Living in Edertal
In Edertal, rents across existing tenancies average €4.59 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.5% (2024).
Edertal's population was 6,181 at the end of 2024. For Edertal, the regional median gross salary was €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Cheaper rent than 93% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 62% 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 Edertal?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Edertal?
Average net cold rent is 4.59 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): 4.59 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| 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 M13Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.59 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Edertal 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 275 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.59 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Edertal?
The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Edertal 4.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,850 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Edertal?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,521 |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.59/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €275 |
| 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 | €2,147 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Edertal. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Edertal. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,392 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Edertal's nearest airport was KSF, 35 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Edertal. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.3°C in January to 18.5°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Edertal?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 (EEA)4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Edertal 6.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 11.68 · Feb 15.08 · Mar 18.97 · Apr 26.35 · May 28.11 · Jun 34.4 · Jul 37.56 · Aug 36.76 · Sep 31.3 · Oct 26.34 · Nov 18.74 · Dec 12.77 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -19.12 · Feb -18.92 · Mar -12.47 · Apr -6.95 · May -1.89 · Jun 2.71 · Jul 6.33 · Aug 4.81 · Sep 1.23 · Oct -5.55 · Nov -8.07 · Dec -16.55 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Edertal?
The published population was 6,181 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,181 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official |
International community in Edertal
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 | 6,181 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,679 | 91.9% |
| Kazakhstan | 71 | 1.1% |
| Poland | 69 | 1.1% |
| Ukraine | 44 | 0.7% |
| Czech Republic | 29 | 0.5% |
| Not stated | 26 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 25 | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | 20 | 0.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 18 | 0.3% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.3% |
Show 31 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 17 | 0.3% |
| Romania | 14 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 13 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 11 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 10 | 0.2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9 | 0.1% |
| France | 8 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 7 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 7 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 5 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 4 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 4 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
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 | 6,181 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,942 | 96.1% |
| Ukraine | 33 | 0.5% |
| Iraq | 26 | 0.4% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 23 | 0.4% |
| Netherlands | 19 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 0.3% |
| Poland | 17 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 11 | 0.2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 6 | 0.1% |
Show 22 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 5 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 5 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 4 | 0.1% |
| France | 4 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 4 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 0.1% |
| United States | 4 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 4 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Alternatives for people set on Edertal
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.
Naumburg as an Edertal alternative in the same region
10 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.37/m² Naumburg vs €4.59/m² Edertalno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Naumburg vs €3,850 Edertal+8%
- Unemployment: 4.3% Naumburg vs 4.5% Edertal−4%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,473 Naumburg vs 3,392 Edertalsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Naumburg vs 6.0 µg/m³ Edertalsame level
Heidenheim an der Brenz as an Edertal alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 287 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €7.33/m² Heidenheim an der Brenz vs €4.59/m² Edertalno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €4,200 Heidenheim an der Brenz vs €3,850 Edertal+9%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,709 Heidenheim an der Brenz vs 3,392 Edertal+9%
Cities near Edertal
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Edertal, nearest in population first.
How does Edertal compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Edertal 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Edertal's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Edertal?
The published population was 6,181 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Edertal?
Average net cold rent is 4.59 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 321 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Edertal?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 (EEA).
What is the unemployment rate in Edertal?
The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Edertal?
The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Edertal a good place to live?
Edertal 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 Edertal?
Bad Wildungen, Naumburg, Fritzlar, Frankenau, Niedenstein are near Edertal. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Edertal?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,679 people (91.9%) 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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- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency (EEA) 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
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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