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Living in Gersthofen

Gersthofen is a city in Germany, with a population of 23,427 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 8.41%. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €13.6 per m² per month in June 2026. Regional disposable income was €31,156 per person per year at the end of 2023. The regional median gross salary was €4,250 per month at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Gersthofen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gersthofen?

Average net cold rent is 13.6 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 13.6 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Gersthofen21

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

Net rent across major citiesGersthofen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Gersthofen highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.6 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Gersthofen21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 816 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.6 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: June 2026

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gersthofen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.41 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gersthofen is 8.4%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Gersthofen 8.4%24 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability31.67 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability78.21 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident31,156 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita36,648 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate8.41 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport21 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFMM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport66.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gersthofen. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gersthofen.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gersthofen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Augsburg/Bourges-Platz)10

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
Gersthofen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Gersthofen average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100453447468592949262535050JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Gersthofen average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526062881381862122282442301631075654JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Gersthofen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154014.0PM10104017.0NO₂µg/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 Gersthofen is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 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/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Gersthofen 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Augsburg/Bourges-Platz)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Augsburg/Bourges-Platz)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Augsburg/Bourges-Platz)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Augsburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.2 · Feb -3.2 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 2.8 · May 7.2 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 8 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Augsburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.1 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 8.8 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Augsburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 45.1 · Feb 34.1 · Mar 47.3 · Apr 45.8 · May 84.8 · Jun 92 · Jul 94.3 · Aug 91.8 · Sep 61.9 · Oct 52.9 · Nov 50.2 · Dec 49.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Augsburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61.8 · Feb 88.1 · Mar 138.3 · Apr 186.4 · May 211.9 · Jun 228 · Jul 243.8 · Aug 230.2 · Sep 162.8 · Oct 106.6 · Nov 55.9 · Dec 54.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Augsburg18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °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
Sehnde23,431 residentsSenftenberg23,466 residentsHann. Münden23,478 residentsKaltenkirchen23,502 residentsNeu Wulmstorf23,550 residentsAttendorn23,554 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 34 km² in 2024. Population density was 688.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Gersthofen?

The published population was 23,427 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Gersthofen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport83.2%Foreign residents16.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents667 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area34.01 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents3,943 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density688.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population23,427 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents9,845 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share42.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other10,732 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share46.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents2,396 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share10.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Gersthofen

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 groupPeopleShare
Total22,972100.0%
Germany17,31275.4%
Romania9734.2%
Turkey8273.6%
Poland4201.8%
Czech Republic3201.4%
Kazakhstan2901.3%
Russian Federation2531.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2461.1%
Kosovo1830.8%
Ukraine1800.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia1740.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1420.6%
Italy1400.6%
Hungary1290.6%
Greece1080.5%
Iraq950.4%
Serbia920.4%
Afghanistan770.3%
Austria720.3%
Bulgaria560.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of510.2%
Moldova, Republic of410.2%
Viet Nam410.2%
Eritrea400.2%
France330.1%
Spain320.1%
United States310.1%
India310.1%
Slovenia280.1%
Brazil260.1%
Uzbekistan250.1%
Latvia240.1%
Slovakia240.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of240.1%
China220.1%
Morocco210.1%
Kyrgyzstan200.1%
Switzerland170.1%
United Kingdom160.1%
Nigeria160.1%
Philippines160.1%
Tajikistan160.1%
Thailand160.1%
Albania110.0%
Montenegro100.0%
Lithuania100.0%
Netherlands100.0%
Belarus100.0%
Kenya100.0%
Pakistan100.0%
Ghana90.0%
South Africa90.0%
Georgia90.0%
Korea, Republic of90.0%
Togo80.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Egypt80.0%
Japan80.0%
Bangladesh80.0%
Sierra Leone70.0%
Peru70.0%
Not stated70.0%
Portugal50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Saudi Arabia50.0%
Finland40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Gambia40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Chile30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Oman30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total22,972100.0%
Germany19,03282.8%
Turkey9164.0%
Romania4492.0%
Croatia3121.4%
Italy1900.8%
Poland1890.8%
Kosovo1810.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1590.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1530.7%
Greece1440.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine1320.6%
Hungary1160.5%
Afghanistan810.4%
Iraq770.3%
Serbia730.3%
Bulgaria630.3%
Austria600.3%
Russian Federation510.2%
Eritrea500.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of410.2%
Viet Nam330.1%
France290.1%
Spain290.1%
Morocco250.1%
Latvia240.1%
Slovenia230.1%
United States200.1%
Portugal150.1%
Slovakia140.1%
India140.1%
China140.1%
Moldova, Republic of130.1%
Czech Republic130.1%
Brazil130.1%
Nigeria120.1%
Sierra Leone110.0%
Lithuania100.0%
Kazakhstan100.0%
Philippines90.0%
Thailand90.0%
Stateless80.0%
Switzerland70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Somalia70.0%
Togo70.0%
Uncertain70.0%
Albania60.0%
United Kingdom60.0%
Japan60.0%
Pakistan60.0%
Korea, Republic of60.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Gambia40.0%
Peru40.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.0%
Finland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Gersthofen 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–56%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student34%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–46%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–60%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%
Foreign residents3,943 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population23,427 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.6 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Gersthofen
Fibre-to-the-building availability31.67 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability78.21 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident31,156 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–692.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 329.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier360 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier310 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gersthofen 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Gersthofen?

The published population was 23,427 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Gersthofen?

Average net cold rent is 13.6 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 952 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Gersthofen.

Is the air quality good in Gersthofen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Augsburg/Bourges-Platz).

What is the unemployment rate in Gersthofen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gersthofen?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Gersthofen?

3,943 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Gersthofen a good place to live?

Gersthofen 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.

How many people born in Total live in Gersthofen?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,972 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Gersthofen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gersthofen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gersthofen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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}
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  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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