Living in Furtwangen

In Furtwangen, unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

The regional median gross salary reached €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population8,740people31 Dec 2025Official source · GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent9EUR/m²/month2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 5.1% — 12% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,454incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 62% 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 Furtwangen?

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 Furtwangen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Furtwangen?

Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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): 9 EUR/m²/month · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesFurtwangen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁶Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality

Is Furtwangen a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–67%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–67%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 540 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9 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: 2024

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Furtwangen?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Furtwangen is 4.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Furtwangen 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Furtwangen?

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

Left over each month€1,963of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² · market price · INKAR · 2024	− €540
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	€1,963

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Furtwangen Salary needed to live in Furtwangen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Furtwangen. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFurtwangen 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	3,454 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁵Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Furtwangen's nearest airport was FKB, 81 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	81 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FKB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.4°C in January to 12.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 119.3 mm in January and 155.4 mm in July. Furtwangen's average monthly sunshine was 88.9 hours in January and 206.9 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Furtwangen?

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 (EEA)⁴

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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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 Furtwangen 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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Furtwangen 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.1 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 5.6 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.2 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 8 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.7 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -2.8 · Apr 0.2 · May 4 · Jun 7.4 · Jul 9.5 · Aug 9.8 · Sep 6.2 · Oct 3.1 · Nov -1.1 · Dec -3.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.4 · Feb -2.8 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 2.8 · May 6.7 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -1.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 119.3 · Feb 88.7 · Mar 102.4 · Apr 101.7 · May 165.2 · Jun 150 · Jul 155.4 · Aug 141.8 · Sep 131.4 · Oct 153.6 · Nov 134 · Dec 150.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 88.9 · Feb 98.4 · Mar 133.7 · Apr 157.5 · May 171.6 · Jun 183.5 · Jul 206.9 · Aug 197.7 · Sep 149.9 · Oct 121.3 · Nov 86.4 · Dec 74.8 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Harzburg ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±4.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±4.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±4.8 °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

How many people live in Furtwangen?

The published population was 8,740 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,740 people	31 Dec 2025	GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Furtwangen

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.

Elzach as a Furtwangen alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 3.0% Elzach vs 4.5% Furtwangen−33%
Rent: €6.58/m² (2022) Elzach vs €9.00/m² (2024) Furtwangenno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,468 Elzach vs 3,454 Furtwangen+29%
Median gross pay, region: €4,100 Elzach vs €4,000 Furtwangenno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Elzach vs 7.0 µg/m³ Furtwangensame level

Full comparison More about Elzach

Cities near Furtwangen

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

Vöhrenbach 6.3 km away

Rent: 5.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Triberg im Schwarzwald 9.2 km away

Rent: 5.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

St. Georgen im Schwarzwald 11.9 km away

Rent: 5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Titisee-Neustadt 15.1 km away

Rent: 6.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Elzach 17.8 km away

Rent: 6.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hornberg 18.4 km away

Rent: 5.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Waldkirch 19.9 km away

Rent: 7.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Villingen-Schwenningen 20.4 km away

Rent: 7.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Rimbach8,738 residents Neustadt an der Orla8,743 residents Langweid8,737 residents Dörverden8,735 residents Herzberg (Elster)8,732 residents Waldenbuch8,750 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Furtwangen 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.

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; Furtwangen's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Furtwangen?

The published population was 8,740 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Furtwangen?

Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 630 EUR a month before utilities. Source: BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113).

Is the air quality good in Furtwangen?

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 (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Furtwangen?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Furtwangen?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Furtwangen a good place to live?

Furtwangen 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 Furtwangen?

Vöhrenbach, Triberg im Schwarzwald, St. Georgen im Schwarzwald, Titisee-Neustadt, Elzach are near Furtwangen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Furtwangen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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