Living in Hochheim am Main

In Hochheim am Main, rents across existing tenancies average €8.61 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.2% (2022).

Hochheim am Main is a city in Germany, with a population of 18,422 at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €33,707 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2339 sources

Population18,422people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent8.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 48% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.24%country median 5.1% — 3% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,039incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mainz-Zitadelle)

Pricier rent than 95% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Hochheim am Main?

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €14.24 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Hochheim am Main?

Average net cold rent is 8.61 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): 8.61 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesHochheim am Main highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Hochheim am Main€8.61

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 M²⁵Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.61 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	14.24 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Hochheim am Main³⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Hochheim am Main a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–58%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 41–63%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–62%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 517 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.61 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

The unemployment rate was 5.24% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,950 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Hochheim am Main?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.24 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hochheim am Main is 5.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Hochheim am Main 5.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	86.11 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	92.15 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	33,707 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁶Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	70,111 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁶Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.24 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Hochheim am Main?

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

Left over each month€2,146of €3,100 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.	€3,100
Rent, 60 m²€14.24/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Hochheim am Main · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €8.61/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €854
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	€2,146

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hochheim am Main. 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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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	122.7 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hochheim am Main 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHochheim am Main 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	5,039 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	239 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	FRA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	14.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hochheim am Main?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Mainz-Zitadelle)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

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16°5°

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24°13°

26°15°

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21°11°

15°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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192

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235

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104

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂28WHO 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 Hochheim am Main is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Hochheim am Main 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	28 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Mainz-Rheinstr. (DB Cargo))⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Mainz-Zitadelle)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Mainz-Zitadelle)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.9 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.5 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 5.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.1 · May 15.1 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44 · Feb 38.6 · Mar 38.7 · Apr 36.6 · May 60.4 · Jun 55.4 · Jul 63.5 · Aug 61.4 · Sep 47.7 · Oct 50.4 · Nov 47.3 · Dec 54.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52 · Feb 79.2 · Mar 135.5 · Apr 191.8 · May 218.6 · Jun 227.5 · Jul 234.7 · Aug 225.3 · Sep 165.1 · Oct 103.5 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 40.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Frankfurt/Main²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Frankfurt ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Metz (France) ±0.4 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 19.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 946.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Hochheim am Main?

The published population was 18,422 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.6%
Foreign residents11.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	623 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	19.47 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	2,098 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸Official
Population density	946.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	18,422 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	5,986 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	33 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	8,232 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	45.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	3,929 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	21.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Hochheim am Main

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	18,148	100.0%
Germany	13,783	75.9%
Poland	1,016	5.6%
Russian Federation	363	2.0%
Kazakhstan	281	1.5%
Romania	225	1.2%
Turkey	195	1.1%
Afghanistan	169	0.9%
Czech Republic	163	0.9%
Morocco	155	0.9%
Ukraine	122	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Syrian Arab Republic	114	0.6%
Italy	111	0.6%
Serbia	98	0.5%
Croatia	84	0.5%
Not stated	66	0.4%
Hungary	64	0.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	62	0.3%
United States	59	0.3%
Portugal	46	0.3%
Pakistan	45	0.2%
Iraq	43	0.2%
Austria	42	0.2%
Spain	39	0.2%
Kosovo	37	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	36	0.2%
India	36	0.2%
Greece	35	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	0.2%
China	34	0.2%
France	31	0.2%
Bulgaria	30	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	25	0.1%
Thailand	23	0.1%
Albania	22	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	20	0.1%
Brazil	19	0.1%
Switzerland	17	0.1%
United Kingdom	17	0.1%
Somalia	17	0.1%
Uzbekistan	15	0.1%
Eritrea	14	0.1%
Viet Nam	14	0.1%
Philippines	14	0.1%
Belgium	13	0.1%
Netherlands	13	0.1%
Slovakia	13	0.1%
Ethiopia	12	0.1%
Georgia	12	0.1%
Malaysia	12	0.1%
Latvia	11	0.1%
Slovenia	10	0.1%
Montenegro	10	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	10	0.1%
Egypt	10	0.1%
Algeria	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Guinea	8	0.0%
Argentina	8	0.0%
Sweden	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Indonesia	7	0.0%
Tajikistan	7	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Turkmenistan	6	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Malawi	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Antigua and Barbuda	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	18,148	100.0%
Germany	16,049	88.4%
Poland	170	0.9%
Afghanistan	164	0.9%
Romania	156	0.9%
Italy	154	0.8%
Turkey	150	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	136	0.7%
Ukraine	89	0.5%
Croatia	74	0.4%
Morocco	66	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Portugal	59	0.3%
United States	55	0.3%
Spain	47	0.3%
Greece	45	0.2%
Russian Federation	40	0.2%
Serbia	40	0.2%
Austria	36	0.2%
Pakistan	34	0.2%
Iraq	33	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	30	0.2%
Kosovo	29	0.2%
Czech Republic	27	0.1%
France	26	0.1%
China	24	0.1%
India	23	0.1%
Bulgaria	21	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17	0.1%
Somalia	17	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	17	0.1%
Thailand	17	0.1%
Albania	16	0.1%
Hungary	16	0.1%
Kazakhstan	16	0.1%
Montenegro	14	0.1%
Netherlands	14	0.1%
Eritrea	13	0.1%
Georgia	10	0.1%
Lithuania	9	0.0%
Belarus	9	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
Viet Nam	8	0.0%
Malaysia	8	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Mongolia	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%
Uncertain	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	94.7 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	35.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	365 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	540 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Hochheim am Main

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.

Hofheim am Taunus as a Hochheim am Main alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 39,259 Hofheim am Taunus vs 18,422 Hochheim am Main+113%
Unemployment: 3.7% Hofheim am Taunus vs 5.2% Hochheim am Main−30%
Rent: €9.03/m² Hofheim am Taunus vs €8.61/m² Hochheim am Main+5%
Nearest airport: 10.6 km Hofheim am Taunus vs 14.9 km Hochheim am Main−29%
Median gross pay, region: €4,950 Hofheim am Taunus vs €4,950 Hochheim am Mainsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,039 Hofheim am Taunus vs 5,039 Hochheim am Mainsame level
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Hofheim am Taunus vs 9.0 µg/m³ Hochheim am Mainsame level

Full comparison More about Hofheim am Taunus

Ibbenbueren as a Hochheim am Main alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 256 km, better on 2 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 €8.61/m² Hochheim am Main−32%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 18,422 Hochheim am Main+181%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,950 Hochheim am Mainno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,039 Hochheim am Main+14%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 5.2% Hochheim am Main−12%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 14.9 km Hochheim am Main+12%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 9.0 µg/m³ Hochheim am Mainsame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Hochheim am Main

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

Wiesbaden Commuting Zone · 11.2 km away

Rent: 9.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,580 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Ginsheim-Gustavsburg 5.2 km away

Rent: 7.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Flörsheim am Main 5.5 km away

Rent: 8.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Mainz 5.7 km away

Rent: 10.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01
Salary: 4,891 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Raunheim 7.1 km away

Rent: 8.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nauheim 10.5 km away

Rent: 8.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hofheim am Taunus 10.9 km away

Rent: 9.03 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; Hochheim am Main's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Hochheim am Main part of Frankfurt?

Hochheim am Main is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Frankfurt city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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Common questions

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How many people live in Hochheim am Main?

The published population was 18,422 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hochheim am Main?

Average net cold rent is 8.61 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 603 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Hochheim am Main?

What is the unemployment rate in Hochheim am Main?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Hochheim am Main?

The median gross salary is 4,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Hochheim am Main a good place to live?

Hochheim am Main 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 Hochheim am Main part of Frankfurt?

Hochheim am Main is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Hochheim am Main?

Wiesbaden, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Flörsheim am Main, Mainz, Nordenstadt are near Hochheim am Main. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Hochheim am Main?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,783 people (75.9%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hochheim am Main, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8c37722fb65a5214e2659d20fbd44219]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hochheim-am-main/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hochheim-am-main-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_1d3ce10488aa,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hochheim am Main, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8c37722fb65a5214e2659d20fbd44219},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hochheim-am-main/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Hochheim am Main, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hochheim-am-main/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 8c37722fb65a5214e2659d20fbd44219; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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