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Living in Forchheim

In Forchheim, rents across existing tenancies average €6.79 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.8% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.86 per m² per month in June 2026. The population of Forchheim, in Germany, was 33,017 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.5% in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2325 sources

Population33,017people31 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 rent6.79EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 17% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate3.76%country median 5.1% — 26% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime2,779incidents 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 Bamberg/Löwenbrücke)

Pricier rent than 75% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 80% 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 Forchheim?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Forchheim?

Average net cold rent is 6.79 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): 6.79 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Forchheim recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesForchheim highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Forchheim highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Forchheim€6.79
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M19Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.79 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate12.86 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Forchheim25Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Forchheim a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–59%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–68%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 407 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.79 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 3.76% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,300 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,791 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Forchheim?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.76 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Forchheim is 3.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability32.23 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability92.47 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident30,791 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita38,746 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate3.76 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official

What does a salary buy in Forchheim?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,300 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,891of €2,762 take-home
  • Rent
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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€12.86/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Forchheim · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.79/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €772
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€1,891
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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents739.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Forchheim 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 residents739.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesForchheim highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Forchheim highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,779 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportNUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport24.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Bamberg/Löwenbrücke)11

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Forchheim is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Erlangen/Kraepelinstraße)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bamberg/Löwenbrücke)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bamberg/Löwenbrücke)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 15.9 · May 20 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bamberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.6 · Feb -2.6 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 2.8 · May 7.1 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bamberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bamberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.8 · Feb 37.2 · Mar 43.2 · Apr 35 · May 60.7 · Jun 61.5 · Jul 78.8 · Aug 59.9 · Sep 55.5 · Oct 49.5 · Nov 51.9 · Dec 54.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bamberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 52 · Feb 79.4 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 181.2 · May 209.4 · Jun 220.6 · Jul 230.4 · Aug 218.9 · Sep 159.3 · Oct 102.9 · Nov 48.8 · Dec 39.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bamberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±1.1 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.8 °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 44.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 743 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Forchheim?

The published population was 33,017 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents597 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area44.44 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents140 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official
Population density743 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population33,017 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents14,227 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Catholic share44.4 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
No religion or other12,537 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
No religion or other, share39.1 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Protestant residents5,276 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Protestant share16.5 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)95.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 343.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Alternatives for people set on Forchheim

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Forchheim from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Forchheim, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities
Radebeul32,979 residentsBad Nauheim32,894 residentsAchim32,870 residentsUelzen32,821 residentsItzehoe32,725 residentsZweibruecken33,323 residents

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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; Forchheim's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Forchheim part of Erlangen?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source12

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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 Forchheim?

The published population was 33,017 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Forchheim?

Average net cold rent is 6.79 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 475 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Forchheim?

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 Bamberg/Löwenbrücke).

What is the unemployment rate in Forchheim?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Forchheim?

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

Is Forchheim a good place to live?

Forchheim 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 Forchheim part of Erlangen?

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

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  title = {Forchheim, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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