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Living in Forchtenberg

Forchtenberg is a city in Germany. There were 111.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 649 in May 2022. For Forchtenberg, gigabit broadband availability was 85.5% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, Forchtenberg had a population of 5,405. Population density was 141.9 people per km² in 2024.

Lower unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Forchtenberg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Forchtenberg?

Average net cold rent is 6.41 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): 6.41 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Forchtenberg yet.

Net rent across major citiesForchtenberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Forchtenberg highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.41 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate10 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 385 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.41 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 Forchtenberg?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Forchtenberg is 3.4%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–4Forchtenberg 3.4%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability18.13 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability85.51 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Forchtenberg. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Forchtenberg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents111.5 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Forchtenberg 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.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was STR, 70.6 km away, with 80 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport80 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportSTR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport70.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Forchtenberg. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Forchtenberg.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Forchtenberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency10

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
Forchtenberg average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Forchtenberg average monthly precipitation, mm020406080585362477467797261696376JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Forchtenberg average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526059831351892172312432301711136249JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Forchtenberg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Forchtenberg is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Forchtenberg 9.030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency10Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15.9 · May 19.8 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �hringen16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 4.9 · May 9 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �hringen16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 10.3 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �hringen16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.4 · Feb 53.2 · Mar 61.8 · Apr 46.9 · May 74.3 · Jun 66.8 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 72 · Sep 61.1 · Oct 69.4 · Nov 62.6 · Dec 75.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �hringen16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 58.6 · Feb 83.2 · Mar 135.3 · Apr 189.2 · May 216.8 · Jun 230.9 · Jul 242.8 · Aug 229.5 · Sep 171.3 · Oct 113.2 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 48.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �hringen16Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Forchtenberg by year, µg/m³7.410.513.516.6201420172019202220249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 43.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Walluf5,407 residentsMunderkingen5,408 residentsRottendorf5,398 residentsWegscheid5,394 residentsWaakirchen5,419 residentsOvelgönne5,421 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Forchtenberg?

The published population was 5,405 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Forchtenberg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88%Foreign residents12%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area38.09 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)15Official
City area38.09 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents649 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density141.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population5,405 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,098 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share20.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other1,907 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share36.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents2,266 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share43 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Forchtenberg

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 groupPeopleShare
Total5,271100.0%
Germany4,31281.8%
Romania2073.9%
Poland981.9%
Kazakhstan871.7%
Russian Federation631.2%
Turkey561.1%
Ukraine380.7%
Hungary370.7%
Syrian Arab Republic350.7%
Greece310.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Austria220.4%
Czech Republic190.4%
Croatia180.3%
Spain180.3%
Italy170.3%
Not stated170.3%
Kyrgyzstan140.3%
Serbia120.2%
Philippines110.2%
Slovakia100.2%
Brazil100.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of80.2%
United Kingdom70.1%
Colombia70.1%
United States70.1%
Afghanistan70.1%
Moldova, Republic of60.1%
Gambia60.1%
Pakistan60.1%
Thailand60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
Slovenia50.1%
Latvia40.1%
Portugal40.1%
Switzerland40.1%
Egypt40.1%
Uzbekistan40.1%
France30.1%
Ireland30.1%
Montenegro30.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Kenya30.1%
Honduras30.1%
Cuba30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Iraq30.1%
China30.1%
Australia30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,271100.0%
Germany4,62287.7%
Romania1973.7%
Turkey551.0%
Poland500.9%
Syrian Arab Republic420.8%
Greece390.7%
Ukraine340.6%
Hungary320.6%
Croatia260.5%
Spain250.5%
Show 21 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Italy160.3%
Austria130.2%
Afghanistan120.2%
Slovakia90.2%
Portugal80.2%
Serbia70.1%
Gambia60.1%
Uncertain60.1%
Switzerland50.1%
Brazil50.1%
Thailand40.1%
France30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Ireland30.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.1%
Kosovo30.1%
Kenya30.1%
Colombia30.1%
United States30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Stateless30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Forchtenberg 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Family59%strong on family, weak on safety · range 47–71%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–62%
Foreign residents649 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population5,405 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.41 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability18.13 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability85.51 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de17Official
Local property-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de17Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Forchtenberg?

The published population was 5,405 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Forchtenberg?

Average net cold rent is 6.41 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 449 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Forchtenberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Forchtenberg?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Forchtenberg?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Forchtenberg?

649 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Forchtenberg a good place to live?

Forchtenberg 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 Total live in Forchtenberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,271 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Forchtenberg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/forchtenberg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Forchtenberg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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