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	43	0.8%
Bulgaria	39	0.7%
Romania	36	0.7%
Poland	35	0.6%
Ukraine	32	0.6%
Afghanistan	25	0.5%
Uncertain	24	0.4%
Greece	18	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	15	0.3%
Eritrea	14	0.3%
United States	14	0.3%
China	13	0.2%
Brazil	10	0.2%
Italy	9	0.2%
Lithuania	9	0.2%
Serbia	9	0.2%
Morocco	8	0.1%
Tajikistan	8	0.1%
India	7	0.1%
Pakistan	7	0.1%
Netherlands	6	0.1%
Austria	5	0.1%
Colombia	5	0.1%
France	4	0.1%
Kosovo	4	0.1%
Russian Federation	4	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Belarus	4	0.1%
Madagascar	4	0.1%
Somalia	4	0.1%
Tunisia	4	0.1%
Armenia	4	0.1%
Denmark	3	0.1%
Croatia	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.1%
Sweden	3	0.1%
Czech Republic	3	0.1%
United Kingdom	3	0.1%
Algeria	3	0.1%
Peru	3	0.1%
Sri Lanka	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.1%
Jordan	3	0.1%
Bangladesh	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.1%
Stateless	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Echzell

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.

Böblingen as an Echzell alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 189 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.22/m² Echzellno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,300 Echzell+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,849 Echzellsame level

Full comparison More about Böblingen

Cities near Echzell

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

Florstadt 7.6 km away

Rent: 6.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ranstadt 7.7 km away

Rent: 6.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nidda 9.5 km away

Rent: 6.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Nauheim 9.6 km away

Rent: 8.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hungen 10.0 km away

Rent: 5.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Niddatal 10.5 km away

Rent: 7.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Friedberg (Hessen) 10.6 km away

Rent: 7.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Münzenberg 10.9 km away

Rent: 6.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Aschau im Chiemgau5,471 residents Zeitlarn5,463 residents Vöhl5,460 residents Rechberghausen5,491 residents Kirchentellinsfurt5,492 residents Ahlerstedt5,456 residents

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

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

Is Echzell part of Frankfurt?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁶

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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 Echzell?

The published population was 5,474 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Echzell?

Average net cold rent is 6.22 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 435 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Echzell?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Echzell?

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

Is Echzell a good place to live?

Echzell 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 Echzell part of Frankfurt?

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

Which cities are near Echzell?

Florstadt, Ranstadt, Nidda, Bad Nauheim, Hungen are near Echzell. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Echzell?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,707 people (85.9%) 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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  title = {Echzell, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0bc7a876b042f257d5919f157b7e6e6a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/echzell/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
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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