Living in Frankenthal Pfalz

In Frankenthal Pfalz, rents across existing tenancies average €7.12 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.5% (2022).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €11 per m² per month in 2024. The unemployment rate was 6.54% in May 2022. For Frankenthal Pfalz, annual NO₂ was 19.6 µg/m³ in 2024. At the end of 2024, Frankenthal Pfalz had a population of 48,140. Gigabit broadband availability was 97% in 2025. Car density was 569 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1932 sources

Population48,140people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Average net rent7.12EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 23% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate6.54%country median 5.1% — 28% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime9,600incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mannheim-Nord)

Pricier rent than 80% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 79% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Frankenthal Pfalz?

Average net cold rent is 7.12 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): 7.12 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesFrankenthal Pfalz highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Frankenthal Pfalz€7.12

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 Mbps¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.12 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	11 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)¹⁰Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Frankenthal Pfalz a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–65%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–62%

Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–47%

Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 35–53%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 427 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.12 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 Frankenthal Pfalz?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.54 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Frankenthal Pfalz is 6.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Frankenthal Pfalz 6.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97.02 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.54 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official

Unemployment rate over time15 published observations, 2008–2025

4.3%

5.8%

7.2%

8.7%

8.2%200820142025

Unemployment rate rose 11.4% between 2008 and 2025, from 7.4% to 8.2%.

What does a salary buy in Frankenthal Pfalz?

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

Left over each month€1,950of €2,709 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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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.	€2,709
Rent, 60 m²€11.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €7.12/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-12-31).	− €660
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	€1,950

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Frankenthal Pfalz. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	472.2 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Frankenthal Pfalz through valid health insurance.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents472.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Frankenthal Pfalz?

Police recorded about 9,600 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)²

Recorded crime across major citiesFrankenthal Pfalz highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Frankenthal Pfalz9,600

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,600 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2023	Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)²Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	7,676 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹⁰Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	MHG	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	13.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MHG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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For eligible migrants.

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Frankenthal Pfalz?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mannheim-Nord)⁸

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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5°-1°

7°0°

12°2°

17°5°

21°9°

24°13°

27°15°

26°14°

22°11°

16°7°

9°3°

6°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

136

191

217

226

236

224

170

108

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂19.6WHO 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 Frankenthal Pfalz is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Frankenthal Pfalz 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	19.55 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
NO₂ — latest reading	12.25 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ludwigshafen-Oppau)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mannheim-Nord)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.3 · Feb 7.3 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 17.2 · May 21 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mannheim²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.7 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.2 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mannheim²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 11.3 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mannheim²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41.9 · Feb 40.6 · Mar 42.3 · Apr 40.5 · May 67.6 · Jun 63.8 · Jul 71.2 · Aug 61.7 · Sep 50 · Oct 53 · Nov 52.9 · Dec 55 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mannheim²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 56 · Feb 82.1 · Mar 135.9 · Apr 190.8 · May 216.9 · Jun 225.6 · Jul 235.6 · Aug 224.2 · Sep 169.7 · Oct 108.1 · Nov 56.1 · Dec 44.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mannheim²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Ginsheim-Gustavsburg ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.3 °C, Metz (France) ±0.7 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °C, Petržalka (Slovakia) ±1.2 °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 43.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,097.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Frankenthal Pfalz?

The published population was 48,140 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.6%
Foreign residents19.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	569 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹¹Official
City area	43.88 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	9,332 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²Official
Population density	1,097 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹³Official
Population	48,140 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

46,422

47,363

48,305

49,246

48,140201220142016202020222024

Population rose 3.3% between 2012 and 2024, from 46,617 to 48,140.

Foreign residents over time20 published observations, 2004–2023

5,584

7,248

8,913

10,577

10,23320042008201220162023

Foreign residents rose 65.5% between 2004 and 2023, from 6,184 to 10,233.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	11,715 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²¹Official
Catholic share	24.4 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²¹Official
No religion or other	25,038 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²¹Official
No religion or other, share	52.2 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²¹Official
Protestant residents	11,234 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²¹Official
Protestant share	23.4 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²¹Official

International community in Frankenthal Pfalz

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	47,992	100.0%
Germany	33,275	69.3%
Poland	2,134	4.4%
Romania	1,800	3.8%
Turkey	1,354	2.8%
Russian Federation	1,081	2.3%
Kazakhstan	1,038	2.2%
Italy	851	1.8%
Bulgaria	564	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	550	1.1%
Ukraine	459	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	312	0.7%
Greece	280	0.6%
Serbia	261	0.5%
Croatia	245	0.5%
Hungary	228	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	199	0.4%
Czech Republic	185	0.4%
Pakistan	171	0.4%
Moldova, Republic of	160	0.3%
Afghanistan	156	0.3%
Albania	154	0.3%
Not stated	153	0.3%
Austria	111	0.2%
Iraq	111	0.2%
France	109	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	99	0.2%
India	91	0.2%
Spain	82	0.2%
United States	80	0.2%
Uzbekistan	79	0.2%
Brazil	76	0.2%
Morocco	75	0.2%
Thailand	71	0.1%
Viet Nam	68	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	66	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	63	0.1%
China	63	0.1%
Eritrea	56	0.1%
Tajikistan	56	0.1%
Latvia	53	0.1%
Slovenia	48	0.1%
Portugal	46	0.1%
Somalia	41	0.1%
Nigeria	38	0.1%
United Kingdom	37	0.1%
Lithuania	36	0.1%
Netherlands	35	0.1%
Lebanon	34	0.1%
Algeria	31	0.1%
Switzerland	30	0.1%
Azerbaijan	29	0.1%
Armenia	25	0.1%
Cameroon	23	0.0%
Slovakia	22	0.0%
Georgia	22	0.0%
Philippines	21	0.0%
Egypt	20	0.0%
Belarus	19	0.0%
Tunisia	19	0.0%
Ethiopia	17	0.0%
Montenegro	15	0.0%
Colombia	15	0.0%
Chile	13	0.0%
Belgium	12	0.0%
Bangladesh	12	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Finland	10	0.0%
Cuba	10	0.0%
Peru	10	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	10	0.0%
Denmark	9	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	9	0.0%
Sudan	9	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Ghana	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
South Africa	8	0.0%
Dominican Republic	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Japan	8	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
Argentina	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Ireland	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	6	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	4	0.0%
Burkina Faso	4	0.0%
Chad	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
El Salvador	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Cambodia	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Vanuatu	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	47,992	100.0%
Germany	38,660	80.6%
Turkey	1,435	3.0%
Italy	1,194	2.5%
Romania	900	1.9%
Poland	783	1.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	611	1.3%
Bulgaria	602	1.3%
Greece	343	0.7%
Croatia	335	0.7%
Ukraine	255	0.5%

Show 87 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	247	0.5%
Hungary	233	0.5%
Afghanistan	181	0.4%
Albania	168	0.4%
Serbia	156	0.3%
Russian Federation	152	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	122	0.3%
Pakistan	99	0.2%
Spain	95	0.2%
Eritrea	87	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	67	0.1%
Austria	62	0.1%
Iraq	62	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	61	0.1%
India	61	0.1%
Somalia	58	0.1%
United States	56	0.1%
Portugal	53	0.1%
Thailand	48	0.1%
Kazakhstan	44	0.1%
France	41	0.1%
Viet Nam	41	0.1%
Lithuania	37	0.1%
Netherlands	35	0.1%
Azerbaijan	35	0.1%
China	35	0.1%
Stateless	34	0.1%
Latvia	30	0.1%
Morocco	24	0.1%
Armenia	24	0.1%
Uncertain	22	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	21	0.0%
Brazil	20	0.0%
United Kingdom	18	0.0%
Switzerland	17	0.0%
Czech Republic	16	0.0%
Slovenia	15	0.0%
Belarus	15	0.0%
Nigeria	15	0.0%
Algeria	14	0.0%
Montenegro	13	0.0%
Tunisia	13	0.0%
Cameroon	12	0.0%
Egypt	12	0.0%
Bangladesh	12	0.0%
Sweden	11	0.0%
Slovakia	10	0.0%
Ethiopia	10	0.0%
Philippines	9	0.0%
Ireland	7	0.0%
Ghana	7	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Japan	7	0.0%
Jordan	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Burkina Faso	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Alternatives for people set on Frankenthal Pfalz

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.

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse as a Frankenthal Pfalz alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 30.4 km Neustadt an der Weinstrasse vs 13.6 km Frankenthal Pfalz+124%
Rent: €6.85/m² Neustadt an der Weinstrasse vs €7.12/m² Frankenthal Pfalzno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,149 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse vs 9,600 Frankenthal Pfalz−26%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 670.6 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse vs 472.2 Frankenthal Pfalz+42%
Median gross pay, region: €4,050 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse vs €4,200 Frankenthal Pfalzno percentage
Unemployment: 5.9% Neustadt an der Weinstrasse vs 6.5% Frankenthal Pfalz−10%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Neustadt an der Weinstrasse vs 9.0 µg/m³ Frankenthal Pfalz+11%

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Menden Sauerland as a Frankenthal Pfalz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 215 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €7.00/m² Menden Sauerland vs €11.00/m² Frankenthal Pfalz−36%
Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 6.5% Frankenthal Pfalz−20%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €4,200 Frankenthal Pfalzno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 (2025) Menden Sauerland vs 9,600 (2023) Frankenthal Pfalzno percentage
Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 472.2 Frankenthal Pfalz−21%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Menden Sauerland vs 9.0 µg/m³ Frankenthal Pfalz+11%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 13.6 km Frankenthal Pfalz+18%

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Cities near Frankenthal Pfalz

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

Freinsheim Commuting Zone · 10.5 km away

Rent: 7.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lampertheim Commuting Zone · 10.8 km away

Rent: 6.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Grünstadt Commuting Zone · 13.7 km away

Rent: 6.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bürstadt Commuting Zone · 14.2 km away

Rent: 6.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Dürkheim Commuting Zone · 15.1 km away

Rent: 7.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wachenheim an der Weinstraße Commuting Zone · 16.0 km away

Rent: 7.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schifferstadt Commuting Zone · 16.5 km away

Rent: 7.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Viernheim Commuting Zone · 16.6 km away

Rent: 7.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Hennef Sieg48,188 residents Bornheim48,203 residents Landau in der Pfalz48,209 residents Rheda-Wiedenbrück48,030 residents Dülmen47,989 residents Bruchsal47,784 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; Frankenthal Pfalz's school authority applies it locally.

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How many people live in Frankenthal Pfalz?

The published population was 48,140 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Frankenthal Pfalz?

Average net cold rent is 7.12 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 498 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Frankenthal Pfalz?

How safe is Frankenthal Pfalz?

What is the unemployment rate in Frankenthal Pfalz?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Frankenthal Pfalz?

The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

Is Frankenthal Pfalz a good place to live?

Frankenthal Pfalz 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.

Which cities are near Frankenthal Pfalz?

Freinsheim, Lampertheim, Grünstadt, Bürstadt, Bad Dürkheim are near Frankenthal Pfalz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Frankenthal Pfalz?

The official country of birth distribution records 33,275 people (69.3%) 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). Frankenthal Pfalz, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c5204b17edd1428be03261c4254049b9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/frankenthal-pfalz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_frankenthal-pfalz-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_a6f5d0c43e15,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Frankenthal Pfalz, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c5204b17edd1428be03261c4254049b9},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/frankenthal-pfalz/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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