Living in Hettingen

In Hettingen, rents across existing tenancies average €4.61 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.6% (2024).

Hettingen is a city in Germany, with a population of 1,861 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 106 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.9% at the end of 2025. The city covered 46.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 40.4 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2331 sources

Population1,861people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent4.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 21% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

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

Recorded crime4,425incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schwäbische Alb)

Cheaper rent than 93% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% 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 Hettingen?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hettingen?

Average net cold rent is 4.61 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): 4.61 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 citiesHettingen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Hettingen€4.61

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.61 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	9 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Hettingen a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–76%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 277 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.61 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 Hettingen?

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

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

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Hettingen 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	57.58 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	93.94 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,050 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 Hettingen?

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

Left over each month€1,990of €2,629 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.	€2,629
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.61/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €540
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	€1,990

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hettingen. 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 citiesHettingen 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	4,425 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was STR, 52.7 km away, with 80 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	80 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	STR	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	52.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schwäbische Alb)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

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

PM108WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4WHO 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 Hettingen is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Hettingen 4.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Schwäbische Alb)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Schwäbische Alb)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schwäbische Alb)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
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

How many people live in Hettingen?

The published population was 1,861 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	46.06 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.⁸Official
Foreign residents	106 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²Official
Population density	40.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.⁸Official
Population	1,861 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,304 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	73 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	305 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	17.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	175 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	9.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Hettingen

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	1,787	100.0%
Germany	1,664	93.1%
Italy	20	1.1%
Romania	14	0.8%
Turkey	8	0.4%
Tunisia	8	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.4%
Croatia	7	0.4%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.4%
Poland	5	0.3%
Hungary	5	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	4	0.2%
France	4	0.2%
Slovenia	4	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.2%
Greece	3	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.2%
Austria	3	0.2%
Russian Federation	3	0.2%
Ukraine	3	0.2%
Belarus	3	0.2%
Jamaica	3	0.2%
Kazakhstan	3	0.2%
Not stated	3	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	1,787	100.0%
Germany	1,680	94.0%
Italy	29	1.6%
Romania	16	0.9%
Hungary	9	0.5%
Croatia	7	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.3%
Slovenia	5	0.3%
Turkey	5	0.3%
France	3	0.2%
Greece	3	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Belarus	3	0.2%
Tunisia	3	0.2%
Jamaica	3	0.2%
Peru	3	0.2%
Afghanistan	3	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	360 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²¹Official
Local property-tax multiplier	340 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Hettingen

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Hettingen from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Hettingen

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

Gammertingen 3.8 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Veringenstadt 4.4 km away

Rent: 5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Trochtelfingen 10.3 km away

Rent: 5.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Burladingen 12.2 km away

Rent: 5.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Sigmaringen 14.4 km away

Rent: 6.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Albstadt 15.4 km away

Rent: 6.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Scheer 16.5 km away

Rent: 5.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Riedlingen 19.1 km away

Rent: 6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Hettingen, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Schauenstein1,859 residents Rieneck1,868 residents Teuschnitz1,847 residents Brüssow1,842 residents Wolfstein1,835 residents Sachsenhagen1,821 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hettingen 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; Hettingen'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 Hettingen?

The published population was 1,861 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hettingen?

Average net cold rent is 4.61 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 323 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Hettingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schwäbische Alb).

What is the unemployment rate in Hettingen?

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

What is the typical salary around Hettingen?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Hettingen a good place to live?

Hettingen 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.

Which cities are near Hettingen?

Gammertingen, Veringenstadt, Trochtelfingen, Burladingen, Sigmaringen are near Hettingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Hettingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,664 people (93.1%) 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). Hettingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7551a5666105e1ec66cda0e156d1e947]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hettingen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hettingen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_dacd32be40f6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hettingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7551a5666105e1ec66cda0e156d1e947},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hettingen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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