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Living in Freudenberg

Freudenberg is a city in Germany. Its population was 17,475 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 52.3% in 2025. Car density was 723 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. There were 135 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 964.

Pricier rent than 62% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 70% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Freudenberg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Freudenberg?

Average net cold rent is 6.27 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): 6.27 EUR/m²/month · Destatis5

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

Net rent across major citiesFreudenberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Freudenberg highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.27Freudenberg€6.00Dortmundnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.27 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.6331 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 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 376 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.27 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 4.13% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Freudenberg?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 4.13 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Freudenberg is 4.1%. Of 3,107 cities with data, 1,343 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band822 cities: 2% to under 4%8222–41343 cities: 4% to under 6%13434–6Freudenberg 4.1%668 cities: 6% to under 8%6686–8242 cities: 8% to under 10%2428–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability39.88 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability52.29 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official
Unemployment rate4.13 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k978.4 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents135 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 Freudenberg 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 100k978.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count27 Aug 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportSGE3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Distance to nearest airport26 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)10

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Freudenberg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.0PM2.5154010.0PM1010404.0NO₂µg/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 Freudenberg is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 475 cities with data, 163 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/m³45–6Freudenberg 5.045 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³456–7109 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1097–8163 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1638–9101 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³1019–1032 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3210–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–133 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³313–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Herdorf)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Herdorf)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.06 · Feb 15.36 · Mar 18.34 · Apr 24.46 · May 28.1 · Jun 31.24 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 35.98 · Sep 29.78 · Oct 24.79 · Nov 17.63 · Dec 12.05 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -16.6 · Feb -18.96 · Mar -12.32 · Apr -7.47 · May -3.27 · Jun 2.89 · Jul 5.61 · Aug 3.91 · Sep 1.4 · Oct -5.42 · Nov -7.51 · Dec -16.4 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.6 · Feb -0.03 · Mar 3.26 · Apr 7.81 · May 11.78 · Jun 15.36 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 13.23 · Oct 8.63 · Nov 4.12 · Dec 0.61 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Trossingen17,489 residentsDamme17,508 residentsCham17,433 residentsGescher17,433 residentsNümbrecht17,580 residentsBad Wildungen17,364 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 317.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Freudenberg?

The published population was 17,475 people in May 2022. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Freudenberg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.5%Foreign residents 5.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents723 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area54.6 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)16Official
Foreign residents964 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density317.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population17,475 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents2,941 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
Catholic share16.8 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
No religion or other5,370 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
No religion or other, share30.7 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
Protestant residents9,169 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
Protestant share52.5 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official

Is Freudenberg 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Family59%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–68%
Foreign residents964 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population17,475 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.27 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability39.88 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability52.29 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier440 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier650 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

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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 Freudenberg?

The published population was 17,475 people in May 2022. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

How much does it cost to rent in Freudenberg?

Average net cold rent is 6.27 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 439 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Freudenberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge).

What is the unemployment rate in Freudenberg?

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

What is the typical salary around Freudenberg?

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

How many foreign residents live in Freudenberg?

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

Is Freudenberg a good place to live?

Freudenberg 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Freudenberg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, air quality, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/freudenberg/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Freudenberg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, air quality, taxes},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  1. All recorded crimes per 100,000 residents in the BBSR/PKS Kreis indicator. inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-06-05
  5. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-26
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-06-05
  7. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
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  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Herdorf) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  1. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  4. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-06-13
  5. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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