Living in Essingen
In Essingen, rents across existing tenancies average €6.97 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.6% (2024).
Essingen had a population of 6,444 at the end of 2024. For Essingen, the regional median gross salary was €4,500 per month at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 78% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% 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 Essingen?
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 Essingen?
Average net cold rent is 6.97 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): 6.97 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| 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 M11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.97 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Essingen 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 418 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.97 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 Essingen?
The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Essingen 3.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,500 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Essingen?
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. | €2,867 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.97/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €418 |
| 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 | €2,350 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Essingen. 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 Essingen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,552 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise7Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Essingen's nearest airport was STR, 61 km away and offered 80 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Essingen. 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 −0.7°C in January to 17.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 75.7 mm in January and 127.1 mm in July. Essingen's average monthly sunshine was 63.6 hours in January and 241.3 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Essingen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.03 µg/m³ · UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)12
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
Essingen 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.03 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.7 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 12.2 · May 16.2 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.1 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.7 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 7.8 · May 11.8 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 17 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 8.3 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 75.7 · Feb 61.4 · Mar 79 · Apr 62.6 · May 108.8 · Jun 100.4 · Jul 127.1 · Aug 97.8 · Sep 82 · Oct 85.3 · Nov 83.3 · Dec 85.5 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 63.6 · Feb 84.8 · Mar 132.6 · Apr 181.3 · May 207.1 · Jun 224.1 · Jul 241.3 · Aug 227.2 · Sep 163 · Oct 107.2 · Nov 59.6 · Dec 52.9 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Winterthur (Switzerland) ±1.3 °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 Essingen?
The published population was 6,444 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,444 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10Official |
International community in Essingen
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 | 6,386 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,690 | 89.1% |
| Poland | 76 | 1.2% |
| Russian Federation | 62 | 1.0% |
| Romania | 56 | 0.9% |
| Kazakhstan | 56 | 0.9% |
| Turkey | 55 | 0.9% |
| Hungary | 51 | 0.8% |
| Czech Republic | 49 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 30 | 0.5% |
| Not stated | 26 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 22 | 0.3% |
| Croatia | 18 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 0.2% |
| Switzerland | 14 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 13 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.2% |
| China | 11 | 0.2% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 10 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 8 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 8 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 7 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 7 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 4 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 4 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0.1% |
| United States | 4 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,386 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 6,055 | 94.8% |
| Turkey | 41 | 0.6% |
| Croatia | 30 | 0.5% |
| Italy | 28 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 27 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 26 | 0.4% |
| Poland | 23 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 23 | 0.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | 0.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 10 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 9 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 7 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 6 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 4 | 0.1% |
| Russian Federation | 4 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 4 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| France | 3 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uncertain | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Alternatives for people set on Essingen
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 Essingen alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.97/m² Essingenno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,500 Essingen+9%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,552 Essingen+7%
Alternative cities in Germany
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Essingen 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; Essingen'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 Essingen?
The published population was 6,444 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Essingen?
Average net cold rent is 6.97 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 488 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Essingen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW).
What is the unemployment rate in Essingen?
The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Essingen?
The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Essingen a good place to live?
Essingen 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 Essingen?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,690 people (89.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Essingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 96ba1b2580beac453c2ddd0e0d4dab9b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/essingen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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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
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- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW) UBA Air Data API · umweltbundesamt.de · checked 2026-09-23
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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