Living in Elsenfeld

In Elsenfeld, rents across existing tenancies average €6.68 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.1% (2024).

Elsenfeld had a population of 9,225 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,950 per month. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population9,225people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.68EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 15% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.1%country median 5.1% — 20% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,793incidents 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 73% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 71% 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 Elsenfeld?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Elsenfeld?

Average net cold rent is 6.68 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): 6.68 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 citiesElsenfeld 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 M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.68 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Elsenfeld a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

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

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

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 401 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.68 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 Elsenfeld?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Elsenfeld is 4.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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658

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Elsenfeld 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.1 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Elsenfeld?

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

Left over each month€2,075of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€6.68/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €401
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	€2,075

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesElsenfeld 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	2,793 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Elsenfeld's nearest airport was FRA, 48 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	48 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 Elsenfeld. 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

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For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.4°C in January to 18.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 64.7 mm in January and 80.6 mm in July. Elsenfeld's average monthly sunshine was 52.5 hours in January and 231.7 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Elsenfeld?

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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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2°-2°

4°-1°

8°1°

13°5°

17°8°

21°12°

23°14°

18°10°

12°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

127

183

208

218

232

221

163

107

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hours

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 Elsenfeld 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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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Elsenfeld 8.0

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
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 13.4 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 18 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10 · Oct 6 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.7 · Feb 58.6 · Mar 63.2 · Apr 51.7 · May 84.4 · Jun 60.7 · Jul 80.6 · Aug 70.5 · Sep 60.2 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 77.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.5 · Feb 80 · Mar 127.4 · Apr 182.7 · May 208.2 · Jun 217.5 · Jul 231.7 · Aug 220.9 · Sep 162.5 · Oct 106.8 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 41 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bernkastel-Kues ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±0.4 °C, Reims (France) ±2.1 °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

How many people live in Elsenfeld?

The published population was 9,225 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	9,225 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Elsenfeld

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	9,015	100.0%
Germany	6,898	76.5%
Turkey	593	6.6%
Kazakhstan	205	2.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	157	1.7%
Romania	156	1.7%
Poland	135	1.5%
Afghanistan	99	1.1%
Russian Federation	92	1.0%
Ukraine	67	0.7%
Italy	60	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Czech Republic	59	0.7%
Kosovo	43	0.5%
Bulgaria	35	0.4%
Not stated	30	0.3%
Greece	28	0.3%
Hungary	27	0.3%
United States	20	0.2%
Austria	19	0.2%
Thailand	18	0.2%
Iraq	16	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	16	0.2%
Serbia	15	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.1%
Somalia	13	0.1%
Pakistan	13	0.1%
Croatia	11	0.1%
China	9	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	8	0.1%
France	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.1%
Lithuania	6	0.1%
Slovakia	5	0.1%
Switzerland	5	0.1%
Spain	5	0.1%
Belarus	5	0.1%
Algeria	5	0.1%
Brazil	5	0.1%
Portugal	4	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Viet Nam	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Philippines	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	9,015	100.0%
Germany	7,319	81.2%
Turkey	638	7.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	175	1.9%
Romania	127	1.4%
Afghanistan	120	1.3%
Italy	78	0.9%
Poland	66	0.7%
Ukraine	64	0.7%
Bulgaria	44	0.5%
Kosovo	42	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Greece	40	0.4%
Somalia	28	0.3%
Croatia	25	0.3%
Austria	22	0.2%
Russian Federation	21	0.2%
Iraq	18	0.2%
Kazakhstan	13	0.1%
Hungary	11	0.1%
Thailand	11	0.1%
Serbia	9	0.1%
United States	9	0.1%
Pakistan	9	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Czech Republic	8	0.1%
Stateless	7	0.1%
Lithuania	6	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.1%
Portugal	5	0.1%
Switzerland	5	0.1%
Algeria	5	0.1%
Georgia	5	0.1%
Spain	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

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

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

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

Is Elsenfeld part of Aschaffenburg?

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

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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 Elsenfeld?

The published population was 9,225 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Elsenfeld?

Average net cold rent is 6.68 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 468 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Elsenfeld?

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 Elsenfeld?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Elsenfeld?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Elsenfeld a good place to live?

Elsenfeld 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 Elsenfeld part of Aschaffenburg?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Elsenfeld?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,898 people (76.5%) 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 = {Elsenfeld, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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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
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
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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