Living in Emmendingen

In Emmendingen, rents across existing tenancies average €7.96 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2022).

Regional disposable income was €28,955 per person per year at the end of 2023. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €13.16 per m² per month in June 2026. Emmendingen, a city in Germany, had a population of 29,502 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population29,502people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent7.96EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 37% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.27%country median 5.1% — 3% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,468incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Freiburg)

Pricier rent than 90% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Emmendingen?

Average net cold rent is 7.96 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): 7.96 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesEmmendingen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Emmendingen€7.96

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.96 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	13.16 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Emmendingen³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Emmendingen 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 worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–53%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%

Student50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–60%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 478 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.96 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 5.27% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Emmendingen?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.27 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Emmendingen is 5.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Emmendingen 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	17.74 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	70.18 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	28,955 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	39,250 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.27 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Emmendingen?

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

Left over each month€1,767of €2,655 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.	€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€13.16/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Emmendingen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.96/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €790
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	€1,767

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	920.3 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Emmendingen 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 residents920.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEmmendingen 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	4,468 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	26 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	SXB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	49.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Emmendingen?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Freiburg)¹²

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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8°0°

12°3°

17°6°

21°10°

24°13°

26°15°

21°11°

16°7°

10°3°

7°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

103

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

147

182

207

233

252

234

176

116

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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

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Emmendingen is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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

Emmendingen 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Freiburg)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Freiburg)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Freiburg)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.9 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 16.8 · May 20.7 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 26.5 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 6.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freiburg²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.6 · May 9.8 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freiburg²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 11.2 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freiburg²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 48.6 · Feb 49.1 · Mar 54.3 · Apr 63.8 · May 103.4 · Jun 89.8 · Jul 92.2 · Aug 83.3 · Sep 77.4 · Oct 78.5 · Nov 66.2 · Dec 66.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freiburg²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 64.7 · Feb 91.8 · Mar 146.8 · Apr 182.2 · May 206.8 · Jun 232.7 · Jul 252.2 · Aug 234.4 · Sep 176.2 · Oct 116.2 · Nov 66.6 · Dec 56.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freiburg²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Rheinfelden (Baden) ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Basel (Switzerland) ±0.4 °C, Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.4 °C, Geneva (Switzerland) ±0.6 °C, Saint-Étienne (France) ±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 33.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 873.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Emmendingen?

The published population was 29,502 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.5%
Foreign residents14.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	561 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	33.78 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,275 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	873.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	29,502 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	6,917 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	23.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	13,982 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	48 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	8,242 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	28.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Emmendingen

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	29,137	100.0%
Germany	22,659	77.8%
Kazakhstan	718	2.5%
Russian Federation	689	2.4%
Turkey	518	1.8%
Poland	421	1.4%
Romania	407	1.4%
Ukraine	335	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	335	1.1%
Italy	257	0.9%
Kosovo	248	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	157	0.5%
France	115	0.4%
Serbia	112	0.4%
Afghanistan	103	0.4%
Switzerland	102	0.4%
Croatia	98	0.3%
Czech Republic	85	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	80	0.3%
Bulgaria	70	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	63	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	58	0.2%
Austria	53	0.2%
Hungary	53	0.2%
Philippines	50	0.2%
Albania	49	0.2%
Gambia	49	0.2%
United States	48	0.2%
United Kingdom	47	0.2%
Lebanon	47	0.2%
China	46	0.2%
Pakistan	44	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	42	0.1%
Viet Nam	41	0.1%
Thailand	39	0.1%
Spain	38	0.1%
Greece	35	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	33	0.1%
Brazil	33	0.1%
Morocco	31	0.1%
Algeria	30	0.1%
India	29	0.1%
Nigeria	27	0.1%
Slovakia	26	0.1%
Tunisia	25	0.1%
Uzbekistan	25	0.1%
Sri Lanka	24	0.1%
Slovenia	22	0.1%
Montenegro	22	0.1%
Georgia	22	0.1%
Lithuania	21	0.1%
Portugal	21	0.1%
Not stated	21	0.1%
Canada	19	0.1%
Somalia	18	0.1%
Netherlands	17	0.1%
Togo	15	0.1%
Belgium	13	0.0%
Colombia	13	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	13	0.0%
Latvia	12	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.0%
Sweden	11	0.0%
Cameroon	11	0.0%
Denmark	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Eritrea	10	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	10	0.0%
Dominican Republic	10	0.0%
Peru	10	0.0%
Israel	10	0.0%
Tajikistan	10	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Guinea	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Ethiopia	7	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Senegal	7	0.0%
Argentina	7	0.0%
Turkmenistan	7	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Nepal	6	0.0%
Libya	5	0.0%
Bangladesh	5	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Namibia	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
New Zealand	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Malawi	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	29,137	100.0%
Germany	24,857	85.3%
Turkey	499	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	364	1.2%
Romania	346	1.2%
Italy	338	1.2%
Ukraine	255	0.9%
Kosovo	245	0.8%
Poland	169	0.6%
Iraq	147	0.5%
Croatia	135	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	121	0.4%
Afghanistan	121	0.4%
France	106	0.4%
Serbia	96	0.3%
Bulgaria	78	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	54	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	52	0.2%
Gambia	49	0.2%
Pakistan	46	0.2%
Hungary	44	0.2%
Greece	41	0.1%
China	40	0.1%
Kazakhstan	39	0.1%
Albania	38	0.1%
Switzerland	34	0.1%
Nigeria	34	0.1%
Austria	32	0.1%
Philippines	32	0.1%
Spain	31	0.1%
United States	30	0.1%
Thailand	27	0.1%
Montenegro	26	0.1%
Slovakia	26	0.1%
Somalia	26	0.1%
Stateless	26	0.1%
Viet Nam	25	0.1%
Portugal	23	0.1%
Lebanon	23	0.1%
India	22	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	21	0.1%
United Kingdom	18	0.1%
Morocco	18	0.1%
Brazil	18	0.1%
Sri Lanka	18	0.1%
Uncertain	18	0.1%
Czech Republic	17	0.1%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Slovenia	13	0.0%
Lithuania	13	0.0%
Netherlands	13	0.0%
Sweden	12	0.0%
Algeria	12	0.0%
Eritrea	12	0.0%
Belgium	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Cameroon	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Mexico	10	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	8	0.0%
Togo	8	0.0%
Canada	8	0.0%
Uzbekistan	8	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Burkina Faso	7	0.0%
Indonesia	7	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Senegal	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Bangladesh	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	97.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	36.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Emmendingen

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.

Elzach as an Emmendingen alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,003.4 Elzach vs 920.3 Emmendingen+118%
Rent: €6.58/m² Elzach vs €7.96/m² Emmendingen−17%
Residents: 7,515 Elzach vs 29,502 Emmendingen−75%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Elzach vs 6.0 µg/m³ Emmendingen+17%
Nearest airport: 52.0 km Elzach vs 49.2 km Emmendingen+6%
Median gross pay, region: €4,100 Elzach vs €4,100 Emmendingensame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,468 Elzach vs 4,468 Emmendingensame level

Full comparison More about Elzach

Ibbenbueren as an Emmendingen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 462 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €7.96/m² Emmendingen−26%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 6.0 µg/m³ Emmendingen+50%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,468 Emmendingen+28%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 29,502 Emmendingen+76%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 49.2 km Emmendingen−66%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,100 Emmendingenno percentage
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 5.3% Emmendingen−12%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Emmendingen

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

Waldkirch 8.8 km away

Rent: 7.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kenzingen 9.8 km away

Rent: 7.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Endingen am Kaiserstuhl 10.8 km away

Rent: 7.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Herbolzheim 12.4 km away

Rent: 7.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ettenheim 15.2 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl 16.5 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Elzach 17.5 km away

Rent: 6.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Mahlberg 18.6 km away

Rent: 6.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Emmendingen in rankings

#21 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Germany #21 of 30 in German cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

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; Emmendingen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Emmendingen part of Freiburg im Breisgau?

Emmendingen is in the published commuting zone of Freiburg im Breisgau; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Freiburg im Breisgau city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹³

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Common questions

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How many people live in Emmendingen?

The published population was 29,502 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Emmendingen?

Average net cold rent is 7.96 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 557 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Emmendingen?

What is the unemployment rate in Emmendingen?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Emmendingen?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Emmendingen a good place to live?

Emmendingen 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 Emmendingen part of Freiburg im Breisgau?

Emmendingen is in the published commuting zone of Freiburg im Breisgau; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Emmendingen?

Waldkirch, Kenzingen, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Herbolzheim, Ettenheim are near Emmendingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Emmendingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,659 people (77.8%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Emmendingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e5777e847b5835ca9a54af86258b4912]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/emmendingen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_emmendingen-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_5a4f9bb5ac28,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Emmendingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e5777e847b5835ca9a54af86258b4912},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/emmendingen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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