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Living in Groß-Umstadt

Groß-Umstadt, a city in Germany, had a population of 21,245 at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,150 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Lower unemployment than 62% 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 Groß-Umstadt?

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

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.12 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Groß-Umstadt?

Average net cold rent is 11.12 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): 11.12 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Groß-Umstadt22

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

Net rent across major citiesGroß-Umstadt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Groß-Umstadt 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)11.12 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Groß-Umstadt22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 667 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.12 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

The unemployment rate was 4.46% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,350 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Groß-Umstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.46 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Groß-Umstadt is 4.5%. 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%12904–6Groß-Umstadt 4.5%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 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 availability62.73 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability72.64 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident30,150 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,293 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.46 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Groß-Umstadt. 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

Job Search

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,285 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Groß-Umstadt 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 100k1,285 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport239 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportFRA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport31.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Groß-Umstadt.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Groß-Umstadt?

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 Kleinwallstadt/Hofstetter Straße)11

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
Groß-Umstadt average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Groß-Umstadt average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100655963528461817160686777JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Groß-Umstadt average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024053801271832082182322211631075341JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Groß-Umstadt annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/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 Groß-Umstadt 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/m³1558–9Groß-Umstadt 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Kleinwallstadt/Hofstetter Straße)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kleinwallstadt/Hofstetter Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 13.4 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 18 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Michelstadt-Vielbrunn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.9 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10 · Oct 6 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Michelstadt-Vielbrunn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Michelstadt-Vielbrunn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.7 · Feb 58.6 · Mar 63.2 · Apr 51.7 · May 84.4 · Jun 60.7 · Jul 80.6 · Aug 70.5 · Sep 60.2 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 77.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Michelstadt-Vielbrunn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 52.5 · Feb 80 · Mar 127.4 · Apr 182.7 · May 208.2 · Jun 217.5 · Jul 231.7 · Aug 220.9 · Sep 162.5 · Oct 106.8 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 41 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Michelstadt-Vielbrunn19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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Population and city profile

The city covered 86.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 244.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Groß-Umstadt?

The published population was 21,245 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Groß-Umstadt residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport87.3%Foreign residents12.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents696 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area86.84 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents2,693 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density244.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population21,245 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents4,536 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share21.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other8,879 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share41.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents7,830 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share36.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Groß-Umstadt

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
Total21,244100.0%
Germany17,81683.9%
Portugal5412.5%
Poland4121.9%
Turkey3651.7%
Czech Republic1910.9%
Ukraine1300.6%
Romania1260.6%
Italy1080.5%
Syrian Arab Republic1030.5%
Afghanistan900.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation880.4%
Kazakhstan790.4%
Bulgaria660.3%
Not stated660.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of640.3%
Spain560.3%
Serbia500.2%
Croatia480.2%
Austria480.2%
Hungary440.2%
United States400.2%
France380.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina310.1%
Greece310.1%
Kosovo290.1%
Morocco270.1%
Brazil270.1%
Pakistan270.1%
Colombia250.1%
Slovakia230.1%
Switzerland220.1%
Netherlands180.1%
Eritrea170.1%
United Kingdom160.1%
India160.1%
Philippines160.1%
Moldova, Republic of150.1%
Cameroon140.1%
Iraq140.1%
China140.1%
Albania120.1%
Slovenia120.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.1%
Ethiopia110.1%
Thailand110.1%
Tunisia100.0%
Viet Nam100.0%
Algeria90.0%
Somalia90.0%
Canada90.0%
Belgium80.0%
Belarus80.0%
Nigeria80.0%
Mexico80.0%
Uzbekistan80.0%
Lithuania70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Cuba70.0%
Peru70.0%
Kyrgyzstan70.0%
Egypt60.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Sri Lanka50.0%
Australia50.0%
Finland40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Korea, Republic of40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Norway30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Zambia30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Chile30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total21,244100.0%
Germany18,55187.3%
Portugal6843.2%
Turkey3541.7%
Poland2361.1%
Italy1470.7%
Ukraine1200.6%
Romania1150.5%
Syrian Arab Republic1100.5%
Afghanistan960.5%
Bulgaria730.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spain570.3%
Croatia540.3%
Greece440.2%
Austria340.2%
France320.2%
Uncertain290.1%
Russian Federation270.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of260.1%
Hungary250.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina240.1%
Kosovo230.1%
Serbia230.1%
United States230.1%
Eritrea190.1%
Iraq180.1%
Czech Republic170.1%
Albania140.1%
Kazakhstan140.1%
Pakistan140.1%
Netherlands130.1%
Colombia130.1%
Slovakia120.1%
Morocco120.1%
United Kingdom90.0%
Nigeria90.0%
Somalia90.0%
Egypt90.0%
Brazil90.0%
India90.0%
Ethiopia80.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Cameroon60.0%
Tunisia60.0%
Thailand60.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Viet Nam50.0%
Philippines50.0%
China50.0%
Ghana40.0%
Canada40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Norway30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

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

Is Groß-Umstadt 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–68%
Foreign residents2,693 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population21,245 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.12 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Groß-Umstadt
Fibre-to-the-building availability62.73 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability72.64 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident30,150 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 3–695.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 332.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier405 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier835 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Groß-Umstadt?

The published population was 21,245 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Groß-Umstadt?

Average net cold rent is 11.12 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 778 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Groß-Umstadt.

Is the air quality good in Groß-Umstadt?

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 Kleinwallstadt/Hofstetter Straße).

What is the unemployment rate in Groß-Umstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Groß-Umstadt?

The median gross salary is 4,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Groß-Umstadt?

2,693 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Groß-Umstadt a good place to live?

Groß-Umstadt 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 Groß-Umstadt?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,244 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). Groß-Umstadt, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gross-umstadt/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Groß-Umstadt, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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