Living in Freudenstadt

In Freudenstadt, rents across existing tenancies average €6.83 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2022).

Freudenstadt's population was 24,464 at the end of 2024. For Freudenstadt, regional disposable income was €30,507 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population24,464people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.83EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 18% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.28%country median 5.1% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,186incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.91 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Freudenstadt?

Average net cold rent is 6.83 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): 6.83 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 citiesFreudenstadt highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Freudenstadt€6.83

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 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.83 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	10.91 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Freudenstadt³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Freudenstadt 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 410 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.83 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 5.28% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,200 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Freudenstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.28 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Freudenstadt is 5.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Freudenstadt 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	6.16 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	64.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	30,507 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	45,665 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.28 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Freudenstadt?

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

Left over each month€1,955of €2,709 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.	€2,709
Rent, 60 m²€10.91/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Freudenstadt · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.83/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €655
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	€1,955

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Public employment service

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

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,140 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	114.8 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Freudenstadt 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 residents1,140 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFreudenstadt 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	3,186 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	18 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	FKB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	42.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Freudenstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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

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2°-3°

3°-3°

7°0°

12°3°

16°7°

20°10°

22°12°

21°12°

17°8°

12°5°

6°1°

3°-2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

173

138

142

123

104

123

105

126

142

193

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

135

171

191

212

224

216

163

113

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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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Freudenstadt is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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101

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

Freudenstadt 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 11.9 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 12 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.9 · Feb -2.9 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 2.7 · May 6.6 · Jun 10 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 5 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.4 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 7.1 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 172.7 · Feb 138.3 · Mar 141.8 · Apr 85.3 · May 123.3 · Jun 103.5 · Jul 123.1 · Aug 105.4 · Sep 93.7 · Oct 125.8 · Nov 142.4 · Dec 192.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 64.7 · Feb 85.2 · Mar 134.7 · Apr 171 · May 191.2 · Jun 211.9 · Jul 224.2 · Aug 216.2 · Sep 163.1 · Oct 112.5 · Nov 69 · Dec 54.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt²²Official · 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

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

6.6

8.5

10.5

12.4

7.020142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 41.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Eutin ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.7 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.9 °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 87.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 279.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Freudenstadt?

The published population was 24,464 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.9%
Foreign residents17.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	597 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	87.54 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,176 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	279.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	24,464 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	4,463 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	18.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	10,400 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	43.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	9,167 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	38.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Freudenstadt

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	24,034	100.0%
Germany	17,391	72.4%
Kazakhstan	943	3.9%
Russian Federation	915	3.8%
Turkey	449	1.9%
Romania	421	1.8%
Poland	418	1.7%
Ukraine	301	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	297	1.2%
Croatia	272	1.1%
Kosovo	249	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Syrian Arab Republic	230	1.0%
Italy	160	0.7%
Serbia	157	0.7%
Bulgaria	153	0.6%
Hungary	102	0.4%
Afghanistan	76	0.3%
France	67	0.3%
Viet Nam	62	0.3%
Austria	61	0.3%
Pakistan	60	0.2%
Czech Republic	54	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	54	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	49	0.2%
China	48	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	44	0.2%
Iraq	43	0.2%
Gambia	41	0.2%
India	39	0.2%
Uzbekistan	39	0.2%
Spain	37	0.2%
Not stated	35	0.1%
Greece	34	0.1%
Switzerland	34	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	34	0.1%
Slovenia	31	0.1%
Tajikistan	29	0.1%
Lithuania	28	0.1%
United States	28	0.1%
Netherlands	27	0.1%
Thailand	27	0.1%
Georgia	26	0.1%
Philippines	24	0.1%
Portugal	23	0.1%
United Kingdom	23	0.1%
Eritrea	23	0.1%
Brazil	23	0.1%
Nigeria	18	0.1%
Albania	15	0.1%
Slovakia	15	0.1%
Montenegro	14	0.1%
Morocco	14	0.1%
Somalia	13	0.1%
Argentina	13	0.1%
Armenia	12	0.0%
Sri Lanka	12	0.0%
Lebanon	11	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Egypt	10	0.0%
Turkmenistan	10	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Belarus	9	0.0%
Ghana	9	0.0%
Kenya	9	0.0%
Peru	8	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Palestinian territories	7	0.0%
Mexico	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Bangladesh	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Paraguay	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	24,034	100.0%
Germany	19,859	82.6%
Croatia	576	2.4%
Turkey	463	1.9%
Romania	343	1.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	270	1.1%
Ukraine	226	0.9%
Kosovo	211	0.9%
Italy	188	0.8%
Bulgaria	172	0.7%
Serbia	159	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	129	0.5%
Russian Federation	120	0.5%
Afghanistan	101	0.4%
Hungary	90	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	85	0.4%
Pakistan	67	0.3%
Viet Nam	53	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	50	0.2%
China	44	0.2%
Gambia	42	0.2%
Iraq	41	0.2%
France	38	0.2%
Austria	36	0.1%
Kazakhstan	36	0.1%
Netherlands	34	0.1%
Portugal	34	0.1%
Spain	30	0.1%
Greece	28	0.1%
India	27	0.1%
Lithuania	26	0.1%
Nigeria	25	0.1%
Eritrea	24	0.1%
United States	22	0.1%
Georgia	22	0.1%
Thailand	21	0.1%
Slovenia	20	0.1%
Switzerland	20	0.1%
Albania	19	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	19	0.1%
Somalia	17	0.1%
Morocco	13	0.1%
Uncertain	13	0.1%
Tajikistan	12	0.0%
Armenia	11	0.0%
Philippines	11	0.0%
Montenegro	10	0.0%
Slovakia	10	0.0%
United Kingdom	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Brazil	9	0.0%
Sri Lanka	8	0.0%
Jordan	8	0.0%
Egypt	7	0.0%
Palestinian territories	7	0.0%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	91.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	25.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Freudenstadt

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.

Sulz am Neckar as a Freudenstadt alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €6.24/m² Sulz am Neckar vs €6.83/m² Freudenstadt−9%
Residents: 12,847 Sulz am Neckar vs 24,464 Freudenstadt−47%
Nearest airport: 56.7 km Sulz am Neckar vs 42.7 km Freudenstadt+33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,953 Sulz am Neckar vs 3,186 Freudenstadt−7%
Unemployment: 5.0% Sulz am Neckar vs 5.3% Freudenstadt−6%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Sulz am Neckar vs €4,200 Freudenstadtsame level

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Tallinn as a Freudenstadt alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1613 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 7.0 µg/m³ Freudenstadt−57%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.83/m² (2022) Freudenstadtno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 42.7 km Freudenstadt−87%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €4,200 (2024) Freudenstadtno percentage

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Cities near Freudenstadt

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

Dornstetten 6.6 km away

Rent: 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alpirsbach 13.0 km away

Rent: 5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dornhan 14.7 km away

Rent: 5.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Oppenau 18.6 km away

Rent: 5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Haiterbach 18.9 km away

Rent: 6.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Sulz am Neckar 19.7 km away

Rent: 6.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Altensteig 19.8 km away

Rent: 6.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schiltach 19.8 km away

Rent: 5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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All Germany cities

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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; Freudenstadt's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Freudenstadt?

The published population was 24,464 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Freudenstadt?

Average net cold rent is 6.83 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 478 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Freudenstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Freudenstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Freudenstadt?

The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Freudenstadt a good place to live?

Freudenstadt 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 Freudenstadt?

Dornstetten, Alpirsbach, Dornhan, Oppenau, Haiterbach are near Freudenstadt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Freudenstadt?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,391 people (72.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Freudenstadt, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0a68b5b99145786401977b14c90b4110]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/freudenstadt/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_freudenstadt-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-taxes_bf1af26b9cfe,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Freudenstadt, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0a68b5b99145786401977b14c90b4110},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/freudenstadt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Freudenstadt miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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