Living in Ettlingen

In Ettlingen, rents across existing tenancies average €7.89 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.1% (2022).

The population of Ettlingen, in Germany, was 38,578 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 71.3% in 2025. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €13.11 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population38,578people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,300EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent7.89EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 36% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.06%country median 5.1% — 20% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,452incidents 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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)

Pricier rent than 90% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 72% 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 Ettlingen?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ettlingen?

Average net cold rent is 7.89 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): 7.89 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 citiesEttlingen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Ettlingen€7.89

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 M²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.89 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	13.11 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Ettlingen³⁷Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Ettlingen a good place to live?

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–53%

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

Student49%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 39–59%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–65%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 473 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.89 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 4.06% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,300 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,090 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Ettlingen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.06 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷

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

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Ettlingen 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	9.29 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	71.29 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	30,090 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	42,407 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,300 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4.06 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Ettlingen?

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

Left over each month€1,876of €2,762 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.	€2,762
Rent, 60 m²€13.11/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Ettlingen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.89/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €787
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	€1,876

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	777.6 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ettlingen 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 residents777.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEttlingen 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	3,452 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	18 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	FKB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	29 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ettlingen. 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

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 Ettlingen?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)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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17°6°

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27°15°

22°11°

16°7°

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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

135

189

227

241

253

240

174

111

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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

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂23WHO 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 Ettlingen 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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Ettlingen 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.4 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 16.8 · May 21.4 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 27 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.6 · May 10 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.6 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 11 · May 15.7 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.2 · Feb 55.6 · Mar 60.7 · Apr 48.7 · May 72.9 · Jun 74.6 · Jul 78.1 · Aug 59.7 · Sep 59.4 · Oct 72.1 · Nov 64.8 · Dec 66.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.2 · Feb 88.7 · Mar 134.8 · Apr 188.7 · May 226.7 · Jun 241.3 · Jul 253.3 · Aug 240.3 · Sep 174.3 · Oct 111 · Nov 62.1 · Dec 43.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe²⁵Official · 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: Heidelberg ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.6 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.8 °C, Basel (Switzerland) ±0.5 °C, Metz (France) ±1.0 °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 56.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 679.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Ettlingen?

The published population was 38,578 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.7%
Foreign residents13.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	669 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	56.75 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	5,136 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official
Population density	679.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	38,578 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	14,045 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	36.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	16,765 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	43.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	7,651 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	19.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Ettlingen

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	38,461	100.0%
Germany	30,934	80.4%
Turkey	742	1.9%
Romania	614	1.6%
Poland	607	1.6%
Italy	479	1.2%
Russian Federation	451	1.2%
Ukraine	413	1.1%
Kazakhstan	387	1.0%
Czech Republic	354	0.9%
Croatia	281	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	186	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	185	0.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	185	0.5%
Hungary	155	0.4%
France	154	0.4%
Austria	144	0.4%
Kosovo	126	0.3%
United States	105	0.3%
Spain	101	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	90	0.2%
China	78	0.2%
Greece	77	0.2%
Afghanistan	72	0.2%
Switzerland	54	0.1%
India	50	0.1%
Not stated	49	0.1%
Morocco	48	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	47	0.1%
Bulgaria	45	0.1%
Nigeria	45	0.1%
Sri Lanka	44	0.1%
United Kingdom	41	0.1%
Viet Nam	40	0.1%
Latvia	37	0.1%
Iraq	35	0.1%
Thailand	35	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	34	0.1%
Netherlands	34	0.1%
Brazil	34	0.1%
Uzbekistan	34	0.1%
Lithuania	33	0.1%
Eritrea	33	0.1%
Albania	31	0.1%
Slovakia	31	0.1%
Pakistan	26	0.1%
Portugal	24	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	24	0.1%
Philippines	24	0.1%
Georgia	23	0.1%
Slovenia	22	0.1%
Cameroon	22	0.1%
Gambia	21	0.1%
Mexico	21	0.1%
Peru	21	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	21	0.1%
Tajikistan	20	0.1%
Algeria	19	0.0%
Belarus	18	0.0%
Chile	17	0.0%
Tunisia	16	0.0%
Colombia	15	0.0%
Lebanon	15	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
Japan	14	0.0%
Belgium	13	0.0%
Sweden	13	0.0%
Togo	13	0.0%
Kenya	12	0.0%
Egypt	12	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
South Africa	11	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Argentina	9	0.0%
Australia	9	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	8	0.0%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	6	0.0%
Turkmenistan	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Libya	5	0.0%
Madagascar	5	0.0%
Uganda	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Cuba	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Iceland	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Rwanda	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Samoa	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	38,461	100.0%
Germany	33,325	86.6%
Turkey	753	2.0%
Italy	628	1.6%
Romania	401	1.0%
Croatia	388	1.0%
Ukraine	359	0.9%
Poland	206	0.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	192	0.5%
Russian Federation	155	0.4%
France	113	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Spain	109	0.3%
Kosovo	106	0.3%
Hungary	101	0.3%
Greece	100	0.3%
Serbia	99	0.3%
Austria	96	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	77	0.2%
Afghanistan	75	0.2%
United States	71	0.2%
China	66	0.2%
Nigeria	60	0.2%
Bulgaria	55	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	55	0.1%
India	42	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	37	0.1%
Latvia	32	0.1%
Uncertain	32	0.1%
Brazil	27	0.1%
Lithuania	26	0.1%
Switzerland	26	0.1%
Gambia	25	0.1%
Morocco	25	0.1%
Viet Nam	25	0.1%
Thailand	25	0.1%
Netherlands	24	0.1%
Eritrea	24	0.1%
Iraq	24	0.1%
Pakistan	23	0.1%
Cameroon	21	0.1%
Kazakhstan	21	0.1%
Portugal	20	0.1%
Albania	19	0.0%
Slovakia	19	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	17	0.0%
Sri Lanka	16	0.0%
Tunisia	15	0.0%
Sweden	14	0.0%
Czech Republic	13	0.0%
Belarus	12	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	11	0.0%
Togo	10	0.0%
Algeria	9	0.0%
Canada	9	0.0%
Mexico	9	0.0%
Finland	8	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
Peru	8	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Japan	8	0.0%
Lebanon	8	0.0%
Slovenia	7	0.0%
Egypt	7	0.0%
Argentina	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Iceland	6	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
South Sudan	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	5	0.0%
Madagascar	5	0.0%
Somalia	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Rwanda	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Stateless	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	93.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	35.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Ettlingen

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.

Bad Herrenalb as an Ettlingen alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €6.91/m² Bad Herrenalb vs €7.89/m² Ettlingen−12%
Residents: 7,694 Bad Herrenalb vs 38,578 Ettlingen−80%
Median gross pay, region: €4,250 Bad Herrenalb vs €4,300 Ettlingenno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,042 Bad Herrenalb vs 3,452 Ettlingen−12%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Bad Herrenalb vs 8.0 µg/m³ Ettlingen−13%
Nearest airport: 26.5 km Bad Herrenalb vs 29.0 km Ettlingen−9%

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Cities near Ettlingen

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

Karlsruhe Commuting Zone · 9.3 km away

Rent: 8.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,793 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Rheinstetten 8.6 km away

Rent: 7.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hagenbach 14.7 km away

Rent: 7.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Herrenalb 15.1 km away

Rent: 6.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Stutensee 15.5 km away

Rent: 7.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Gaggenau 15.6 km away

Rent: 6.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kuppenheim 15.9 km away

Rent: 7.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wörth am Rhein 16.6 km away

Rent: 7.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Ettlingen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Ettlingen part of Karlsruhe?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹³

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Common questions

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How many people live in Ettlingen?

The published population was 38,578 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Ettlingen?

Average net cold rent is 7.89 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 552 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Ettlingen?

What is the unemployment rate in Ettlingen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Ettlingen?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Ettlingen a good place to live?

Ettlingen 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 Ettlingen part of Karlsruhe?

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

Which cities are near Ettlingen?

Karlsruhe, Rheinstetten, Hagenbach, Bad Herrenalb, Stutensee are near Ettlingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Ettlingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 30,934 people (80.4%) 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). Ettlingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d974a1b016749f25068a33aa3bcb9496]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ettlingen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ettlingen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_6231a6dc26bd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ettlingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d974a1b016749f25068a33aa3bcb9496},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ettlingen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Ettlingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ettlingen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version d974a1b016749f25068a33aa3bcb9496; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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