Living in Gschwend

In Gschwend, rents across existing tenancies average €5.77 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.6% (2024).

Residents of Gschwend numbered 4,581 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €4,500 per month. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2314 sources

Population4,581people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.77EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.6%country median 5.1% — 29% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,552incidents 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 84% 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 Gschwend?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gschwend?

Average net cold rent is 5.77 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): 5.77 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 citiesGschwend 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 M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.77 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Gschwend a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–73%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 346 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.77 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 Gschwend?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gschwend is 3.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Gschwend 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,500 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Gschwend?

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

Left over each month€2,422of €2,867 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.	€2,867
Rent, 60 m²€5.77/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €346
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	€2,422

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gschwend. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGschwend 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	3,552 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Gschwend's nearest airport was STR, 47 km away and offered 80 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	80 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	47 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	STR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gschwend. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 18.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 94.8 mm in January and 106.7 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Gschwend?

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.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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 Gschwend 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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Gschwend 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
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.41 · Feb 15.48 · Mar 21.53 · Apr 28 · May 29.22 · Jun 32.22 · Jul 36.07 · Aug 37.9 · Sep 30.07 · Oct 25.29 · Nov 19.67 · Dec 13.82 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.43 · Feb -18.04 · Mar -20.59 · Apr -5.17 · May -2.19 · Jun 2.33 · Jul 5.98 · Aug 5.39 · Sep -0.57 · Oct -7.43 · Nov -10.53 · Dec -19.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb -0.09 · Mar 3.84 · Apr 8.64 · May 12.88 · Jun 16.86 · Jul 18.81 · Aug 18.47 · Sep 13.99 · Oct 9.21 · Nov 3.95 · Dec 0.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 94.8 · Feb 72.2 · Mar 85.6 · Apr 62.1 · May 92.6 · Jun 105.4 · Jul 106.7 · Aug 83.5 · Sep 71 · Oct 92.7 · Nov 95 · Dec 118.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Gschwend?

The published population was 4,581 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	4,581 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Gschwend

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	4,641	100.0%
Germany	4,198	90.5%
Romania	70	1.5%
Poland	58	1.2%
Russian Federation	25	0.5%
Ukraine	21	0.5%
Hungary	18	0.4%
Kosovo	16	0.3%
Italy	15	0.3%
Austria	15	0.3%
Turkey	15	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	15	0.3%
Not stated	14	0.3%
Czech Republic	13	0.3%
Kazakhstan	13	0.3%
France	11	0.2%
Spain	11	0.2%
Philippines	10	0.2%
Croatia	8	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.2%
Greece	7	0.2%
Iraq	7	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.1%
Thailand	6	0.1%
China	6	0.1%
Switzerland	5	0.1%
United States	5	0.1%
Afghanistan	5	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Denmark	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Kenya	3	0.1%
Congo	3	0.1%
Honduras	3	0.1%
Cuba	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
Pakistan	3	0.1%
Tajikistan	3	0.1%
Uzbekistan	3	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	4,641	100.0%
Germany	4,347	93.7%
Romania	54	1.2%
Italy	26	0.6%
Poland	19	0.4%
Hungary	16	0.3%
Turkey	15	0.3%
Austria	14	0.3%
Kosovo	12	0.3%
Ukraine	12	0.3%
Serbia	12	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	11	0.2%
France	10	0.2%
Uncertain	10	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.2%
Afghanistan	7	0.2%
Iraq	7	0.2%
Greece	6	0.1%
United States	6	0.1%
Thailand	6	0.1%
Spain	5	0.1%
Philippines	5	0.1%
Portugal	4	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Switzerland	3	0.1%
Russian Federation	3	0.1%
Kenya	3	0.1%
Cuba	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
Pakistan	3	0.1%
Tajikistan	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Gschwend

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gschwend through valid health insurance.

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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).

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Common questions

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How many people live in Gschwend?

The published population was 4,581 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Gschwend?

Average net cold rent is 5.77 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 404 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Gschwend?

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 Gschwend?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Gschwend?

The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Gschwend a good place to live?

Gschwend 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 Gschwend?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,198 people (90.5%) 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 (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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

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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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