Living in Gersfeld
In Gersfeld, unemployment is 3.7% (2024).
The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 82% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 98% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Gersfeld?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Gersfeld?
Average net cold rent is 10 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): 10 EUR/m²/month · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table6
| 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) | 10 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)6Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality |
Is Gersfeld 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 600 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Gersfeld?
The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Gersfeld 3.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,800 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Gersfeld?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,494 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.00/m² · market price · INKAR · 2024 | − €600 |
| 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 | €1,795 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gersfeld. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gersfeld. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
At the end of 2024, hospital bed capacity in Gersfeld was 535.3 beds per 100,000 residents.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 535.3 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gersfeld 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,425 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise15Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Gersfeld's nearest airport was ERF, 94 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gersfeld. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −2.2°C in January and 14.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 98.9 mm in January and 123.6 mm in July. Gersfeld's average monthly sunshine was 55.6 hours in January and 212.1 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Gersfeld?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Gersfeld 5.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 0 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 10 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.3 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 2 · May 5.8 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 11.1 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3.8 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -3.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.2 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 5.6 · May 9.6 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 98.9 · Feb 79.5 · Mar 82.1 · Apr 60.7 · May 99.5 · Jun 84.4 · Jul 123.6 · Aug 92.4 · Sep 93.1 · Oct 95.4 · Nov 90.9 · Dec 105.6 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 55.6 · Feb 78.1 · Mar 119.6 · Apr 173.6 · May 198.5 · Jun 204 · Jul 212.1 · Aug 204.5 · Sep 147.9 · Oct 104 · Nov 56.7 · Dec 45.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Saalfeld/Saale ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±0.9 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±0.8 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±0.8 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±3.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±3.0 °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 Gersfeld?
The published population was 5,371 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 20255
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,371 people | 31 Dec 2025 | GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 20255Official |
Alternatives for people set on Gersfeld
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.
Ravensburg as a Gersfeld alternative in the same country
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.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 940.1 Ravensburg vs 535.3 Gersfeld+76%
- Rent: €8.64/m² (2022) Ravensburg vs €10.00/m² (2024) Gersfeldno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €4,200 Ravensburg vs €3,800 Gersfeldno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,761 Ravensburg vs 4,425 Gersfeld−15%
Alternative cities in Germany
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How does Gersfeld compare?
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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; Gersfeld's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Gersfeld?
The published population was 5,371 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Gersfeld?
Average net cold rent is 10 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 700 EUR a month before utilities. Source: BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113).
Is the air quality good in Gersfeld?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
What is the unemployment rate in Gersfeld?
The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Gersfeld?
The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Gersfeld a good place to live?
Gersfeld 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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- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
- GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025 destatis.de · checked 2026-09-24
- INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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