Living in Ertingen

In Ertingen, rents across existing tenancies average €5.74 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.6% (2024).

Ertingen had a population of 5,381 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Ertingen showed €4,400 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Ertingen stood at 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2313 sources

Population5,381people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,400EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.74EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate2.6%country median 5.1% — 49% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,654incidents 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 (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 98% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Ertingen?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 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): 5.74 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 citiesErtingen 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)	5.74 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Ertingen a good place to live?

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 56–76%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–79%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 55–77%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 344 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.74 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 Ertingen?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ertingen is 2.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Ertingen 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,400 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Ertingen?

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

Left over each month€2,371of €2,814 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.	€2,814
Rent, 60 m²€5.74/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €344
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	€2,371

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ertingen. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesErtingen 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	2,654 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Ertingen's nearest airport was FDH, 48 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	48 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FDH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ertingen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

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Climate and air quality

Ertingen's monthly mean temperatures were −1.4°C in January and 18.3°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Ertingen?

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 (EEA)⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Ertingen 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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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.1 · Feb 14.88 · Mar 19.53 · Apr 26.1 · May 28.8 · Jun 31.35 · Jul 31.6 · Aug 31.85 · Sep 26.46 · Oct 22.68 · Nov 18.55 · Dec 12.96 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.3 · Feb -19.69 · Mar -22.33 · Apr -6.11 · May -1.15 · Jun 2.03 · Jul 7.03 · Aug 5.16 · Sep 0.58 · Oct -7.06 · Nov -11.76 · Dec -18.84 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.44 · Feb -0.45 · Mar 3.76 · Apr 8.56 · May 12.78 · Jun 16.75 · Jul 18.31 · Aug 17.81 · Sep 13.55 · Oct 9.13 · Nov 3.65 · Dec -0.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ertingen?

The published population was 5,381 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,381 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Ertingen

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	5,354	100.0%
Germany	4,127	77.1%
Kazakhstan	308	5.8%
Romania	159	3.0%
Russian Federation	156	2.9%
Poland	80	1.5%
Croatia	61	1.1%
Ukraine	56	1.0%
Bulgaria	54	1.0%
Serbia	34	0.6%
Hungary	30	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	29	0.5%
Kyrgyzstan	25	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17	0.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	17	0.3%
Gambia	15	0.3%
Uzbekistan	15	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	14	0.3%
Austria	13	0.2%
Not stated	12	0.2%
Czech Republic	11	0.2%
Brazil	9	0.2%
Slovenia	8	0.1%
Italy	8	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	8	0.1%
Switzerland	8	0.1%
Viet Nam	8	0.1%
Pakistan	8	0.1%
Belarus	7	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
United States	5	0.1%
France	4	0.1%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Kosovo	4	0.1%
Netherlands	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
Nigeria	3	0.1%
Cameroon	3	0.1%
South Africa	3	0.1%
Afghanistan	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
Tajikistan	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	5,354	100.0%
Germany	4,789	89.4%
Romania	96	1.8%
Croatia	65	1.2%
Bulgaria	59	1.1%
Poland	45	0.8%
Ukraine	42	0.8%
Serbia	28	0.5%
Turkey	22	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	22	0.4%
Russian Federation	19	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	18	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	15	0.3%
Gambia	15	0.3%
Italy	9	0.2%
Austria	9	0.2%
Slovenia	7	0.1%
Kosovo	7	0.1%
Afghanistan	7	0.1%
Kazakhstan	6	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Mongolia	5	0.1%
Spain	4	0.1%
Czech Republic	4	0.1%
Viet Nam	4	0.1%
Pakistan	4	0.1%
Uncertain	4	0.1%
Greece	3	0.1%
Lithuania	3	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.1%
Nigeria	3	0.1%
Cameroon	3	0.1%
South Africa	3	0.1%
United States	3	0.1%
India	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
Uzbekistan	3	0.1%

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 Ertingen 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; Ertingen'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 Ertingen?

The published population was 5,381 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Ertingen?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 402 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Ertingen?

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 (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Ertingen?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Ertingen?

The median gross salary is 4,400 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Ertingen a good place to live?

Ertingen 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.

How many people born in Germany live in Ertingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,127 people (77.1%) 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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  title = {Ertingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
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
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
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Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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