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Living in Hildburghausen

Hildburghausen is a city in Germany. Its population was 11,632 at the end of 2024. The city covered 72.9 km² in 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.96 per m² per month in June 2026. For Hildburghausen, the foreign population count was 1,203 in May 2022.

Higher unemployment than 86% 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 Hildburghausen?

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 Hildburghausen?

Average net cold rent is 7.96 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): 7.96 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hildburghausen22

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

Net rent across major citiesHildburghausen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hildburghausen 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)7.96 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hildburghausen22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 478 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.96 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 7.09% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,250 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,705 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Hildburghausen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.09 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hildburghausen is 7.1%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Hildburghausen 7.1%228 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 availability97.72 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.06 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident26,705 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita27,255 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.09 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hildburghausen. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hildburghausen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,685 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hildburghausen 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 100k1,685 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport63.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hildburghausen?

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 Suhl F.-König-Str)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
Hildburghausen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Hildburghausen average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100574445396567855857505666JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Hildburghausen average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024047711221802062112212091511024537JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Hildburghausen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104019.0NO₂µg/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 Hildburghausen 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/m³1558–9Hildburghausen 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 mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl Dr.Th.-Neubauer-Str.)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Suhl F.-König-Str)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.6 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 9 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 57 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 45.4 · Apr 39.4 · May 65.2 · Jun 66.5 · Jul 84.9 · Aug 57.9 · Sep 57.2 · Oct 50.4 · Nov 55.7 · Dec 65.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.3 · Feb 71.1 · Mar 121.5 · Apr 180.4 · May 205.7 · Jun 211.4 · Jul 220.8 · Aug 208.9 · Sep 150.5 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 37.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °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

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Leingarten11,637 residentsWickede11,637 residentsErkner11,641 residentsWolnzach11,623 residentsNeuenrade11,621 residentsWalldürn11,614 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hildburghausen?

The published population was 11,632 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Hildburghausen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.7%Foreign residents 10.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents562 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area72.89 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,203 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density159.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population11,632 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents407 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share3.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other9,039 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share77.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents2,237 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share19.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Hildburghausen

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
Total11,684100.0%
Germany10,21387.4%
Romania1551.3%
Poland1401.2%
Afghanistan1351.2%
Russian Federation1291.1%
Kazakhstan1020.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1020.9%
Czech Republic760.7%
Serbia580.5%
Ukraine570.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo460.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of450.4%
Bulgaria430.4%
Albania330.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of210.2%
Slovakia210.2%
Eritrea210.2%
Iraq200.2%
Croatia180.2%
Viet Nam180.2%
Italy170.1%
Turkey170.1%
Nigeria140.1%
Hungary130.1%
Lithuania100.1%
Libya100.1%
Azerbaijan90.1%
Moldova, Republic of80.1%
Georgia80.1%
Austria70.1%
Spain70.1%
Uzbekistan70.1%
Switzerland60.1%
Belarus60.1%
Latvia50.0%
Côte D'Ivoire50.0%
Ghana50.0%
Somalia50.0%
India50.0%
Greece40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Angola30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Cuba30.0%
United States30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Thailand30.0%
China30.0%
Not stated30.0%

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
Total11,684100.0%
Germany10,47989.7%
Romania1611.4%
Afghanistan1561.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1161.0%
Poland1050.9%
Serbia680.6%
Bulgaria480.4%
Russian Federation470.4%
Kosovo450.4%
Ukraine440.4%
Show 38 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Nigeria400.3%
Albania380.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of350.3%
Eritrea290.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of250.2%
Iraq240.2%
Viet Nam220.2%
Slovakia210.2%
Croatia170.1%
Turkey130.1%
Libya120.1%
Hungary100.1%
Somalia80.1%
Lithuania70.1%
Kazakhstan70.1%
Uzbekistan70.1%
Greece60.1%
Azerbaijan60.1%
Cambodia60.1%
Côte D'Ivoire50.0%
Italy40.0%
Austria40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
India40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Spain30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Pakistan30.0%

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

Is Hildburghausen 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 51–73%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement60%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–73%
Foreign residents1,203 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population11,632 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.96 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hildburghausen
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.72 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability98.06 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,705 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 3–697.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 356.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier395 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier389 %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 Hildburghausen?

The published population was 11,632 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hildburghausen?

Average net cold rent is 7.96 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 557 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hildburghausen.

Is the air quality good in Hildburghausen?

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 Suhl F.-König-Str).

What is the unemployment rate in Hildburghausen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Hildburghausen?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Hildburghausen?

1,203 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Hildburghausen a good place to live?

Hildburghausen 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 Hildburghausen?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,684 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). Hildburghausen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hildburghausen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Hildburghausen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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