Living in Gilching

In Gilching, rents across existing tenancies average €10.87 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.3% (2024).

Gilching numbered 19,062 residents at the end of 2024. For Gilching, the regional median gross salary was €4,950 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Gilching stood at 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population19,062people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent10.87EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 87% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.3%country median 5.1% — 35% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,912incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than any other German city that publishes it, lower unemployment than 90% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gilching?

Average net cold rent is 10.87 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): 10.87 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesGilching 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 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Gilching a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student49%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 38–60%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%

Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 35–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 652 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.87 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

What is the unemployment rate in Gilching?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gilching is 3.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Gilching 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.3 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Gilching?

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

Left over each month€2,348of €3,100 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.	€3,100
Rent, 60 m²€10.87/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €652
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	€2,348

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

Public employment service

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

Recorded crime across major citiesGilching 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	2,912 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Gilching's nearest airport was MUC, 46 km away and offered 191 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	191 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	46 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MUC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.9°C in January and 19.6°C in July. Gilching's monthly precipitation totalled 51.9 mm in January and 118.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 74.6 hours in January and 241.4 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Gilching?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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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4°-2°

6°-1°

10°2°

15°5°

19°9°

23°13°

25°15°

25°14°

20°10°

14°6°

8°2°

5°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

121

119

117

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

145

186

213

224

241

232

170

123

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.56WHO 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 Gilching is 6.0 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

Gilching 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5.3 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.9 · Feb 45.5 · Mar 61.2 · Apr 56 · May 107 · Jun 120.9 · Jul 118.9 · Aug 116.5 · Sep 78.1 · Oct 66.9 · Nov 58.4 · Dec 58.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 74.6 · Feb 95.2 · Mar 145.3 · Apr 186 · May 213 · Jun 223.7 · Jul 241.4 · Aug 232.1 · Sep 169.7 · Oct 123.3 · Nov 74 · Dec 66.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Zürich (Switzerland) ±0.4 °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 Gilching?

The published population was 19,062 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	19,062 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Gilching

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	18,987	100.0%
Germany	15,262	80.4%
Romania	316	1.7%
Poland	267	1.4%
Austria	236	1.2%
Turkey	232	1.2%
Italy	182	1.0%
Ukraine	161	0.8%
Czech Republic	158	0.8%
Croatia	156	0.8%
Hungary	154	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	146	0.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	126	0.7%
Russian Federation	92	0.5%
Afghanistan	90	0.5%
India	82	0.4%
Bulgaria	76	0.4%
Serbia	74	0.4%
France	62	0.3%
Spain	54	0.3%
Brazil	52	0.3%
United Kingdom	51	0.3%
Nigeria	49	0.3%
United States	48	0.3%
Slovakia	41	0.2%
Greece	40	0.2%
China	38	0.2%
Switzerland	35	0.2%
Portugal	29	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	29	0.2%
Kazakhstan	26	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.1%
Viet Nam	22	0.1%
Albania	20	0.1%
Belarus	20	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	20	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	19	0.1%
Philippines	19	0.1%
Lithuania	18	0.1%
South Africa	18	0.1%
Indonesia	17	0.1%
Iraq	16	0.1%
Thailand	16	0.1%
Egypt	15	0.1%
Not stated	15	0.1%
Morocco	14	0.1%
Belgium	13	0.1%
Eritrea	13	0.1%
Canada	13	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	12	0.1%
Sweden	12	0.1%
Somalia	11	0.1%
Colombia	11	0.1%
Mexico	10	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	10	0.1%
Slovenia	9	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Ethiopia	9	0.0%
Peru	9	0.0%
Armenia	9	0.0%
Japan	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	8	0.0%
Israel	8	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Sierra Leone	7	0.0%
Pakistan	7	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Australia	6	0.0%
Tunisia	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Yemen	5	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	5	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Liechtenstein	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Botswana	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	18,987	100.0%
Germany	15,953	84.0%
Turkey	265	1.4%
Croatia	257	1.4%
Austria	216	1.1%
Romania	216	1.1%
Italy	204	1.1%
Kosovo	160	0.8%
Ukraine	152	0.8%
Poland	142	0.7%
Hungary	141	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	83	0.4%
Nigeria	77	0.4%
India	75	0.4%
Bulgaria	73	0.4%
Spain	58	0.3%
Afghanistan	53	0.3%
France	52	0.3%
Serbia	47	0.2%
Greece	43	0.2%
United Kingdom	40	0.2%
China	37	0.2%
Russian Federation	34	0.2%
Brazil	30	0.2%
United States	29	0.2%
Slovakia	28	0.1%
Portugal	27	0.1%
Netherlands	23	0.1%
Somalia	23	0.1%
Czech Republic	20	0.1%
Belarus	20	0.1%
Eritrea	19	0.1%
Egypt	18	0.1%
Viet Nam	18	0.1%
Iraq	18	0.1%
Switzerland	17	0.1%
Indonesia	17	0.1%
Lithuania	16	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	16	0.1%
Armenia	15	0.1%
Albania	14	0.1%
Thailand	14	0.1%
Belgium	13	0.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	13	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	12	0.1%
Ireland	10	0.1%
Montenegro	10	0.1%
Sierra Leone	10	0.1%
Slovenia	9	0.0%
Philippines	9	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Japan	7	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Morocco	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gilching 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; Gilching's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Gilching?

The published population was 19,062 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Gilching?

Average net cold rent is 10.87 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 761 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Gilching?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Gilching?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Gilching?

The median gross salary is 4,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Gilching a good place to live?

Gilching 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 Germany live in Gilching?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,262 people (80.4%) 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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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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