Living in Herrenberg

In Herrenberg, rents across existing tenancies average €8.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.5% (2022).

For Herrenberg, the regional median gross salary was €4,900 per month at the end of 2024. Its population was 34,192 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population34,192people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent8.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 53% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.55%country median 5.1% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,793incidents 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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Tübingen)

Pricier rent than 97% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 61% 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 Herrenberg?

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €13.34 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Herrenberg?

Average net cold rent is 8.9 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): 8.9 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesHerrenberg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Herrenberg€8.90

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	13.34 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Herrenberg³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Herrenberg 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 worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–53%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%

Student49%strong on cost, weak on education · range 39–59%

Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–58%

Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 534 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.9 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

The unemployment rate was 5.55% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €31,100 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Herrenberg?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.55 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Herrenberg is 5.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Herrenberg 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	52.08 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	89.56 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	31,100 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	83,120 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.55 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Herrenberg?

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

Left over each month€2,175of €3,074 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.	€3,074
Rent, 60 m²€13.34/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Herrenberg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €8.90/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €800
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	€2,175

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Public employment service

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

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	438.7 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Herrenberg 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 100,000 residents438.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHerrenberg 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	3,793 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	80 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	STR	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	27.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Herrenberg. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Herrenberg?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Tübingen)¹²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM1010WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Herrenberg 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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Herrenberg 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Tübingen)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.54 · Feb 15.73 · Mar 20.67 · Apr 26.44 · May 29.08 · Jun 33.35 · Jul 34.26 · Aug 36.29 · Sep 29.8 · Oct 25.25 · Nov 19.52 · Dec 13.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -15.78 · Feb -18.55 · Mar -21.96 · Apr -5.8 · May -2.11 · Jun 2.04 · Jul 5.8 · Aug 5.56 · Sep -0.57 · Oct -7.87 · Nov -10.55 · Dec -15.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.78 · Feb -0.14 · Mar 3.67 · Apr 8.28 · May 12.47 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.04 · Sep 13.72 · Oct 9.23 · Nov 3.99 · Dec 0.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Annual mean temperature	8.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 65.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 520.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Herrenberg?

The published population was 34,192 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.4%
Foreign residents15.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	596 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	65.7 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	5,321 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	520.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	34,192 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	5,719 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	17.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	15,957 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	47.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	11,665 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	35 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Herrenberg

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	33,344	100.0%
Germany	26,311	78.9%
Turkey	1,156	3.5%
Romania	619	1.9%
Greece	368	1.1%
Poland	339	1.0%
Italy	325	1.0%
Russian Federation	315	0.9%
Kazakhstan	278	0.8%
Ukraine	222	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	214	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Czech Republic	212	0.6%
Kosovo	211	0.6%
Croatia	168	0.5%
Hungary	162	0.5%
Serbia	150	0.4%
Austria	118	0.4%
United States	113	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	101	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	97	0.3%
Afghanistan	96	0.3%
Bulgaria	95	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	88	0.3%
Iraq	77	0.2%
China	71	0.2%
India	67	0.2%
France	64	0.2%
United Kingdom	64	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	62	0.2%
Spain	57	0.2%
Slovakia	52	0.2%
Portugal	51	0.2%
Pakistan	51	0.2%
Switzerland	47	0.1%
Not stated	39	0.1%
Brazil	38	0.1%
Thailand	34	0.1%
Philippines	31	0.1%
Viet Nam	30	0.1%
Slovenia	29	0.1%
Nigeria	27	0.1%
Netherlands	26	0.1%
Sri Lanka	26	0.1%
Cameroon	25	0.1%
Tunisia	24	0.1%
Lithuania	23	0.1%
Mexico	23	0.1%
Morocco	21	0.1%
Albania	20	0.1%
Georgia	18	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	17	0.1%
Lebanon	17	0.1%
Eritrea	16	0.0%
Peru	16	0.0%
South Africa	15	0.0%
Australia	15	0.0%
Canada	14	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	14	0.0%
Gambia	12	0.0%
Chile	12	0.0%
Denmark	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Colombia	11	0.0%
Japan	11	0.0%
Uzbekistan	11	0.0%
Malaysia	11	0.0%
Belgium	10	0.0%
Ireland	10	0.0%
Kenya	10	0.0%
Argentina	10	0.0%
Ecuador	10	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	10	0.0%
Togo	9	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Uruguay	9	0.0%
Ghana	8	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	8	0.0%
Singapore	8	0.0%
Finland	7	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Mongolia	7	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
Ethiopia	6	0.0%
Congo	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Cambodia	6	0.0%
Costa Rica	5	0.0%
Haiti	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Tajikistan	5	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Mauritius	4	0.0%
Burkina Faso	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Kuwait	4	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Guyana	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	33,344	100.0%
Germany	28,020	84.0%
Turkey	1,317	3.9%
Greece	465	1.4%
Italy	457	1.4%
Romania	335	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	237	0.7%
Kosovo	214	0.6%
Croatia	206	0.6%
Ukraine	203	0.6%
Afghanistan	110	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	88	0.3%
Iraq	81	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	79	0.2%
Bulgaria	77	0.2%
United States	70	0.2%
Russian Federation	68	0.2%
Spain	68	0.2%
Serbia	67	0.2%
Austria	65	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	63	0.2%
China	58	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	55	0.2%
Hungary	54	0.2%
France	51	0.2%
Portugal	50	0.1%
India	47	0.1%
Pakistan	37	0.1%
Nigeria	35	0.1%
United Kingdom	29	0.1%
Thailand	28	0.1%
Lithuania	26	0.1%
Viet Nam	26	0.1%
Slovakia	24	0.1%
Uncertain	23	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	22	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.1%
Cameroon	22	0.1%
Brazil	22	0.1%
Sri Lanka	20	0.1%
Slovenia	17	0.1%
Switzerland	17	0.1%
Albania	16	0.0%
Philippines	15	0.0%
Gambia	14	0.0%
Morocco	14	0.0%
Togo	14	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	14	0.0%
Eritrea	13	0.0%
Czech Republic	10	0.0%
Ghana	10	0.0%
Tunisia	8	0.0%
Chile	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Lebanon	8	0.0%
Singapore	8	0.0%
Denmark	7	0.0%
Finland	7	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Peru	7	0.0%
Mongolia	7	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Australia	6	0.0%
Stateless	6	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Argentina	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Kazakhstan	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Burkina Faso	4	0.0%
Somalia	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	93.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	30.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	390 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Herrenberg

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.

Nagold as a Herrenberg alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 990.7 Nagold vs 438.7 Herrenberg+126%
Rent: €7.82/m² Nagold vs €8.90/m² Herrenberg−12%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,042 Nagold vs 3,793 Herrenberg−20%
Unemployment: 4.6% Nagold vs 5.5% Herrenberg−17%
Median gross pay, region: €4,250 Nagold vs €4,900 Herrenberg−13%
Nearest airport: 39.6 km Nagold vs 27.8 km Herrenberg+42%
Residents: 23,864 Nagold vs 34,192 Herrenberg−30%

Full comparison More about Nagold

Ibbenbueren as a Herrenberg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 417 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €8.90/m² Herrenberg−34%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 3,793 Herrenberg+51%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 438.7 Herrenberg+94%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,900 Herrenbergno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 7.0 µg/m³ Herrenberg+29%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 5.5% Herrenberg−17%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 34,192 Herrenberg+52%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Herrenberg

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Böblingen Commuting Zone · 13.5 km away

Rent: 9.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Sindelfingen Commuting Zone · 16.2 km away

Rent: 8.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Holzgerlingen 11.3 km away

Rent: 9.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nagold 11.8 km away

Rent: 7.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rottenburg am Neckar 14.1 km away

Rent: 8.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Neubulach 14.7 km away

Rent: 6.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Tuebingen 16.0 km away

Rent: 10.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Calw 16.4 km away

Rent: 7.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Herrenberg's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Herrenberg part of Stuttgart?

Herrenberg is in the published commuting zone of Stuttgart; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Stuttgart city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹³

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Common questions

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How many people live in Herrenberg?

The published population was 34,192 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Herrenberg?

Average net cold rent is 8.9 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 623 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Herrenberg?

What is the unemployment rate in Herrenberg?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Herrenberg?

The median gross salary is 4,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Herrenberg a good place to live?

Herrenberg 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.

Is Herrenberg part of Stuttgart?

Herrenberg is in the published commuting zone of Stuttgart; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Herrenberg?

Böblingen, Sindelfingen, Holzgerlingen, Nagold, Rottenburg am Neckar are near Herrenberg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Herrenberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 26,311 people (78.9%) 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, October 16). Herrenberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6d9946ddc9e9bea16890a0eee14f9b1e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herrenberg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_herrenberg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_616fcb882b96,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Herrenberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6d9946ddc9e9bea16890a0eee14f9b1e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herrenberg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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